Regular season and playoffsTOR

Dave Williams's 1977-1978 season

Points

NHL#85

Goals

NHL#91

Assists

NHL#81

Plus/minus

NHL#120

Games

97% of 80

Left winger Dave Williams was 23 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 19 goals and 31 assists for 50 points, 0.64 points per game. In the playoffs he played 12 games for 3 points.

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

1977-1978Playoffs

Year 1977
49 years ago
Season opener
October 13
Dave Williams plays the 1977-1978 season for Toronto Maple Leafs
TORToronto Maple Leafs
Dave was 23 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.
- The game
  TOR3–3DET
  October 13game 1/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF5–2TOR
  L
  October 15game 2/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
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- The game
  CLR4–5TOR
  W
  October 19game 3/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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Milestone
Dave Williams reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Colorado Rockies · October 19
- The game
  PHI1–6TOR
  W
  October 22game 4/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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  TOR6–3PHI
  W
  October 23game 5/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–2TOR
  October 26game 6/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET4–7TOR
  W
  October 29game 7/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +5+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- November 1977
- The game
  TOR5–2CLR
  W
  November 5game 10/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–0AFM
  W
  November 9game 11/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR3–1WSH
  W
  November 11game 12/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  TOR0–5MTL
  L
  November 12game 13/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–5TOR
  W
  November 16game 14/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  TOR2–1BUF
  W
  November 17game 15/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–1TOR
  L
  November 19game 16/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–2STL
  W
  November 23game 17/802
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  WSH4–4TOR
  November 26game 18/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  CLE2–3TOR
  W
  November 29game 19/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR3–5CLE
  L
  November 30game 20/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 30
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
  15
  points
  NHL#63
  6
  goals
  NHL#61
  9
  assists
  NHL#64
  TOR
  12-5-0W-L-OT27Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- December 1977
- The game
  DET2–4TOR
  W
  December 3game 21/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–3BOS
  L
  December 4game 22/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–6TOR
  W
  December 7game 23/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR3–2CLR
  W
  December 9game 24/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  TOR3–0LAK
  W
  December 10game 25/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI2–3TOR
  W
  December 14game 26/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR8–5MNS
  W
  December 16game 27/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI1–7TOR
  W
  December 17game 28/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  STL4–4TOR
  December 19game 29/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–2TOR
  L
  December 21game 30/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  TOR6–2PIT
  W
  December 23game 31/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–4TOR
  L
  December 26game 32/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR0–4CHI
  L
  December 28game 33/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–0CLE
  W
  December 30game 34/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  AFM3–0TOR
  L
  December 31game 35/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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Year 1978
48 years ago
- The game
  CLR0–5TOR
  W
  January 4game 36/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–2DET
  L
  January 5game 37/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–6TOR
  W
  January 7game 38/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  AFM5–2TOR
  L
  January 9game 39/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–3MNS
  W
  January 11game 40/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- Checkpoint
  January 11
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
  27
  points
  NHL#77
  13
  goals
  NHL#50
  14
  assists
  NHL#93
  TOR
  24-12-0W-L-OT52Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  TOR2–5CLE
  L
  January 13game 41/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CHI3–3TOR
  January 14game 42/801
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  TOR2–2STL
  January 17game 43/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–3VAN
  January 19game 44/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–2LAK
  L
  January 21game 45/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–3NYR
  W
  January 25game 46/801
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  TOR2–4NYI
  L
  January 26game 47/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  TOR7–5AFM
  W
  January 28game 48/801
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-0SOG
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- February 1978
- The game
  BUF2–2TOR
  February 1game 49/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET2–2TOR
  February 4game 50/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–3BOS
  February 5game 51/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL4–5TOR
  W
  February 8game 52/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–3TOR
  W
  February 11game 53/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–2BUF
  W
  February 13game 54/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–2TOR
  L
  February 15game 55/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–5TOR
  W
  February 18game 56/804
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  CLE3–5TOR
  W
  February 22game 57/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  WSH0–4TOR
  W
  February 25game 58/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–3CHI
  W
  February 26game 59/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–4NYI
  L
  February 28game 60/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 28
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
  39
  points
  NHL#76
  16
  goals
  NHL#66
  23
  assists
  NHL#78
  TOR
  33-17-0W-L-OT76Points
  Playoff spot
  6th in the whole NHL
- March 1978
- The game
  PHI2–3TOR
  W
  March 1game 61/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–4TOR
  W
  March 4game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–1NYR
  W
  March 5game 63/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK5–1TOR
  L
  March 8game 64/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–4MTL
  L
  March 9game 65/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CLE2–5TOR
  W
  March 11game 66/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  TOR7–1PIT
  W
  March 12game 67/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  TOR5–2WSH
  W
  March 15game 68/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–2TOR
  L
  March 18game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–6BOS
  L
  March 19game 70/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYI6–2TOR
  L
  March 22game 71/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–4PHI
  L
  March 23game 72/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–2TOR
  L
  March 25game 73/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  LAK0–3TOR
  W
  March 27game 74/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–7AFM
  L
  March 29game 75/801
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
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- April 1978
- The game
  BUF2–3TOR
  W
  April 1game 76/801
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  TOR3–6PIT
  L
  April 2game 77/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–3TOR
  L
  April 5game 78/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–1TOR
  L
  April 8game 79/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR1–2BUF
  L
  April 9game 80/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 9
Dave Williams closes the 1977-1978 season with 50 points
TORToronto Maple Leafs
Points
50
NHL#85
Games
78of 80
98%
Goals
19
NHL#91
Assists
31
NHL#81
P/GP
0.64
NHL#98
+/-
+6
NHL#120
Events
31
career best in assists
250
NHL games
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
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- Game 1
  LAK3–7TOR
  W
  April 111
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 2
  TOR4–0LAK
  W
  April 131
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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Preliminary round
April 13
Toronto Maple Leafs knock Los Angeles Kings out 2–0
TOR2–0LAK
Advance
2Games1Points1Goals0Assists
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
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- Game 1
  TOR1–4NYI
  L
  April 173
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- New York Islanderslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 2
  TOR2–3NYI
  L
  April 193
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- New York Islanderslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 3
  NYI0–2TOR
  W
  April 213
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- New York Islanderslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 4
  NYI1–3TOR
  W
  April 233
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Toronto Maple Leafsare2–2withNew York Islanders
- Game 5
  TOR1–2NYI
  L
  April 252
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- New York Islanderslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 6
  NYI2–5TOR
  W
  April 272
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Toronto Maple Leafsare3–3withNew York Islanders
- Game 7
  TOR2–1NYI
  W
  April 292
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 29
Toronto Maple Leafs knock New York Islanders out 4–3
TOR4–3NYI
Advance
7Games2Points0Goals2Assists
3 days later
Semifinal
May 2
Toronto Maple Leafs meet Montréal Canadiens
TORvsMTL
Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  TOR3–5MTL
  L
  May 2
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 2
  TOR2–3MTL
  L
  May 4
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 4
  MTL2–0TOR
  L
  May 9
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Semifinal
May 9
Montréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0
TOR0–4MTL
Eliminated
3Games0Points0Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
May 9
Dave Williams ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 3 points
TORToronto Maple Leafs
Points
3
NHL#68
Games
12
Goals
1
NHL#63
Assists
2
NHL#54
P/GP
0.25
NHL#80
+/-
-2
NHL#149
Events
10
playoff assists
LAK2–0→NYI4–3→MTL0–4

Dave Williams plays the 1977-1978 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

Dave Williams reaches 50 career goals

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Dave Williams closes the 1977-1978 season with 50 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

Dave Williams ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 3 points