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 Atlanta Flames, only to lose in the second series to the Montreal Canadiens. Until 2021, 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
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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.
Awards and records
- Borje Salming, Second Team NHL All-Star, Defence
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1978–79 season.
Trades
Waivers
Expansion Draft
References
- Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
