Category: 1979-80

Game 588
Canadiens 7, Maple Leafs 2
Saturday, January 19, 1980
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

Earlier this season, a long road trip was proclaimed the best thing to remedy the ills of the floundering Toronto Maple Leafs.

Their current road trip of seven games has had anything but a good effect.
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Game 587
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 3
Wednesday, January 9, 1980
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Two periods of shutout hockey were not enough to erase one clumsy first period as the Toronto Maple Leafs fell 5-3 to the Stanley Cup champion Montréal Canadiens last night at Maple Leaf Gardens.
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Game 586
Canadiens 8, Maple Leafs 4
Sunday, December 23, 1979
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

Mark Napier’s sixth goal of the season, at 11:13 of the first period, sparked a four-goal outburst in a span of 3:44 that carried the Montréal Canadiens to an 8-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in a National Hockey League game last night.
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Game 585
Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 2
Wednesday, December 5, 1979
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

The Toronto Maple Leafs finally delivered a knockout blow last night to defeat the Stanley Cup champion Montréal Canadiens 3-2 before an unusually loud crowd at Maple Leaf Gardens.
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