1987-88 – Two Solitudes

Game 613 – Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 2

December 26, 1987March 28, 2025 Master Of This Domain

Game 613
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 2
Saturday, December 26, 1987
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

It wouldn’t take a stranger more than five minutes of chatting with Maple Leafs coach John Brophy to realize his hatred of losing.
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Game 612 – Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 1

November 9, 1987April 30, 2021 Master Of This Domain

Game 612
Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 1
Monday, November 9, 1987
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

Imagine, if you can, Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard smiling after a loss.

Believe it, sports fans, it happened here last night after H.B.’s Leafs dropped a 3-1 decision to the Montréal Canadiens.
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Game 611 – Canadiens 10, Maple Leafs 3

October 22, 1987April 30, 2021 Master Of This Domain

Game 611
Canadiens 10, Maple Leafs 3
Wednesday, October 21, 1987
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Defence is the Montréal Canadiens’ trademark now. Check, check, check. Grind, grind, grind.
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MARCH 12, 2026
With his projected start for the Maple Leafs, Michael Pezzetta will become the third active (along with Max Domi and Sammy Blais), and 115th overall, player to suit up for both the Maple Leafs and Canadiens, spending four seasons and 200 games with Montréal before signing with his hometown Maple Leafs in 2025.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026
Our condolences go out to the family, friends and fans of Jim Morrison, who passed away today at the age of 94. A veteran of twelve NHL seasons, seven of them in Toronto, Morrison would be named an All-Star three times in his time with the blue & white from 1952-58, notching 19 points in 81 career regular season games against Montréal.

JANUARY 18, 2026
Our condolences go out to the family, friends and fans of Phil Goyette, who passed away today at the age of 92. A veteran of sixteen NHL seasons, seven of them in Montréal, Rousseau would capture four consecutive Stanley Cups (1957-60) with his hometown Canadiens, notching 24 points in 75 career regular season games against Toronto, along with another 4 points in 11 playoff meetings between the rivals.

MARCH 8-14
Mar. 8 – MTL leads 2-1-2 (1922, 1956, 1962, 1967, 1983)
Mar. 9 – MTL leads 3-1-3 (1946, 1950, 1960, 1977, 1978, 2002, 2024)
Mar. 10 – MTL leads 3-1-1 (1920, 1927, 1955, 1971, 2026)
Mar. 11 – TOR leads 3-2 (1926, 1948, 1954, 1959, 1964); playoffs tied 1-1 (1918, 1925)
Mar. 12 – MTL leads 2-1-2 (1929, 1936, 1938, 1958, 1975)
Mar. 13 – MTL leads 3-1 (1920, 1952, 1999, 2004), playoffs 2-0 (1918, 1925)
Mar. 14 – TOR leads 2-1-2 (1940, 1946, 1957, 1962, 1963)