The 1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 62nd season of the Toronto NHL franchise, 52nd as the ''Maple Leafs''. The Leafs placed third in the Adams Division to make the playoffs where the Leafs won their first round series against the

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, only to lose in the second series to the

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. Until

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, this would mark the last time the Maple Leafs and Canadiens would play each other in the postseason.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Playoffs

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Playoffs

Preliminary round

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Atlanta Flames ''Toronto wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0.''

Quarter-finals

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens ''Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0.''

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1978-79 season.

Trades

Waivers

Expansion Draft

Awards and records

*Borje Salming, Second Team NHL All-Star, Defense

Farm Teams

References

Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
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