Regular season and playoffsTOR

Börje Salming's 1977-1978 season

Points

#1NHL#21

Goals

#5NHL#124

Assists

#1NHL#8

Plus/minus

+30

#1NHL#45

Games

100% of 80

Defenceman Börje Salming was 26 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played all 80 games and scored 16 goals and 60 assists for 76 points, 0.95 points per game. He won the Swedish points race and finished 21th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 4 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1977-1978Playoffs

Year 1977
49 years ago
Season opener
October 13
Börje Salming plays the 1977-1978 season for Toronto Maple Leafs
TORToronto Maple Leafs
Börje was 26 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.
- The game
  TOR3–3DET
  October 13game 1/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BUF5–2TOR
  L
  October 15game 2/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CLR4–5TOR
  W
  October 19game 3/801
  His night
  +3P+3A
  -1+/-3SOG3PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  PHI1–6TOR
  W
  October 22game 4/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR6–3PHI
  W
  October 23game 5/80
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  -1+/-3SOG3PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  MTL2–2TOR
  October 26game 6/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET4–7TOR
  W
  October 29game 7/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- November 1977
- The game
  TOR5–1VAN
  W
  November 2game 8/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR2–4LAK
  L
  November 3game 9/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR5–2CLR
  W
  November 5game 10/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR4–0AFM
  W
  November 9game 11/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–1WSH
  W
  November 11game 12/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR0–5MTL
  L
  November 12game 13/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–5TOR
  W
  November 16game 14/80
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-5SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  TOR2–1BUF
  W
  November 17game 15/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–1TOR
  L
  November 19game 16/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–2STL
  W
  November 23game 17/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–4TOR
  November 26game 18/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
Milestone
Börje Salming reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Washington Capitals · November 26
- The game
  CLE2–3TOR
  W
  November 29game 19/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR3–5CLE
  L
  November 30game 20/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 30
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  23
  points
  #1NHL#13
  6
  goals
  #3NHL#61
  17
  assists
  #1NHL#7
  +4
  +/-
  NHL#35
  TOR
  12-5-0W-L-OT27Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- December 1977
- The game
  DET2–4TOR
  W
  December 3game 21/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–3BOS
  L
  December 4game 22/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–6TOR
  W
  December 7game 23/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–2CLR
  W
  December 9game 24/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  TOR3–0LAK
  W
  December 10game 25/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYI2–3TOR
  W
  December 14game 26/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR8–5MNS
  W
  December 16game 27/802
  His night
  +5P+5A
  +1+/-4SOG2PPP
  +5 assists
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- The game
  CHI1–7TOR
  W
  December 17game 28/80
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL4–4TOR
  December 19game 29/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–2TOR
  L
  December 21game 30/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR6–2PIT
  W
  December 23game 31/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +4+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  PIT5–4TOR
  L
  December 26game 32/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR0–4CHI
  L
  December 28game 33/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR5–0CLE
  W
  December 30game 34/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-4SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  AFM3–0TOR
  L
  December 31game 35/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
Year 1978
48 years ago
- The game
  CLR0–5TOR
  W
  January 4game 36/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-6SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
Milestone
Börje Salming reaches 250 career points
in the game against Colorado Rockies · January 4
- The game
  TOR1–2DET
  L
  January 5game 37/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN4–6TOR
  W
  January 7game 38/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -2+/-7SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  AFM5–2TOR
  L
  January 9game 39/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–3MNS
  W
  January 11game 40/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 11
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 80
  41
  points
  #1NHL#14
  9
  goals
  #5NHL#96
  32
  assists
  #1NHL#4
  +14
  +/-
  NHL#23
  TOR
  24-12-0W-L-OT52Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  TOR2–5CLE
  L
  January 13game 41/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI3–3TOR
  January 14game 42/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR2–2STL
  January 17game 43/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–3VAN
  January 19game 44/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  TOR1–2LAK
  L
  January 21game 45/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–3NYR
  W
  January 25game 46/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR2–4NYI
  L
  January 26game 47/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-9SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TOR7–5AFM
  W
  January 28game 48/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +4+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- February 1978
- The game
  BUF2–2TOR
  February 1game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–2TOR
  February 4game 50/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–3BOS
  February 5game 51/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  STL4–5TOR
  W
  February 8game 52/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR2–3TOR
  W
  February 11game 53/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR4–2BUF
  W
  February 13game 54/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–2TOR
  L
  February 15game 55/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS4–5TOR
  W
  February 18game 56/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +4+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CLE3–5TOR
  W
  February 22game 57/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WSH0–4TOR
  W
  February 25game 58/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–3CHI
  W
  February 26game 59/80
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-4SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  TOR3–4NYI
  L
  February 28game 60/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 28
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 80
  57
  points
  #1NHL#17
  12
  goals
  #5NHL#121
  45
  assists
  #1NHL#7
  +29
  +/-
  NHL#14
  TOR
  33-17-0W-L-OT76Points
  Playoff spot
  6th in the whole NHL
- March 1978
- The game
  PHI2–3TOR
  W
  March 1game 61/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN3–4TOR
  W
  March 4game 62/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR4–1NYR
  W
  March 5game 63/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  LAK5–1TOR
  L
  March 8game 64/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR1–4MTL
  L
  March 9game 65/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CLE2–5TOR
  W
  March 11game 66/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TOR7–1PIT
  W
  March 12game 67/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +5+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  TOR5–2WSH
  W
  March 15game 68/80
  His night
  +4P+1G+3A
  +3+/-2SOG
  +4 points
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- The game
  PIT3–2TOR
  L
  March 18game 69/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-8SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–6BOS
  L
  March 19game 70/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -3+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYI6–2TOR
  L
  March 22game 71/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR1–4PHI
  L
  March 23game 72/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–2TOR
  L
  March 25game 73/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK0–3TOR
  W
  March 27game 74/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–7AFM
  L
  March 29game 75/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-7SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- April 1978
- The game
  BUF2–3TOR
  W
  April 1game 76/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  TOR3–6PIT
  L
  April 2game 77/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL6–3TOR
  L
  April 5game 78/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–1TOR
  L
  April 8game 79/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR1–2BUF
  L
  April 9game 80/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 9
Börje Salming closes the 1977-1978 season with 76 points
TORToronto Maple Leafs
Points
76
#1NHL#21
Games
80of 80
100%
Goals
16
#5NHL#124
Assists
60
#1NHL#8
P/GP
0.95
#1NHL#27
+/-
+30
#1NHL#45
Events
76
first among the Swedes in points
60
first among the Swedes in assists
250
career points
50
career goals
6 i rad
games with a point · 7 pts
2 days later
Playoffs
April 11
Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 11
Toronto Maple Leafs meet Los Angeles Kings
TORvsLAK
Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
Börje Salming
Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  LAK3–7TOR
  W
  April 11
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-7SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 2
  TOR4–0LAK
  W
  April 13
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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Preliminary round
April 13
Toronto Maple Leafs knock Los Angeles Kings out 2–0
TOR2–0LAK
Advance
2Games3Points1Goals2Assists
4 days later
Quarterfinal
April 17
Toronto Maple Leafs meet New York Islanders
TORvsNYI
Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
Börje Salming
Swedes on New York Islanders
Robert Nyström
Stefan Persson
View the whole round
- Game 1
  TOR1–4NYI
  L
  April 172
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- New York Islanderslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 2
  TOR2–3NYI
  L
  April 192
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
  View the game
- New York Islanderslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 3
  NYI0–2TOR
  W
  April 212
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- New York Islanderslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 4
  NYI1–3TOR
  W
  April 232
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 29
Toronto Maple Leafs knock New York Islanders out 4–3
TOR4–3NYI
Advance
4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
3 days later
Semifinal
May 2
Toronto Maple Leafs meet Montréal Canadiens
TORvsMTL
Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
Börje Salming
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
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7 days later
Semifinal
May 9
Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0
TOR0–4MTL
Eliminated
He did not play in this round
The run in numbers
May 9
Börje Salming ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 4 points
TORToronto Maple Leafs
Points
4
#1NHL#50
Games
6
Goals
2
#2NHL#39
Assists
2
#1NHL#54
P/GP
0.67
#1NHL#25
+/-
+3
#1NHL#25
Events
4
first among the Swedes in points
2
first among the Swedes in assists
25
playoff points
2 points
best game
LAK2–0→NYI4–3→MTL0–4

Börje Salming plays the 1977-1978 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

Börje Salming reaches 50 career goals

1/4 into the season

Börje Salming reaches 250 career points

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Börje Salming closes the 1977-1978 season with 76 points

Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs

Toronto Maple Leafs meet Los Angeles Kings

Toronto Maple Leafs knock Los Angeles Kings out 2–0

Toronto Maple Leafs meet New York Islanders

Toronto Maple Leafs knock New York Islanders out 4–3

Toronto Maple Leafs meet Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0

Börje Salming ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 4 points