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Category: 1989-90

Game 619 – Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 3

January 27, 1990December 24, 2023 Master Of This Domain

Game 619
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 3
Saturday, January 27, 1990
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

The ammunition ran out.

That, in its simplest form, is the bottom line to the Leafs’ 5-3 loss at the Gardens last night to the Montréal Canadiens which ended Toronto’s win streak at a season-high five games..
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Game 618 – Maple Leafs 7, Canadiens 4

December 9, 1989January 19, 2022 Master Of This Domain

Game 618
Maple Leafs 7, Canadiens 4
Saturday, December 9, 1989
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Reunions are supposed to be happy times and last night definitely ranks as one of the more cheery occasions on the Leaf calendar of late.
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Game 617 – Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT)

November 18, 1989March 28, 2025 Master Of This Domain

Game 617
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT)
Saturday, November 18, 1989
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

This was a Saturday Night Special.

Not a classic, by any means, but nonetheless special.
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LAST GAMES:
Maple Leafs 1 @ Canadiens 3
Mar. 10, 2026 (#776)

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Dec. 6, 2025 (#775)

Maple Leafs 2 @ Canadiens 5
Nov. 22, 2025 (#774)


Canadiens lead all-time series 370-318-88

LATEST NEWS

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.

TODAY IN RIVALRY HISTORY

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)

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