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December 8 On this day in 1966, the Leafs were in first place. It was a bit of a surprise to the experts who deemed the Leafs to be too old to contend. The NHL regular season standings were as follows:
Toronto Chicago New York Montreal Boston Detroit | GP 21 19 22 19 21 20 | W 9 11 9 10 6 5 | L 7 6 7 8 11 13 | T 7 2 6 1 4 2 | GF 63 67 69 46 62 54 | GA 59 50 55 48 72 73 | Pts 25 24 24 21 16 12 |
December 8: On this day in 1997, the Leafs played their 5,000th game in franchise history. The Dallas Stars were in town for the occasion and Felix Potvin and the Leafs shut them out 3-0, with Mats Sundin adding an empty net goal to ensure the victory.
