🪶 Away Blackhawks 0-1-0 before this game

8–9

Final

🍁 Home Maple Leafs 2-0-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CHI	1	5	2	8
TOR	2	4	3	9

Blackhawks at Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs beat Blackhawks 9–8 at Scotiabank Arena on October 10, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Oct 10, 1981 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Maple Leafs lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🍁 TOR

John Anderson

2 G, 3 A

7 shots · +4

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Bob Manno

1 G, 4 A

3 shots · +6

3rd star 🍁 TOR

Borje Salming

3 G, 1 A

3 shots · +5

🚨 Scoring

17 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Borje Salming Go-ahead 1st · 00:27

Assists: Bob Manno

0–1

🪶 Al Secord Tying 1st · 09:09

Assists: Denis Savard

1–1

🍁 Laurie Boschman Go-ahead 1st · 18:45

Assists: John Anderson, Bob Manno

1–2

2nd period

🍁 Wilf Paiement 2nd · 00:39

Assists: Darryl Sittler

1–3

🪶 Al Secord PP 2nd · 03:57

Assists: Denis Savard

2–3

🪶 Grant Mulvey Tying 2nd · 04:19

Assists: Greg Fox, Terry Ruskowski

3–3

🪶 Tim Higgins Go-ahead 2nd · 06:23

Assists: Doug Crossman, Denis Savard

4–3

🍁 Rocky Saganiuk Tying 2nd · 08:34

Assists: Laurie Boschman, John Anderson

4–4

🪶 Grant Mulvey Go-ahead 2nd · 09:30

Assists: Greg Fox

5–4

🍁 John Anderson Tying 2nd · 11:16

Assists: Ron Zanussi

5–5

🍁 Bob Manno Go-ahead 2nd · 16:32

Assists: John Anderson, Borje Salming

5–6

🪶 Grant Mulvey Tying 2nd · 16:59

Assists: Doug Crossman, Terry Ruskowski

6–6

3rd period

🍁 Borje Salming Go-ahead 3rd · 00:23

Assists: Rocky Saganiuk, Laurie Boschman

6–7

🍁 Borje Salming 3rd · 07:08

Assists: Bob Manno, Ron Zanussi

6–8

🪶 Doug Crossman 3rd · 13:01

Assists: Tim Higgins, Denis Savard

7–8

🍁 John Anderson 3rd · 14:29

Assists: Bob Manno

7–9

🪶 Doug Wilson 3rd · 17:09

Assists: Bill Gardner

8–9

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI TOR🍁

28 Shots on goal 42

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

6 Penalty minutes 8

CHI shooting 28.6% (8/28) TOR shooting 21.4% (9/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Tony Esposito

0/9

.000 SV% · 9 GA · 60:00 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Vincent Tremblay

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 6–6

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Maple Leafs lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

7–4 · Maple Leafs won

Dec 28, 1980

🍁TOR @ 🪶CHI

6–3 · Maple Leafs won

❓ CHI vs TOR, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Maple Leafs on October 10, 1981?

Maple Leafs won 9–8.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Maple Leafs?

The final score was Blackhawks 8, Maple Leafs 9.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Grant Mulvey (3), Al Secord (2), Doug Crossman, Doug Wilson, Tim Higgins.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Borje Salming (3), John Anderson (2), Bob Manno, Laurie Boschman, Rocky Saganiuk, Wilf Paiement.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Tony Esposito made 0 saves on 9 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Vincent Tremblay made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Maple Leafs season series?

Maple Leafs lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Oct 7

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Oct 8

Also on October 10, 1981

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