Game 616
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 3
Saturday, January 21, 1989
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
“They didn’t beat us, we beat ourselves.” “The referee beat us.”
Players often utter such cliches after their team loses.
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Game 615
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 3
Saturday, January 14, 1989
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Invariably, the judgment will be that finesse won over muscle.
Russ Courtnall 2, John Kordic 0.
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Game 614
Maple Leafs 6, Canadiens 2
Monday, October 17, 1988
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
It was supposed to be Daniel Marois’ homecoming. His friend and confidant Vincent Damphousse, however, stole the show.
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Two Solitudes 