The Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs played in the NHL’s first game in 1917, and the two teams are about to play their 770th game together.
As the two most successful teams in league history with a combined 37 Stanley Cup titles, their overall matchup doesn’t favor either club, but the Canadiens are ahead 367-301-88-13.
Saturday night marks the first time the Original Six teams will meet since Montreal won 1-0 on Opening Night in October. 9.
Best of luck with tonight’s trivia!
1. Who scored the last Canadiens hat trick against the Maple Leafs?
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Andrew Shaw
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Jordie Benn
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Ryan Poehling
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Shea Weber
2. Who has scored the Canadiens’ only penalty shot goal against Toronto?
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Jeff Petry
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Doug Gilmour
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Jean Beliveau
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Guy Lafleur
3. Who holds the Montreal record for most game-winners against the Maple Leafs?
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Bernie Geoffrion
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Maurice Richard
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Jean Beliveau
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Guy Lafleur
4. Who has won the most playoff games for the Canadiens against Toronto?
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Ken Dryden
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Carey Price
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Bill Durnan
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Jacques Plante
5. Which skater played a combined 1,001 games with Montreal and Toronto?
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Vincent Damphousse
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Frank Mahovlich
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Tomas Plekanec
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Tomas Kaberle
6. Which of these goalies did NOT play for both the Canadiens and Maple Leafs
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George Hainsworth
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Andy Moog
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Jacques Plante
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Ben Scrivens
7. Who is the only player with a 40-goal season with Montreal and Toronto?
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Frank Mahovlich
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Vincent Damphousse
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Shayne Corson
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Dickie Moore
8. Who is the only Canadiens goalie to play over 100 games against the Maple Leafs?
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Ken Dryden
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Georges Vezina
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Jacques Plante
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Patrick Roy
9. Who owns the Canadiens record for best plus/minus against Toronto?
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Serge Savard
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Larry Robinson
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Dickie Moore
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Henri Richard
10. Who collected 1,699 penalty minutes with the Canadiens and Maple Leafs?
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Shayne Corson
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Bert Olmstead
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Frank Mahovlich
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Darcy Tucker
Game Day Trivia is published during the first period of Canadiens games, so come back for the next edition on Monday, Nov. 11, when they visit the Buffalo Sabres.
Regarding tonight’s trivia, check tomorrow morning’s game takeaways story for the answers.
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