Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks
Regular season · Wednesday, October 24, 1979 · Pacific Coliseum
Game summary
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 on Wednesday, October 24, 1979 at Pacific Coliseum. The Canucks outshot the Maple Leafs 30–26.
Goals came from Rick Vaive, Stan Smyl, Brent Ashton, Ron Sedlbauer, Dave Williams and Don Lever.
Glen Hanlon made 25 saves on 26 shots for the win; Mike Palmateer stopped 25 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Rick Vaive (3)Don Lever (3), John Hughes (1)0–102:07 VAN
Stan Smyl (4)Lars Lindgren (3), Kevin McCarthy (2)0–216:48 VAN · 
Brent Ashton (1)Don Lever (4)0–319:29 VAN
3rd period
Ron Sedlbauer (2)Rick Blight (1), Dennis Kearns (4)0–403:16 VAN
Dave Williams (4)Joel Quenneville (1), Darryl Sittler (5)1–408:40 TOR
Don Lever (6)Chris Oddleifson (3)1–511:53 VAN
Team stats
TORVAN
2630
0%0%
0/71/3
3249
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:50 into the first period
Dave Williams · fighting5 min - 0:50 into the first period
Stan Smyl · fighting5 min - 10:48 into the first periodBorje Salming · hooking2 min
- 11:25 into the first periodDon Lever · holding2 min
- 12:54 into the first periodLars Lindgren · hooking2 min
- 16:41 into the first periodGreg Hotham · tripping2 min
- 19:57 into the first periodDave Williams · fighting5 min
- 19:57 into the first periodHarold Snepsts · fighting5 min
- 0:35 into the second periodJohn Hughes · tripping2 min
- 9:03 into the second periodStan Smyl · interference2 min
- 8:53 into the third periodLanny McDonald · interference2 min
- 9:47 into the third periodStan Smyl · interference2 min
- 11:53 into the third periodDave Williams · cross checking2 min
- 11:53 into the third periodDave Williams · roughing2 min
- 11:53 into the third periodJohn Hughes · fighting5 min
- 14:22 into the third periodPat Boutette · high sticking2 min
- 14:22 into the third periodStan Smyl · high sticking2 min
- 19:01 into the third periodBill Derlago · hooking2 min
- 20:00 into the third periodDave Hutchison · game misconduct10 min
- 20:00 into the third periodRick Vaive · misconduct10 min
- 20:00 into the third periodRick Vaive · game misconduct10 min
Season series
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 27Darryl SittlerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Joel QuennevilleD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Lanny McDonaldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 8Rocky SaganiukR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 9Dan MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10John AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 11Walt McKechnieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Laurie BoschmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 15Pat BoutetteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Paul GardnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 2Ian TurnbullD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 4Greg HothamD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 23Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 26Dave BurrowsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Mike PalmateerG | L | 30 | 5 | .833 |
| 30Paul HarrisonG | 0 | 0 | – |
Vancouver Canucks
| 9Don LeverC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 8Rick BlightR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 14Chris OddleifsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 17Ron SedlbauerL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 28Rick VaiveR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 3Lars LindgrenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 4John HughesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 6Dennis KearnsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Bill DerlagoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Jere GillisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Jack McIlhargeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | W | 26 | 1 | .962 |
| 35Curt RidleyG | 0 | 0 | – |