Game 135
Maple Leafs 6, Canadiens 3
Thursday, March 12, 1936
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Toronto Maple Leafs, with curly haired Bill Thoms playing the star role, staged a six goal scoring outburst in the third period here tonight to defeat the Montréal Canadiens 6 to 3, and end virtually all hopes of the French team entering the National Hockey League playoffs.
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Game 134
Maple Leafs 8, Canadiens 1
Saturday, March 7, 1936
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Spotting the Canadiens the first goal of the contest, the Leafs on Saturday night went on to win by 8 goals to 1, probably the most lopsided score of the whole NHL season.
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Game 133
Maple Leafs 2, Canadiens 1
Thursday, February 20, 1936
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
It was “Shareholders’ Night” at Maple Leaf Gardens last evening, and Conn Smythe’s hired help gladdened the hearts of 8,727 “pew holders” by handing the Montréal Canadiens and their fond playoff hopes to a 2 to 1 setback.
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Game 132
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 0
Thursday, January 30, 1936
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The bid of the Toronto Maple Leafs for first place in the National Hockey League’s Canadian section was shattered by the brilliance of slim Wilf Cude tonight, as the Canadiens protected him faultlessly to give the Welshman his fifth shutout victory of the season – a 3-0 triumph that enabled the Habitants to keep pace with the New York Americans in the battle for third place.
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Game 131
Canadiens 7, Maple Leafs 3
Saturday, January 11, 1936
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Can you picture the famous Flying Frenchmen of yesteryear – when the great Howie Morenz was at his best and Les Canadiens were perennial pace-setters in professional hockey?
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Game 130
Maple Leafs 2, Canadiens 0
Thursday, December 26, 1935
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
A brilliant exhibition by George Hainsworth in goal carried the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-0 shutout victory over the Canadiens tonight in a turbulent National Hockey League game that saw an uproarious demonstration by the rush-end crowd, which held up play for more than twenty minutes in the third period, as the ice was littered with coppers, half a dozen empty bottles, and papers.
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Game 129
Maple Leafs 8, Canadiens 3
Saturday, November 30, 1935
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Outplaying the Habitants in every department, the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night defeated “Les Canadiens” 8 to 3, and were full value and more for their margin.
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Game 128
Maple Leafs 7, Canadiens 2
Tuesday, November 19, 1935
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
A four goal scoring splurge in the second period was the finishing blow as the Toronto Maple Leafs sped to a 7 to 2 triumph over the Canadiens here tonight in their first National Hockey League meeting of the season, in a game that was fast and wide open most of the way.
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