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April 3: On this day in 1933, the Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins 1-0 in what remains to this day the second longest overtime game in NHL playoff history and the first longest in Leafs history. Diminutive Ken Doraty was the hero scoring the overtime winning goal at 104:46 in the 6th overtime period as the Leafs eliminated the Bruins and went on to play the Rangers in the Finals.
April 3: On this day in 1969, Gerry Cheevers recorded his second shutout in two days to lead the Bruins to a 7-0 playoff win over the visiting Maple Leafs. Johnny Bucyk led the scoring with two goals and an assist, and Ken Hodge & Phil Esposito each had a goal and two assists. The Bruins had defeated the Leafs 10-0 the previous evening.
April 3: On this day in 1969, Gerry Cheevers recorded his second shutout in two days to lead the Bruins to a 7-0 playoff win over the visiting Maple Leafs. Johnny Bucyk led the scoring with two goals and an assist, and Ken Hodge & Phil Esposito each had a goal and two assists. The Bruins had defeated the Leafs 10-0 the previous evening.
April 3: On this day in 1976, Leaf team captain Darryl Sittler became the first player in team history to record a 100 point season. His assist came in a 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins in the second to last game of the 1975-76 season. Sittler would finish the season with exactly 100 points and in 9th place among the NHL's scoring leaders, 25 points behind Art Ross trophy winner, Guy Lafleur.
