Playoff Game 67
Canadiens 2, Maple Leafs 0
Stanley Cup Semifinals, Game 4
Tuesday, May 9, 1978
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ best season in 11 years dragged to a painful end last night, when the Montréal Canadiens eliminated them 4-0 in the Stanley Cup semi-final with a 2-0 win at Maple Leaf Gardens.
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Playoff Game 66
Canadiens 6, Maple Leafs 1
Stanley Cup Semifinals, Game 3
Saturday, May 6, 1978
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The stiff upper lips the Toronto Maple Leafs have displayed throughout the National Hockey League playoffs drooped rather low following their 6-1 loss to the Montréal Canadiens Saturday night.
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Playoff Game 65
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2
Stanley Cup Semifinals, Game 2
Thursday, May 4, 1978
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
On the first shift of the game, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Dan Maloney wrapped an arm around the neck of Guy Damien Lafleur and dragged him along the boards like a rag doll.
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Playoff Game 64
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 3
Stanley Cup Semifinals, Game 1
Tuesday, May 2, 1978
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Les Canadiens mustered just enough scoring punch at The Forum last night to hold off Ken Dryden and the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-3, in the opening game of their Stanley Cup semi-final series. The Leafs were the lesser of the two obstacles for the defending champions.
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Game 580
Canadiens 6, Maple Leafs 3
Wednesday, April 5, 1978
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
When the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired tough winger Dan Maloney from the Detroit Red Wings three weeks ago, coach Roger Neilson said the purchase put the Leafs one step closer to the Stanley Cup.
He didn’t say they had half a dozen steps to go.
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Game 579
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 1
Thursday, March 9, 1978
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Dave “Tiger” Williams came up with an accurate assessment of what separates the Montréal Canadiens from the rest of the teams in the National Hockey League after the Canadiens downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 here last night.
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Game 578
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2
Wednesday, December 21, 1977
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The battle over whether Montréal’s Larry Robinson or Toronto’s Borje Salming is the better defenceman took a sharp turn toward Robinson last night.
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Game 577
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 0
Saturday, November 12, 1977
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
The Toronto Maple Leafs failed to produce an offence Saturday night and were embarrassed by a shutout for the first time in 130 games. They dropped the contest to the Montréal Canadiens 5-0.
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Game 576
Maple Leafs 2, Canadiens 2
Wednesday, October 26, 1977
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The Toronto Maple Leafs failed to match the precision and artistry displayed by the Montréal Canadiens last night at Maple Leaf Gardens but they got the job done in tying the defending Stanley Cup champions 2-2.
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Preseason Game 13
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 2
Monday, October 3, 1977
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Seven games into the National Hockey League exhibition schedule, the Toronto Maple Leafs still have not figured out their lineup.
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Preseason Game 12
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 0
Wednesday, September 28, 1977
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
The Montréal Canadiens, looking like the Habs who asconded with the Stanley Cup last season, won their first game in five exhibition starts last night, blanking the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0.
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Two Solitudes 