Playoff Game 31
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 3
Stanley Cup Finals, Game 5
Saturday, April 18, 1959
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Montréal Canadiens won an unprecedented fourth successive Stanley Cup here Saturday night, by defeating the irreverent Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 in the fifth game of the final round.
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Playoff Game 30
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2
Stanley Cup Finals, Game 4
Thursday, April 16, 1959
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The Montréal Canadiens have been looking for a cure for Bernie Geoffrion’s tummy ache all season, and they may have found it in Maple Leaf Gardens last night – a potion composed of one goal and two assists.
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Playoff Game 29
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 2 (OT)
Stanley Cup Finals, Game 3
Tuesday, April 14, 1959
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
One swift thrust by dynamic Dick Duff at 10:06 of sudden death overtime gave the Maple Leafs a dramatic 3-2 win over the Montréal Canadiens in the third game of the Stanley Cup final in the Gardens last night.
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Playoff Game 28
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 1
Stanley Cup Finals, Game 2
Saturday, April 11, 1959
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Montréal Canadiens reached the halfway mark of their dedicated objective – a fourth consecutive Stanley Cup – here Saturday night, when they repulsed the obstinate Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1.
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Playoff Game 27
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 3
Stanley Cup Finals, Game 1
Thursday, April 9, 1959
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Montréal Canadiens, in earnest pursuit of their fourth successive Stanley Cup, surged for two goals in the third period here tonight to defeat the fiery Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 in the first game of the best of seven final.
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Game 399
Maple Leafs 6, Canadiens 3
Thursday, March 19, 1959
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Toronto Maple Leafs, with their longest winning streak of the National Hockey League season, moved one point away from fourth place here tonight by defeating the Montréal Canadiens 6-3.
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Game 398
Canadiens 6, Maple Leafs 2
Wednesday, March 11, 1959
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Jean Béliveau and Dickie Moore resumed their assault on National Hockey League scoring records in the Gardens last night as the ruthless, “Rocket”-less Montréal Canadiens demolished the Maple Leafs 6-2.
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Game 397
Canadiens 2, Maple Leafs 1
Thursday, March 5, 1959
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Montréal Canadiens moved to within one point of winning their second successive National Hockey League championship, when they edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in a listless game here tonight.
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Game 396
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 2
Wednesday, February 25, 1959
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The Maple Leafs executed one of their most stirring comebacks of the National Hockey League season in the Gardens last night, as they hurdled from behind to defeat the Montréal Canadiens 3-2.
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Game 395
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 2
Wednesday, February 11, 1959
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The Maple Leafs’ delusions of grandeur gave way to bleak reality in the Gardens last night, when the Montréal Canadiens, impersonating themselves at their best, demolished the Leafs 5-2.
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Game 394
Maple Leafs 6, Canadiens 3
Thursday, February 5, 1959
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
A power play that was considered a liability for most of the National Hockey League season produced three goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs here tonight, as they jolted the first place Montréal Canadiens 6-3.
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Game 393
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 1
Wednesday, January 21, 1959
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Maybe they aren’t discouraged, but the Maple Leafs must be almost convinced that escaping from last place in the National Hockey League is about as easy as escaping Devil’s Island in a leaky rowboat.
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Game 392
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 0
Thursday, January 8, 1959
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Goalkeeper Jacques Plante collected his sixth shutout of the National Hockey League season here tonight, as the Montréal Canadiens blanked the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 in a neighbourly, peaceful tussle.
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Game 391
Maple Leafs 2, Canadiens 0
Wednesday, December 31, 1958
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Ed Chadwick, who only resumed regular employment as a goalkeeper one week ago, collected his third shutout of the National Hockey League season in the Gardens last night, as the Maple Leafs blanked the Montréal Canadiens 2-0.
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Game 390
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 1
Thursday, December 18, 1958
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Montréal Canadiens lengthened their unbeaten streak to nine games here tonight when they jolted the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 in a National Hockey League game that had only occasional flurries of sustained action.
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Game 389
Canadiens 2, Maple Leafs 2
Thursday, December 4, 1958
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Toronto Maple Leafs, inspired by the fantastic goaltending of Johnny Bower, held the mighty Montréal Canadiens to a 2-2 tie in a National Hockey League game here tonight.
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Game 388
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 1
Wednesday, November 12, 1958
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The Montréal Canadiens, after a brief slumming expedition into second place, returned to their own posh neighbourhood with a 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs in the Gardens last night.
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Game 387
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 0
Wednesday, October 29, 1958
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The Montréal Canadiens, who might have even a more powerful team than in the preceding three years, manhandled the disorganized Maple Leafs 5-0 in a National Hockey League debacle at the Gardens last night.
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Game 386
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 3
Thursday, October 16, 1958
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Dickie Moore’s second goal of the game, with fewer than three minutes of playing time remaining, gave the Montréal Canadiens a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in a bitterly fought National Hockey League game here tonight.
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Two Solitudes 