Toronto’s Len Lunde gets the
Leafs on the board first late in the opening period. That goal holds up until the early moments of the third, when
Murray Oliver ties it. Halfway through the third,
Dave Keon gives the
Habs the lead, and they would keep it tell the end. 2-1
Montreal wins game one.
JP Parise gets
Toronto on the board early in the first period of game two, but
Jim Pappin responds a few minutes later.
Montreal grabs the lead with 2nd period goals from
Bob Nevin and
Dickie Moore, and shut the game down in the third with a goal from
Murray Oliver. 4-1
Montreal takes the 2nd game.
Marcel Paille allows only two goals in the first two games!
On home ice, the
Leafs fall behind after a
George Armstrong goal. That deficit widens to two when
Claude Provost scores early in the third. A late
JP Parise goal isn’t enough, and the
Habs win it 2-1. They have a strangle hold on the series. The
Leafs refuse to go down without a fight though, and jump out to a 3-0 lead after scoring three times in 4 minutes early in game four. Those few minutes matched their offensive output of the entirety of the series so far.
Montreal responds.
Carl Brewer gets kicked out of the game for an illegal check. This results in a 5 min PP for the
Habs and they get 2 goals on that man advantage.
Barclay Plager then tied the game late in the 2nd. The game ends up needing overtime. In the extra frame,
Bobby Hull is the hero that extends the series, scoring his 6th goal. 4-3
Toronto.
Bobby Hull's playoff excellence has continued!
Montreal is ready for the season to end. They jump out in front 2-0, and lead 3-1 entering the third. These Leafs continue to fight though.
Frank Mahovlich and
Bobby Hull score 55 seconds apart in the final frame to force another overtime game. In overtime,
Len Lunde redirects a
Carl Brewer shot to give
Toronto the win!! 4-3
Leafs stay alive. Back in
Toronto for game 6, the
Leafs have a new found confidence. It’s 2-0
Toronto after a period. It’s 4-0 after two periods.
Toronto cruises to a easy 5-2 win, forcing the 3rd game 7 of the 1965 postseason.
Lunde's game 5 ot goal extended the series!
Game 7
Marcel Paille is out for game 7. He suffered an bruised hand in game 6 .
Montreal turns to the seasoned vet,
Don Head in their most important game of the season.
Terry Sawchuk is listed as 4 flames hot.
Head starts for Montreal
Wow, 15 seconds in,
Andy Bathgate finds a streaking
Jean Ratelle, who finds himself behind the
Montreal defense. He beats
Head, and the
Leafs lead 1-0! That goal woke up the
Habs, who get the next 7 shots on net, but it’s
Kent Douglas who gets the next goal, blasting a point shot past
Head! 2-0
Toronto. Two minutes later,
Ron Murphy hits the post, but
Bobby Baun pinching in, bangs the rebound in!! 3-0
Toronto. Before the end of the period, the
Leafs chase
Don Head from the game with a goal from
Len Ronson. 4-0
Leafs.
Jack McCartan, whose played 2 NHL games, 4 years ago, takes over.
McCartan takes over in the Montreal net!
Former
Leaf Yvan Cournoyer gets
Montreal on the board in the 2nd. 4-1
Leafs still lead.
Dave Keon then makes it 4-2! This is getting interesting.
Jack McCartan stops all 13 shots he’s seen heading into the third. He’s kept
Montreal in this game and given them a chance. That’s all you can really do in his position. Halfway through the third,
Cournoyer does it again, cutting the once 4 goal lead to just one!!! With 5 minutes left,
Dave Keon does it,
Keon scores after the
Leafs failed to clear the puck!! It’s 4-4!!!!
Keon ties the game for Montreal!
With all the momentum in the world,
Montreal keeps up the pressure.
George Armstrong finds himself alone in the slot, and goes top corner, beating
Sawchuk! 5-4
Montreal with 4 minutes left!
Toronto has no fight left in them. They completely blew this after
Montreal completely blew this!!
Habs win 5-4 and take the Stanley Cup!!
summary for the unbelievable game 7, which caps the most exciting and crazy postseason we have ever seen!
