Post date: Nov 4, 2017 10:41:12 AM
To open the 1975-76 RHL season, our Game of the Week takes us to the Forum in Inglewood, as the Kings raised their 1974-75 Yelnats Cup championship banner in front of a sellout crowd. However, the Maple Leafs, who went 6-4 against LA last season, picked up where they left off to put a damper on the Kings' opening night. Lanny McDonald scored twice in the first period and Inge Hammarstrom added 2 goals and an assist en route to a 6-4 Maple Leaf win over the defending champs.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings
DATE : 11/03/2017
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 2 1 0 6
Los Angeles Kings 3 0 1 0 4
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Toronto Maple Leafs 9 11 11 0 31
Los Angeles Kings 21 12 14 0 47
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. TOR. LANNY McDONALD(1)( DARRYL SITTLER ): 1st 0:29
2. TOR. INGE HAMMARSTROM(1)( TERRY HARPER ): 1st 7:14
3. TOR. LANNY McDONALD(2)( DARRYL SITTLER ): 1st 9:37
4. LAK. MARCEL DIONNE(1)( DON KOZAK, RICK LAPOINTE ) (PP) : 1st 11:38
5. LAK. BOB NEVIN(1)( CURT BENNETT ): 1st 13:38
6. LAK. BUTCH GORING(1)( MIKE CORRIGAN, DON KOZAK ): 1st 18:46
7. TOR. INGE HAMMARSTROM(2)( HILLIARD GRAVES ): 2nd 2:42
8. TOR. IAN TURNBULL(1)( ERROL THOMPSON, GEORGE FERGUSON ): 2nd 12:22
9. LAK. MARCEL DIONNE(2)( MIKE MURPHY, CURT BENNETT ): 3rd 14:46
10. TOR. BOB MacMILLAN(1)( BORJE SALMING, INGE HAMMARSTROM ) (ENG) : 3rd 19:53
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. TOR. IAN TURNBULL - 4 Minutes: 1st 10:46
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY ERROL THOMPSON
3. LAK. MIKE MURPHY - 2 Minutes: 1st 10:46
4. TOR. MIKE CHRISTIE - 4 Minutes: 1st 14:46
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY ROD SEILING
6. LAK. NEIL KOMADOSKI - 2 Minutes: 1st 14:46
7. TOR. TOM LYSIAK - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:06
8. TOR. MIKE CHRISTIE - 15 Minutes: 2nd 16:18[GAME MISCONDUCT]
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY ROD SEILING
10. TOR. TOM LYSIAK - 2 Minutes: 3rd 2:46
11. LAK. DAVE HUTCHISON - 4 Minutes: 3rd 9:38
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY MIKE CORRIGAN
13. TOR. TERRY HARPER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 9:38
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Toronto Maple Leafs
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DARRYL SITTLER 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 9-3 41 23:24 1 1 1 1
LANNY McDONALD 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 39 21:46 0 0 0 1
ERROL THOMPSON 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:22 1 0 0 2
TOM LYSIAK 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 5-1 28 14:55 0 0 0 1
TIGER WILLIAMS -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 15 9:11 0 0 0 1
IAN TURNBULL 3 3 1 0 4 0 0 0-0 40 22:53 0 1 0 1 GWG
HILLIARD GRAVES 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 22 13:24 0 0 0 0
BOB MacMILLAN 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 4-1 22 13:24 1 0 0 0
BORJE SALMING 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 43 24:12 0 0 0 1
NICK LIBETT 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 20:23 1 0 0 0
GEORGE FERGUSON 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4-0 32 17:32 0 0 0 0
INGE HAMMARSTROM 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 1-0 22 13:24 1 0 0 1
PAT BOUTETTE -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 7:11 0 0 0 0
TERRY HARPER 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 42 23:40 0 1 0 0
BOB NEELY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:40 1 2 0 0
MIKE CHRISTIE -1 0 0 0 19 0 0 0-0 23 13:20 1 0 0 0
ROD SEILING -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 12:01 2 0 0 0
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TOTAL 15 31 6 8 29 0 0 24-5 9 5 1 9
Player Stats For Los Angeles Kings
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DON KOZAK -1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 36 19:46 0 0 0 0
MARCEL DIONNE -1 6 2 0 0 1 0 3-2 32 17:37 2 0 0 2
BUTCH GORING -1 12 1 0 0 0 0 12-9 40 22:17 1 1 1 5
VIC VENASKY -3 2 0 0 0 0 0 9-8 33 19:34 0 0 0 0
CURT BENNETT 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 44 24:40 0 0 0 1
REY COMEAU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 7:11 0 0 0 0
MIKE MURPHY 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 35 19:32 1 0 2 3
BOB NEVIN 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 7:11 0 0 0 0
MIKE CORRIGAN -1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 37 20:23 0 1 0 1
BOB BERRY -3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 13:24 1 0 0 0
BILL FLETT -3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 13:24 3 0 0 1
RICK LAPOINTE -3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 43 24:12 0 0 0 0
BOB J. MURDOCH -3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 22:49 0 0 0 0
SHELDON KANNEGIESSER -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 45 25:40 0 0 0 0
NEIL KOMADOSKI 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 20 12:01 1 0 0 0
LARRY BROWN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 12:01 0 0 0 0
DAVE HUTCHISON -1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 31 17:30 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL -16 47 4 7 8 1 0 24-19 9 2 3 13
Goalie Stats For Toronto Maple Leafs
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
GORD McRAE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GARY SIMMONS 60 47 4 0 12 8 105 WIN
Goalie Stats For Los Angeles Kings
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
ROGATIEN VACHON 58 30 5 1 10 5 102 LOSS GF
BERNIE WOLFE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 0
Los Angeles Kings 5 1
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - INGE HAMMARSTROM from Toronto
2nd star - IAN TURNBULL from Toronto
3rd star - LANNY McDONALD from Toronto
GAME STORY
In a good matchup, the Maple Leafs defeated the Kings by a score of 6
to 4. This was a bit of a dirty affair, as the battlers combined for
37 penalty minutes. LANNY McDONALD scored twice for Toronto. And INGE
HAMMARSTROM found the net twice and passed for one assist. Also MARCEL
DIONNE scored twice on 6 shots for Los Angeles. Other goal scorers were
IAN TURNBULL and BOB MacMILLAN for Toronto and BUTCH GORING and BOB NEVIN
for Los Angeles.
In other games this week:
Yvon Lambert netted a hat trick as the Canadiens defeated the Sabres 4-3 in Buffalo's home opener.
Phil Esposito scored 2 goals and an assist in a 4-2 Ranger victory over the Blackhawks.
Pierre Larouche and Syl Apps each scored twice as the Penguins rallied from 3-1 down to beat the Bruins 6-5.