THE GLOBAL ERA
With the league at 24 teams by the NHL’s 75th anniversary, the league tripled in size in just 25 years, increasing to 30 by the year 2000. The anniversary season (and centennial of the Stanley Cup) was nearly the first Leafs-Canadiens Final since 1967, but a controversial Wayne Gretzky goal instead sent the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Cup Finals. However, the mere thought of such a nostalgic matchup, fueled by the fan desire for more than two inter-conference games per season, led to the charge to have the Leafs return to the Eastern Conference for the 1998-99 season. Now division rivals meeting 4-5 times per year, the rivalry has begun to pick up some lost post-expansion momentum, with modern stars from around the globe like Mats Sundin, Saku Koivu, Curtis Joseph and Carey Price helping to put more meaning and intensity into each game in the lead-up to the centennial anniversary of the rivalry.
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| # | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
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| 1992-93 season Maple Leafs win season series 2-0 Canadiens lead all-time series 300-243-84 |
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| 626. | Jan. 9 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 5-4 |
| 627. | Jan. 23 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 4-0 |
| 1993-94 season Canadiens win season series 2-0 Canadiens lead all-time series 302-243-84 |
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| Preseason | preseason series tied 1-1 | |||
| 628. | Oct. 30 | Montréal | Canadiens | 5-2 |
| 629. | Feb. 26 | Toronto | Canadiens | 3-0 |
| 1994-95 season no inter-conference season play due to shortened season |
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| Preseason | preseason series tied 1-1 | |||
| Nov. 12 | Toronto | not played | ||
| Feb. 25 | Montréal | not played | ||
| 1995-96 season Canadiens win season series 2-0 Canadiens lead all-time series 304-243-84 |
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| Preseason | preseason series tied 1-1 | |||
| 630. | Oct. 21 | Montréal | Canadiens | 4-3 |
| 631. | Feb. 3 | Toronto | Canadiens | 4-1 |
| 1996-97 season season series tied 1-1 Canadiens lead all-time series 305-244-84 |
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| Preseason | Canadiens win preseason series 2-0 | |||
| 632. | Nov. 23 | Toronto | Canadiens | 4-3 |
| 633. | Feb. 22 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 5-1 |
| 1997-98 season season series tied 1-1 Canadiens lead all-time series 306-245-84 |
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| Preseason | Canadiens win preseason series 1-0-1 | |||
| 634. | Nov. 1 | Montréal | Canadiens | 5-1 |
| 635. | Feb. 28 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 4-0 |
| 1998-99 season Canadiens win season series 3-2 Canadiens lead all-time series 309-247-84 |
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| Preseason | Maple Leafs win preseason series 2-0 | |||
| 636. | Dec. 5 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 4-3 (OT) |
| 637. | Dec. 26 | Toronto | Canadiens | 2-1 |
| 638. | Feb. 20 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 3-2 (OT) |
| 639. | Mar. 13 | Montréal | Canadiens | 2-1 |
| 640. | Apr. 17 | Montréal | Canadiens | 3-2 |
| 1999-2000 season Maple Leafs win season series 4-1 Canadiens lead all-time series 310-251-84 |
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| 641. | Oct. 2 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 4-1 |
| 642. | Oct. 23 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 3-2 |
| 643. | Dec. 18 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 2-1 |
| 644. | Feb. 19 | Montréal | Canadiens | 2-1 |
| 645. | Mar. 4 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 4-3 |
| 2000-01 season Maple Leafs win season series 4-1 Canadiens lead all-time series 311-255-84 |
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| 646. | Oct. 7 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 2-0 |
| 647. | Nov. 18 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 6-1 |
| 648. | Dec. 23 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 5-2 |
| 649. | Feb. 24 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 5-1 |
| 650. | Mar. 31 | Montréal | Canadiens | 4-1 |
| 2001-02 season Maple Leafs win season series 2-0-3 Canadiens lead all-time series 311-257-87 |
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| Preseason | Canadiens win preseason series 2-0 | |||
| 651. | Oct. 6 | Montréal | tie | 2-2 |
| 652. | Dec. 15 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 6-4 |
| 653. | Jan. 12 | Toronto | tie | 1-1 |
| 654. | Feb. 9 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 4-1 |
| 655. | Mar. 9 | Montréal | tie | 1-1 |
| 2002-03 season Maple Leafs win season series 3-1-1 Canadiens lead all-time series 312-260-88 |
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| 656. | Oct. 19 | Montréal | tie | 2-2 |
| 657. | Nov. 2 | Toronto | Canadiens | 5-2 |
| 658. | Jan. 18 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 3-2 (OT) |
| 659. | Feb. 8 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 3-1 |
| 660. | Feb. 22 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 5-3 |
| 2003-04 season Maple Leafs win season series 4-2 Canadiens lead all-time series 314-264-88 |
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| Preseason | Maple Leafs win preseason series 2-0 | |||
| 661. | Oct. 11 | Toronto | Canadiens | 4-0 |
| 662. | Oct. 18 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 1-0 |
| 663. | Dec. 20 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 4-2 |
| 664. | Jan. 24 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 4-1 |
| 665. | Feb. 21 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 5-4 |
| 666. | Mar. 13 | Montréal | Canadiens | 4-3 |
| 2004-05 season season cancelled due to NHL lockout |
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| Oct. 23 | Montréal | not played | ||
| Dec. 11 | Toronto | not played | ||
| Jan. 22 | Montréal | not played | ||
| Mar. 5 | Toronto | not played | ||
| Mar. 31 | Montréal | not played | ||
| Apr. 2 | Toronto | not played | ||
| 2005-06 season season series tied 4-4 Canadiens lead all-time series 318-268-88 |
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| Preseason | preseason series tied 1-1 | |||
| 667. | Oct. 8 | Toronto | Canadiens | 5-4 |
| 668. | Oct. 15 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 3-2 |
| 669. | Nov. 12 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 5-4 (OT) |
| 670. | Nov. 26 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 4-3 (OT) |
| 671. | Jan. 28 | Toronto | Canadiens | 4-3 (OT) |
| 672. | Mar. 7 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 5-3 |
| 673. | Mar. 23 | Montréal | Canadiens | 5-1 |
| 674. | Mar. 25 | Montréal | Canadiens | 6-2 |
| 2006-07 season season series tied 4-4 Canadiens lead all-time series 322-272-88 |
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| Preseason | Maple Leafs win preseason series 2-0 | |||
| 675. | Oct. 7 | Toronto | Canadiens | 3-2 (SO) |
| 676. | Oct. 28 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 5-4 (SO) |
| 677. | Nov. 11 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 5-1 |
| 678. | Dec. 2 | Montréal | Canadiens | 4-3 (SO) |
| 679. | Jan. 27 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 4-1 |
| 680. | Feb. 26 | Montréal | Canadiens | 5-4 |
| 681. | Mar. 17 | Montréal | Canadiens | 3-2 (SO) |
| 682. | Apr. 7 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 6-5 |
| 2007-08 season season series tied 4-4 Canadiens lead all-time series 326-276-88 |
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| 683. | Oct. 6 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 4-3 (OT) |
| 684. | Nov. 3 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 3-2 |
| 685. | Nov. 13 | Toronto | Canadiens | 4-3 (OT) |
| 686. | Nov. 27 | Toronto | Canadiens | 4-3 (SO) |
| 687. | Dec. 15 | Montréal | Canadiens | 4-1 |
| 688. | Feb. 7 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 4-2 |
| 689. | Mar. 29 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 4-2 |
| 690. | Apr. 5 | Montréal | Canadiens | 3-1 |
| 2008-09 season season series tied 3-3 Canadiens lead all-time series 329-279-88 |
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| 691. | Oct. 11 | Toronto | Canadiens | 6-1 |
| 692. | Nov. 8 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 6-3 |
| 693. | Jan. 8 | Montréal | Canadiens | 6-2 |
| 694. | Feb. 7 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 5-2 |
| 695. | Mar. 21 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 5-2 |
| 696. | Apr. 4 | Toronto | Canadiens | 6-2 |
| 2009-10 season season series tied 3-3 Canadiens lead all-time series 332-282-88 |
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| 697. | Oct. 1 | Toronto | Canadiens | 4-3 (OT) |
| 698. | Oct. 31 | Montréal | Canadiens | 5-4 (SO) |
| 699. | Dec. 1 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 3-0 |
| 700. | Dec. 26 | Toronto | Canadiens | 3-2 (OT) |
| 701. | Mar. 20 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 3-2 (SO) |
| 702. | Apr. 10 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 4-3 (OT) |
| 2010-11 season season series tied 3-3 Canadiens lead all-time series 335-285-88 |
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| 703. | Oct. 7 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 3-2 |
| 704. | Nov. 20 | Montréal | Canadiens | 2-0 |
| 705. | Dec. 11 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 3-1 |
| 706. | Feb. 12 | Montréal | Canadiens | 3-0 |
| 707. | Feb. 24 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 5-4 |
| 708. | Apr. 9 | Toronto | Canadiens | 4-1 |
| 2011-12 season season series tied 3-3 Canadiens lead all-time series 338-288-88 |
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| 709. | Oct. 6 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 2-0 |
| 710. | Oct. 22 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 5-4 (OT) |
| 711. | Jan. 21 | Toronto | Canadiens | 3-1 |
| 712. | Feb. 11 | Toronto | Canadiens | 5-0 |
| 713. | Mar. 3 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 3-1 |
| 714. | Apr. 7 | Montréal | Canadiens | 4-1 |
| 2012-13 season Maple Leafs win season series 3-2 Canadiens lead all-time series 340-291-88 season delayed from Oct. 2012 – Jan. 2013 due to NHL lockout |
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| Oct. 13 | Toronto | not played | ||
| Dec. 1 | Montréal | not played | ||
| Dec. 22 | Toronto | not played | ||
| Jan. 5 | Montréal | not played | ||
| 715. | Jan. 19 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 2-1 |
| 716. | Feb. 9 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 6-0 |
| 717. | Feb. 27 | Toronto | Canadiens | 5-2 |
| 718. | Apr. 13 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 5-1 |
| 719. | Apr. 27 | Toronto | Canadiens | 4-1 |
| 2013-14 season Canadiens win season series 3-2 Canadiens lead all-time series 343-293-88 |
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| 720. | Oct. 1 | Montréal | Maple Leafs | 4-3 |
| 721. | Nov. 30 | Montréal | Canadiens | 4-2 |
| 722. | Jan. 18 | Toronto | Maple Leafs | 5-3 |
| 723. | Mar. 1 | Montréal | Canadiens | 4-3 (OT) |
| 724. | Mar. 22 | Toronto | Canadiens | 4-3 |
| 2014-15 season Canadiens win season series 4-0 Canadiens lead all-time series 347-293-88 |
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| 725. | Oct. 8 | Toronto | Canadiens | 4-3 |
| 726. | Feb. 14 | Montréal | Canadiens | 2-1 (SO) |
| 727. | Feb. 28 | Montréal | Canadiens | 4-0 |
| 728. | Apr. 11 | Toronto | Canadiens | 4-3 (SO) |
| 2015-16 season Canadiens win season series 4-0 Canadiens lead all-time series 351-293-88 |
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| Preseason | preseason series tied 1-1 | |||
| 729. | Oct. 7 | Toronto | Canadiens | 3-1 |
| 730. | Oct. 24 | Montréal | Canadiens | 5-3 |
| 731. | Jan. 23 | Toronto | Canadiens | 3-2 (SO) |
| 732. | Feb. 27 | Montréal | Canadiens | 4-1 |
| 2016-17 season Canadiens win season series 4-0 Canadiens lead all-time series 355-293-88 |
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| Preseason | preseason series tied 1-1 | |||
| 733. | Oct. 29 | Montréal | Canadiens | 2-1 |
| 734. | Nov. 19 | Montréal | Canadiens | 2-1 |
| 735. | Jan. 7 | Toronto | Canadiens | 5-3 |
| 736. | Feb. 25 | Toronto | Canadiens | 3-2 (OT) |
| THE MODERN ERA, BY THE NUMBERS Total Games Played: 111 Era Record: Montréal wins 55-52-4 Era Record, Overtime: Toronto wins 8-6 Era Record, Shootout: Montréal wins 8-2 Longest Montréal Undefeated Streak: 14 games (Mar. 1, 2014 – Feb. 25, 2017) Longest Toronto Undefeated Streak: 4 games (2 times, latest Oct. 18, 2003 – Feb. 21, 2004) Largest Montréal Victory: 6-1, Oct. 11, 2008 Largest Toronto Victory: 6-0, Feb. 9, 2013 Most Goals, Game, Montréal: 6 (4 times, latest Apr. 4, 2009) Most Goals, Game, Toronto: 6 (5 times, latest Feb. 9, 2013) Most Goals, Game, Combined: 11 (Apr. 7, 2007) Least Goals, Game, Combined: 1 (Oct. 18, 2003) |
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Two Solitudes 