Game 167
Maple Leafs 8, Canadiens 4
Thursday, March 14, 1940
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Led by Robert “Red” Heron, who equaled a season’s mark by scoring four goals, the Toronto Maple Leafs ran wild in the third period tonight to trounce the Montréal Canadiens 8-4 in a National Hockey League game before about 4,500 fans.
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Game 166
Maple Leafs 2, Canadiens 1
Sunday, February 18, 1940
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
In one of the hardest bumping and roughest National Hockey League games seen in Montréal in a good many seasons, the Toronto Maple Leafs scored a 2-1 victory tonight over the Montréal Canadiens as the second largest crowd of the local season – 10,320 paid admissions – looked on.
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Game 165
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 1
Saturday, February 17, 1940
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
It was “red hot pepper night” at Maple Leaf Gardens Saturday, as the Toronto Leafs collected a 3-1 decision at the expense of the Montréal Canadiens, and thus fortified their third place spot in the National Hockey League.
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Game 164
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 1
Saturday, January 27, 1940
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Syl Apps fired the Toronto Leafs with a greatly improved offensive spark as they fought their way to a well earned 3-1 victory over the Montréal Canadiens at Maple Leaf Gardens Saturday night.
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Game 163
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 1
Saturday, January 6, 1940
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Slogging grimly ahead on the treacherous treadmill that is the National Hockey League’s upper bracket, the Toronto Maple Leafs used the Montréal Canadiens and a 3-1 victory for traction Saturday night, and slithered back for a short term stay in first place beside the New York Rangers.
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Game 162
Maple Leafs 6, Canadiens 4
Thursday, December 28, 1939
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Toronto Maple Leafs took over sole possession of second place, breaking a tie with the idle New York Rangers, by defeating the Montréal Canadiens 6 to 4 here tonight in a hectic National Hockey League game before about 8,500 fans.
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Game 161
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 0
Saturday, December 9, 1939
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Well beaten at their own game of speed and backchecking, Montréal’s Flying Frenchmen were victims in a forced landing and 3-to-0 defeat on Maple Leaf Gardens ice Saturday night.
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Game 160
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 1
Thursday, December 7, 1939
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The old halcyon days of hockey came back to this city tonight, when an overflow crowd of 11,300 wildly cheering fans saw their surprising Canadiens defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs by 4 to 1, and pull up into a tie with the Leafs for first place in the National Hockey League race.
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