Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Wednesday, December 1, 1982 · Brendan Byrne Arena
Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3 on Wednesday, December 1, 1982 at Brendan Byrne Arena. The Devils outshot the Maple Leafs 30–27.
Hector Marini scored twice and Jeff Larmer scored twice. Rick Vaive, Jim Benning, Rick Meagher, Garry Howatt, Greg Terrion and Mike Antonovich also scored.
Glenn Resch made 24 saves on 27 shots for the win; Mike Palmateer stopped 23 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Hector Marini (10)Don Lever (8), Rick Meagher (6)0–105:19 NJD · 
Rick Vaive (6)Borje Salming (16)1–116:55 TOR
2nd period
Jeff Larmer (3)Rob Palmer (4), Tapio Levo (17)1–203:07 NJD
Jim Benning (2)John Anderson (15), Mike Kaszycki (3)2–212:20 TOR · - Jeff Larmer (4)Mike Antonovich (1), Mike Kitchen (5)2–312:34 NJD
Rick Meagher (8)Tapio Levo (18), Don Lever (9)2–414:10 NJD · 
Garry Howatt (1)Jan Ludvig (1), Glenn Merkosky (6)2–514:24 NJD
3rd period
Greg Terrion (6)Billy Harris (5)3–502:20 TOR- Hector Marini (11)Steve Tambellini (6), Tapio Levo (19)3–610:27 NJD ·
Mike Antonovich (2)Joel Quenneville (3)3–719:54 NJD
Team stats
TORNJD
2730
0%0%
1/53/8
3036
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:57 into the first period
Jim Benning · holding2 min - 11:15 into the first period
Garry Howatt · high sticking2 min - 17:41 into the first periodGarry Howatt · high sticking2 min
- 5:48 into the second periodJim Korn · delaying game2 min
- 8:15 into the second periodJan Ludvig · boarding2 min
- 8:15 into the second periodBorje Salming · roughing2 min
- 11:02 into the second periodDon Lever · tripping2 min
- 13:20 into the second periodBorje Salming · holding2 min
- 15:20 into the second periodGlenn Merkosky · slashing2 min
- 2:31 into the third periodGarry Howatt · fighting5 min
- 2:31 into the third periodBob Mcgill · fighting5 min
- 9:16 into the third periodMiroslav Frycer · cross checking2 min
- 11:08 into the third periodPaul Gagne · tripping2 min
- 11:28 into the third periodBorje Salming · interference2 min
- 13:37 into the third periodBob Mcgill · cross checking2 min
- 14:00 into the third periodBrent Ashton · hooking2 min
- 14:48 into the third periodBorje Salming · cross checking2 min
- 18:56 into the third periodGlenn Merkosky · roughing2 min
- 18:56 into the third periodCarol Vadnais · game misconduct10 min
- 18:56 into the third periodJim Korn · elbowing2 min
- 19:56 into the third periodGarry Howatt · fighting5 min
- 19:56 into the third periodBob Mcgill · roughing2 min
- 19:56 into the third periodBob Mcgill · fighting5 min
Season series
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 7Greg TerrionC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 10John AndersonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 15Billy HarrisR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 16Mike KaszyckiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 3Jim BenningD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 8Walt PoddubnyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 9Stew GavinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 12Serge BoisvertR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 14Miroslav FrycerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 18Peter IhnacakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 24Norm AubinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 25Terry MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 4Bob McgillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 11Fred BoimistruckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 20Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 23Vitezslav DurisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michel LarocqueG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 29Mike PalmateerG | L | 30 | 7 | .767 |
New Jersey Devils
| 8Tapio LevoD | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 7Jeff LarmerL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 9Don LeverC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Rick MeagherC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 20Hector MariniR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 23Mike AntonovichC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 14Steve TambelliniC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 29Jan LudvigR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 32Glenn MerkoskyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 88Garry HowattL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Joel QuennevilleD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 22Rob PalmerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Mike KitchenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Paul GagneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 3Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 5Carol VadnaisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Murray BrumwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glenn ReschG | W | 27 | 3 | .889 |
| 31Shawn MacKenzieG | 0 | 0 | – |