DARRYL SITTLER

feb. 7, 1976 toronto 11, boston 4

AFTER WATCHING SITTLER PUT up seven points in two periods, Leafs statistician Stan Obodiac paid a visit to the dressing room. Until then, Sittler didn’t know he was on the cusp of history. Forty-four seconds into the third period, Sittler scored to tie Maurice Richard’s 32-yearold NHL record for points in one game.

But he wasn’t done. He scored again. And again. His sixth goal and 10th point was an attempted pass from behind the goal line that went off Boston’s Brad Park and trickled into the goal. “That kind of told the story,” Sittler said. “It was just one of those nights.”