Canadiens-Maple Leafs: Leafs Beat Habs at Their Own Game

In a time of political uncertainty, unjust wars and collapsing economies, the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs showed last night that the game of hockey is as healthy as ever.   In sixty minutes bursting with end-to-end chances, the Maples Leafs beat the heavily favoured Canadiens at their own fast-paced, highly-disciplined game by a final score of 6-3.    There was plenty of speed and clever passing on display from the very first face-off, with the Leafs unexpectedly outrunning and outshooting the Canadians early.   Things turned ugly before the game was five minutes old when Montreal’s Tom Kostopoulos chased Toronto defenseman Mike Van Ryn to a loose puck, and delivered a questionable hit from behind that sent Van Ryn face-first into the glass.    Van Ryn collapsed to the ice and was later pronounced to have suffered a concussion, a broken nose and a broken finger.   Kostopoulos was immediately handed a game misconduct and ... (link)