New Jersey Devils vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Regular season · Wednesday, March 7, 1984 · Maple Leaf Gardens
Game summary
The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New Jersey Devils 8–4 on Wednesday, March 7, 1984 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The Devils outshot the Maple Leafs 38–32.
Jim Korn scored a hat trick and Walt Poddubny scored twice. Paul Gagne, Tim Higgins, Bob MacMillan, Jan Ludvig, Bill Stewart, Bill Derlago and Dan Daoust also scored.
Allan Bester made 34 saves on 38 shots for the win; Ron Low stopped 24 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Jim Korn (6)Rick Vaive (32)0–101:17 TOR
Paul Gagne (14)Mel Bridgman (33)1–102:13 NJD
Tim Higgins (14)Bruce Driver (2), Aaron Broten (21)2–117:54 NJD · 
Walt Poddubny (6)Dale McCourt (24), Jim Benning (37)2–219:30 TOR ·
2nd period
Bob MacMillan (14)Rick Meagher (14), Joe Cirella (27)3–202:49 NJD- Jim Korn (7)Rick Vaive (33), Borje Salming (34)3–305:21 TOR
Jan Ludvig (20)Tim Higgins (11), Murray Brumwell (13)4–309:32 NJD · 
Bill Stewart (2)Greg Terrion (18), Stew Gavin (17)4–418:21 TOR
3rd period
- Jim Korn (8)Bill Stewart (11), Russ Courtnall (4)4–506:51 TOR
Bill Derlago (32)Russ Courtnall (5), Gary Nylund (11)4–607:26 TOR
Dan Daoust (18)Walt Poddubny (10), Miroslav Frycer (15)4–712:14 TOR- Walt Poddubny (7)Miroslav Frycer (16), Dan Daoust (54)4–817:06 TOR
Team stats
NJDTOR
3832
0%0%
2/51/5
1515
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:24 into the first period
Don Lever · tripping2 min - 9:24 into the first periodJoe Cirella · holding2 min
- 9:31 into the first period
Jim Korn · interference2 min - 11:46 into the first periodMurray Brumwell · holding2 min
- 17:18 into the first periodJim Korn · cross checking2 min
- 18:26 into the first periodPhil Russell · tripping2 min
- 9:01 into the second periodGreg Terrion · tripping2 min
- 14:42 into the second periodYvon Vautour · cross checking2 min
- 5:20 into the third periodYvon Vautour · fighting5 min
- 5:20 into the third periodBob Mcgill · fighting5 min
- 9:36 into the third periodRuss Courtnall · interference2 min
- 18:50 into the third periodWalt Poddubny · tripping2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 20Tim HigginsR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 5 | – |
| 16Rick MeagherC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Paul GagneL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 18Mel BridgmanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Aaron BrotenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 | – |
| 29Jan LudvigR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 2Joe CirellaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Murray BrumwellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 32Bruce DriverD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 9Don LeverC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 12Pat VerbeekR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 19Yvon VautourR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 28Gary McAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 4Bob LorimerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Bob HoffmeyerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 25Dave LewisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glenn ReschG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Ron LowG | L | 32 | 8 | .750 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 8Walt PoddubnyL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 20Jim KornD | 3 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 5 | – |
| 14Miroslav FrycerC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 24Dan DaoustC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 26Russ CourtnallR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 4 | – |
| 17Bill StewartD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 7Greg TerrionC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 9Stew GavinR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 12Dale McCourtC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Bill DerlagoC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 2Gary NylundD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 3Jim BenningD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 4Gary LeemanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10John AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Terry MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 15Bob McgillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bruce DowieG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Allan BesterG | W | 38 | 4 | .895 |