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          The NHL's Most Bitter Rivalry Is On Pause. But It Could Come Back With A Vengeance.

          The Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens have one of the oldest and most heated rivalries in all of North American professional sports, and no moment typifies the animosity between the teams more than the events of March 13, 1955. Maurice "Rocket" Richard was the best hockey player on the planet then -- the epitome of a goal scorer -- but he was also a bit of a cheap-shot artist. After catching a high stick to the side of the head from Bruins defenseman (and former Canadiens teammate) Hal Laycoe, Richard went berserk. The Rocket used his stick as though it were a battle axe and hacked at Laycoe, hitting the defenseman in the ear and on the shoulder. He swung with such force that he shattered his stick in the middle. Most players didn't wear helmets back then, and Laycoe was lucky the Rocket missed his skull. A referee named Cliff Thompson attempted to put an end to the violence, only to catch fists from a rabid Richard. Boston police tried to arrest Richard after the game, but his teammates prevented them from entering the Montreal dressing room. NHL commissioner Clarence Campbell eventually suspended Richard for the rest of the regular season and the playoffs, a decision that set off riots in Montreal. [We Can't Blame Canada For Hockey's Rough Start] Richard's violence that night was extreme, but the melee...
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          The NHL's Most Bitter Rivalry Is On Pause. But It Could Come Back With A Vengeance.
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          2021 North Division Standings

          TeamWLOTLPTS
          Toronto186238
          Edmonton1611032
          Winnipeg158131
          Montreal116729
          Vancouver1215226
          Calgary1112325
          Ottawa918119

          2021 Team Leaders

          Goals

          Tyler Toffoli

          Tyler ToffoliRW #73

          15
          Power Play Goals2
          shots79

          Assists

          Jeff Petry

          Jeff PetryD #26

          14
          Plus/Minus15
          Power Play Assists6

          Points

          Jeff Petry

          Jeff PetryD #26

          23
          Goals9
          Assists14

          2021 Team Stats

          Goals For / Game
          3.29
          Goals Against / Game
          2.71
          Power Play %
          22.7
          Penalty Kill %
          77.5

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          Team History

          YearWLOTLPts
          2021116729
          2019-203131971
          2018-194430896
          2017-1829401371
          2016-1747269103
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