Playoff Game 53
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT)
Stanley Cup Semifinals, Game 6
Tuesday, April 13, 1965
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ three year possession of the Stanley Cup ended last night after the defending champions had given their finest playoff performance.
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Playoff Game 52
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 1
Stanley Cup Semifinals, Game 5
Saturday, April 10, 1965
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Toronto Maple Leafs staggered to the last step from Stanley Cup elimination Saturday night, 3-1 victims of the Montréal Canadiens.
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Playoff Game 51
Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 2
Stanley Cup Semifinals, Game 4
Thursday, April 8, 1965
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The Toronto Maple Leafs jumped off Johnny Bower’s shoulders long enough to score three last-period goals and steal a 4-2 victory from the Montréal Canadiens last night that tied their Stanley Cup series 2-2.
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Playoff Game 50
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 2 (OT)
Stanley Cup Semifinals, Game 3
Tuesday, April 6, 1965
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Dave Keon swept a backhander under goalie Gump Worsley after 4 minutes and 17 seconds of sudden-death overtime last night, to turn a routine icing infraction into a dramatic climax to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 3-2 victory over the Montréal Canadiens.
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Playoff Game 49
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 1
Stanley Cup Semifinals, Game 2
Saturday, April 3, 1965
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Once again failure to produce a maximum effort in an important game has placed the Toronto Maple Leafs in jeopardy of abdicating their Stanley Cup reign.
It’s been a common story this season.
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Playoff Game 48
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2
Stanley Cup Semifinals, Game 1
Thursday, April 1, 1965
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Montréal Canadiens outrode the storm of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ roughhouse tactics to win the opening game of their Stanley Cup semifinal, 3-2, here last night.
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Game 483
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 2
Wednesday, March 24, 1965
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Johnny Bower stopped Montréal Canadiens’ rookie Yvan Cournoyer on a third period penalty shot last night to preserve a 3-2 victory for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The save also pushed the Canadiens one game away from elimination in the National Hockey League pennant race.
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Game 482
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 1
Thursday, March 18, 1965
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The unusually aggressive Montréal Canadiens sped away from the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third period last night, scoring three goals to obtain a 4-1 victory, before the largest crowd of the season at the Forum, 15,683.
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Game 481
Canadiens 2, Maple Leafs 2
Thursday, March 4, 1965
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Toronto Maple Leafs settled for a 2-2 tie with the Montréal Canadiens last night, thanks to Gump Worsley’s alert goaltending and their own inability to capitalize on some excellent scoring opportunities.
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Game 480
Maple Leafs 6, Canadiens 2
Wednesday, February 10, 1965
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The Toronto Maple Leafs overwhelmed Montréal’s staggering Canadiens 6-2 last night in a wild National Hockey League game at the Gardens.
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Game 479
Maple Leafs 5, Canadiens 2
Thursday, February 4, 1965
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Employing muscles they normally save for use only against the Chicago Black Hawks, the Toronto Maple Leafs flattened the Montréal Canadiens 5-2 last night.
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Game 478
Canadiens 2, Maple Leafs 1
Wednesday, January 20, 1965
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The Montréal Canadiens scored both their goals during a second period slump last night, and that was all they needed for a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Game 477
Maple Leafs 5, Canadiens 3
Thursday, January 14, 1965
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Toronto Maple Leafs took the lead four times last night as they persevered for their first victory of the season at the Forum, 5-3 over the slumping Montréal Canadiens. The Leafs were outshot 43-27.
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Game 476
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 3
Wednesday, December 30, 1964
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Although the Toronto Maple Leafs have reached the point of no return with incumbent personnel in their bid to halt a disastrous slump, manager-coach Punch Imlach will take no immediate steps to make major personnel changes.
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Game 475
Canadiens 2, Maple Leafs 2
Thursday, December 17, 1964
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Montréal Canadiens left winger Gilles Tremblay suffered a broken right leg last night during the Canadiens’ come-from-behind 2-2 tie with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
He is probably out for the balance of the season.
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Game 474
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2
Wednesday, December 9, 1964
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The seventh goal this season against the Toronto Maple Leafs’ power play last night provided the Montréal Canadiens with a 3-2 victory and second place in the National Hockey League.
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Game 473
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 2
Thursday, December 3, 1964
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Montréal Canadiens tied the Toronto Maple Leafs for second place in the National Hockey League last night, whipping the lethargic Leafs 4-2 at the Forum.
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Game 472
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 1
Wednesday, November 18, 1964
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Despite a deplorable lack of finesse around the net in the early stages, the Toronto Maple Leafs last night reclaimed third place in the National Hockey League by defeating the Montréal Canadiens 3-1 at the Gardens.
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Game 471
Canadiens 2, Maple Leafs 2
Thursday, November 5, 1964
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Jean-Guy Talbot’s goal late in the second period gave the Montréal Canadiens a 2-2 tie with the Toronto Maple Leafs last night, and permitted the Detroit Red Wings to move into first place in the National Hockey League.
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Game 470
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 2
Wednesday, October 28, 1964
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The Montréal Canadiens tied the Toronto Maple Leafs for first place in the National Hockey League last night at Maple Gardens.
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Two Solitudes 