Game 175
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 3
Thursday, March 6, 1941
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Rookie goalie Paul Bibeault, signed from the amateur ranks just a few hours earlier, made his first National Hockey League start a winning one here tonight, as the sixth place Canadiens fought to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs before a crowd of 9,533.
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Game 174
Maple Leafs 2, Canadiens 1
Thursday, February 20, 1941
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
After sessions of science, speed and skill against the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins in recent dates, the Toronto Leafs ran the gauntlet of scrambled ears, sharp elbows, robust slashing and old fashioned shinny to regain the National Hockey League leadership here Thursday night. A 2-1 win over the Montréal Canadiens turned the trick.
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Game 173
Maple Leafs 2, Canadiens 2
Saturday, January 25, 1941
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Answering the challenge of a victory hungry band of Montréal Canadiens with one of the most courageous displays of dogged determination mustered by a Toronto team in many seasons, the limping Leafs rallied to gain a 2-2 overtime tie with the Montréalers at Maple Leaf Gardens Saturday night.
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Game 172
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 2
Thursday, January 23, 1941
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Toronto Maple Leafs, gaining strength as the game went on, came from behind to defeat the sixth place Canadiens 3-2 here tonight, and improve their position at the top of the National Hockey League standing.
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Game 171
Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 3 (OT)
Tuesday, January 7, 1941
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Your Leafs eked out – and I mean one of those skin of the teeth things – a 4-3 win over the careening Canadiens last night. They conducted this handsome affair before a crowd as flattering as any we turn out at home.
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Game 170
Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 3
Thursday, December 12, 1940
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
An early first period goal by Sweeney Schriner gave every indication of signalling a royal shellacking for the Montréal Canadiens at Maple Leaf Gardens last night.
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Game 169
Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 2
Saturday, November 16, 1940
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Harvesting two goals in the first period, one in the second and another in the third, before getting a single reply from the opposition, the Toronto Leafs hauled themselves into first place in the early 1940-41 National Hockey League derby here Saturday night.
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Game 168
Maple Leafs 6, Canadiens 2
Thursday, November 14, 1940
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Toronto Maple Leafs made use of their greater experience tonight to score their second National Hockey League victory in three starts, defeating the rookie-stocked Montréal Canadiens 6-2 before about 7,000 fans.
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Two Solitudes 