Maple Leafs News and Views · Feb 7, 2016
Double hats off to Sittler on record anniversary
Forty years ago today, Maple Leaf Gardens played host to a truly historic night for hockey.
On February 7, 1976, Leafs captain Darryl Sittler entered the Saturday night matchup against the Boston Bruins as the target of owner Harold Ballard’s wrath, having been mired in a scoring slump.
Sittler responded with the greatest single-game offensive output ever recorded in the NHL: a ten-point outing in which he collected six goals and four assists.
The Leafs routed the Bruins 11-4. All of Toronto’s goals were scored against Boston backup goaltender Dave Reece.