So you can imagine, then, why Maple Leafs legend Darryl Sittler’s astonishing night – in which he scored six goals and an NHL-record 10 points in an 11-4 rout of the Boston Bruins – was the talk of Toronto when it happened Feb. 7, 1976. No other NHLer has scored even nine points before or since, which is why Sittler’s achievement still resonates so strongly even on its 40-year anniversary.
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February 7, 1976 turned out to be far from a normal night for the then-25-year-old Sittler, who had been named Leafs captain some five months prior.