On This Day December 8th.

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.


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