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Category: 1996-97

Game 633 – Maple Leafs 5, Canadiens 1

February 22, 1997April 27, 2021 Master Of This Domain

Game 633
Maple Leafs 5, Canadiens 1
Saturday, February 22, 1997
Centre Molson, Montréal, Québec

A revival of the over-hyped NHL “rivalry,” between the Maple Leafs and Montréal Canadiens not only would be good hockey, it would be good business.
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Game 632 – Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 3

November 23, 1996April 27, 2021 Master Of This Domain

Game 632
Canadiens 4, Maple Leafs 3
Saturday, November 23, 1996
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

At this point in hockey history, the battle in the great rivalry was not for first place or anything truly important, other than a couple of fair teams trying to be good.
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Preseason Game 34 – Canadiens 6, Maple Leafs 4

September 26, 1996February 6, 2021 Master Of This Domain

Preseason Game 34
Canadiens 6, Maple Leafs 4
Thursday, September 26, 1996
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Perhaps, in their minds, there’s some redeeming qualities to the effort put forth last night by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Preseason Game 33 – Canadiens 8, Maple Leafs 3

September 22, 1996February 6, 2021 Master Of This Domain

Preseason Game 33
Canadiens 8, Maple Leafs 3
Sunday, September 22, 1996
Centre Molson, Montréal, Québec

Maple Leaf coach Mike Murphy will today perform the difficult task of separating the wheat from the chaff on his hockey club.
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Posted in 1996-97, Preseason

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Canadiens 2 @ Maple Leafs 1 (SO)
Dec. 6, 2025 (#775)

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Nov. 22, 2025 (#774)

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Oct. 8, 2025 (#773)

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Mar. 10, 2026 (#776)


Canadiens lead all-time series 369-318-88

LATEST NEWS

FEBRUARY 3, 2025
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, 2025
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.

JANUARY 5, 2026
Our condolences go out to the family, friends and fans of Hockey Hall of Famer Bob Pulford, who passed away today at the age of 89. A player for sixteen NHL seasons, and then a coach and manager for another 34 seasons, Pulford was best known for his fourteen seasons in Toronto, where he would capture four Stanley Cups (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967) with the Maple Leafs, amassing 91 points in 173 career games against Montreal between 1956-70, also notching 21 points in 37 career playoff games against the Canadiens, tied for the most playoff games played alongside George Armstrong, Tim Horton and Frank Mahovlich.

TODAY IN RIVALRY HISTORY

FEBRUARY 15-21
Feb. 15 – MTL leads 2-0-2 (1919, 1947, 1951, 1961)
Feb. 16 – MTL leads 2-1-1 (1946, 1950, 1956, 1966)
Feb. 17 – MTL leads 2-1 (1940, 1945, 1949)
Feb. 18 – tied 4-4 (1918, 1920, 1922, 1940, 1970, 1973, 1976, 2023)
Feb. 19 – MTL leads 2-1 (1948, 1969, 2000)
Feb. 20 – TOR leads 5-3 (1918, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1963, 1969, 1999, 2021)
Feb. 21 – MTL leads 2-1-1 (1928, 1962, 2004, 2022)

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