1974-75 – Two Solitudes

Game 565 – Maple Leafs 6, Canadiens 4

March 22, 1975October 20, 2022 Master Of This Domain

Game 565
Maple Leafs 6, Canadiens 4
Saturday, March 22, 1975
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

It was no surprise that the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montréal Canadiens served up another of their old-time entertaining hockey battles at The Forum Saturday night.
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Game 564 – Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 3

March 12, 1975October 20, 2022 Master Of This Domain

Game 564
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 3
Wednesday, March 12, 1975
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

There is a cliche that coach Red Kelly uses about hockey games being 60 minutes in duration. The Toronto Maple Leafs have been milking the hang out of that one lately.
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Game 563 – Maple Leafs 2, Canadiens 2

February 12, 1975October 20, 2022 Master Of This Domain

Game 563
Maple Leafs 2, Canadiens 2
Wednesday, February 12, 1975
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

“Black Aces” they have taken to calling themselves, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ roster of walking wounded, who shroud their equipment in black practice sweaters, and, with every game, their number grows.
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Game 562 – Maple Leafs 5, Canadiens 3

January 18, 1975October 20, 2022 Master Of This Domain

Game 562
Maple Leafs 5, Canadiens 3
Saturday, January 18, 1975
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

The sight of Jim Gregory in ecstasy tells it like it was.
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Game 561 – Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2

October 23, 1974March 28, 2025 Master Of This Domain

Game 561
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2
Wednesday, October 23, 1974
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Cheap goals. Rotten refereeing.

In the opinion of Toronto Maple Leaf coach Red Kelly and of many others at Maple Leaf Gardens last night, they were the cause of the Leafs’ 3-2 loss to the Montréal Canadiens.
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Our condolences go out to the family, friends and fans of Bobby Rousseau, who passed away today at the age of 85. A veteran of fifteen NHL seasons, ten of them in Montréal, Rousseau would capture four Stanley Cups (1965, 1966, 1968 and 1969) and a Calder Trophy with his hometown Canadiens, notching 81 points in 111 career regular season games against Toronto, along with another 19 points in 28 playoff meetings between the rivals.

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After drawing in with a projected start for the Maple Leafs, Cayden Primeau has become the 113th player, and second active player (along with Max Domi) to have played with both the Maple Leafs and Canadiens. Primeau is just the tenth goalie to play for both clubs, the first goaltender to play for both since 2015, and the first to play for Toronto after Montréal since 1991.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
Our condolences go out to the family, friends and fans of Ken Dryden, who passed away today at the age of 78 from cancer. Despite a short career of just eight NHL seasons, Dryden amassed an astonishing record before hanging up his skates at just age 31, capturing six Stanley Cups (1971, 1973, 1976-79), five Vezina Trophies and five All-Star nods, including a staggering 22-2-9 record all-time against the Leafs, and a perfect 8-0 against Toronto in the playoffs, holding the record for Habs goaltenders for highest save percentage in the Two Solitudes rivalry. After his playing career Dryden embarked on a remarkable career in law, writing, broadcasting, education and government, including a post as President of the Maple Leafs from 1997-2003.