Game 43: Detroit 0 at Toronto 4

Bob Pulford scored two goals and Ed Chadwick recorded his first shutout of the season as Toronto Maple Leafs whipped Detroit Red Wings, 4-0 at Maple Leaf Gardens.

Ted Kennedy added a goal and two assists as Maple Leafs (8-5-2) vaulted past Boston into second place, although Bruins have a game in hand.

Meanwhile, Red Wings (5-7-3) continue to reel, as they are 3-7-1 in their past 11 games.

Detroit coach Jimmy Skinner broke up his no. 1 line of Ted Lindsay, Alex Delvecchio and Gordie Howe, hoping to get other forwards involved, but the move backfired, as Toronto jumped on Detroit early and never let up. Maple Leafs held a 19-3 shot advantage after the first period.

After 40 minutes, Skinner put the line back together and Red Wings played better in the third period but they couldn't solve Chadwick, who made 25 saves.

Kennedy opened the scoring with a power play marker at 6:40 of the first period, and Pulford added his first goal of the night just 38 seconds later. Tim Horton assisted on both goals.

Marc Reaume scored in the second period to give Toronto a 3-0 lead.

Pulford capped the scoring with 41 seconds left in the third period.

The Gardens crowd was standing and cheering for most of the final few minutes as victory was certain---the only question being whether Chadwick would get his shutout.

There were a whopping 28 blocked shots recorded in the game---15 by Detroit and 13 by Toronto.

1st Period
TOR- Kennedy (Horton) PPG 6:40
TOR- Pulford (Kennedy, Horton) 7:18

2nd Period
TOR- Reaume (Thomson, Sloan) 11:08

3rd Period
TOR- Pulford (MacNeil, Kennedy) 19:19

SOG
DET 3-7-15 = 25
TOR 19-12-7 = 38

PP: DET 0-3; TOR 1-4

Goalies
DET- Hall
TOR- Chadwick


Pulford's two goals helped lift Maple Leafs into second place