The 1977–78

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season was the 61st season of the franchise, 51st as the ''Maple Leafs''. The Leafs made the playoffs and won two series before losing the semi-finals to the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

Offseason

NHL Draft

Regular season

Darryl Sittler Darryl Glen Sittler (born September 18, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League from 1970 until 1985 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings. He was ...

ranked third in the NHL in scoring with 117 points.

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

* Won Preliminary Round (2–0) versus Los Angeles Kings * Won Quarter-Finals (4–3) versus New York Islanders * Lost Semi-Finals (4–0) versus Montreal Canadiens

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Playoffs

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1977–78 season.

Trades

Waivers

Free agents

Awards and records

Borje Salming Borje may refer to: * Börje, Swedish name * Börje, a parish in the former Ulleråker Hundred of Sweden * Borje (Foča), village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Borje, Zagorje ob Savi, small settlement in Slovenia * Borje pri Mlinšah, small settlemen ...

Molson Cup The Molson Cup is an award presented to a distinguished player on Canadian ice hockey teams. After each game, the " three game stars" are selected, usually by a member of the media. At the end of the season, the player with the most three-star ho ...

(most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs) * Borje Salming, NHL 2nd All-Star Team *

, NHL 2nd All-Star Team

Farm teams

References

Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
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