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Toronto’s Lightning Start Sets NHL Playoff Record vs. Atlanta

The Toronto Maple Leafs made NHL playoff history in 1979 with one of the fastest starts the postseason has ever seen.

In Game 2 of their preliminary round series against the Atlanta Flames, Toronto scored three goals in just 23 seconds during the opening period. Darryl Sittler struck twice before Ron Ellis added another, breaking a 60-year-old playoff record previously held by the Montreal Canadiens.

Toronto won the game 7–4 and swept the series, delivering one of the most explosive opening shifts in NHL playoff history.

We go more in depth with this article: Maple Leafs Playoff Record

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📅 April 4, 1982 🏒 When Darryl Sittler Faced the Maple Leafs for the First Time

Darryl Sittler played his first game against the Leafs, the team he led for 10 years. Now in Flyers orange, he quietly collected one assist in a blowout 7-1 win. Toronto, reeling from a sad season, was dismantled in Philly. Rick Vaive scored his record-setting 54th goal, one of the only highlights for the Buds. Tim Kerr had the hat trick.

A sad night for Leafs fans… and for a captain they never should have let go. 💔

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