Time runs out at Maple Leaf Gardens, as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated Toronto 6-2 in the final NHL game played there.

Attendance - 15,726

Blackhawks Tony Amonte opened the scoring at 4:18 of the 1st period, assisted by Maple Leafs legend Doug Gilmour.
Gilmour, the Blackhawks captain now, later scored in the 2nd period, making oi 3-0 Chicago.

NHL Tough Guy Legend Bob Probert scored the final goal at Maple Leaf Gardens at 11:05 of the 3rd period, assisted by Reid Simpson.
Probert also had 2 assists in the game, but no penalties.

Maple Leafs Tie Domi and Blackhawks Dave Manson had the 1st penalties of the game, 5 minutes each for fighting at 8:31 of the 1st period.

Blackhawks Todd White had last penalty of the game, 2 minutes for high sticking at 16:54 of 3rd period.

Derek King was the final member of the Maple Leafs to score with his 2nd period goal at 8:15, making the score 3-2.

The Black Hawks, as they were known then, also defeated Toronto at the very 1st game at Maple Leaf Gardens on November 12, 1931, winning 2-1. Chicago's Mush March scored the 1st goal at Maple Leaf Gardens.

NOTE
Blackhawks Mush March and Maple Leafs Red Horner, who had a 2 minute minor penalty in that 1st game at Maple Leaf Gardens, were at center ice to drop the ceremonial first puck at this last game.

Maple Leaf Gardens was named a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007 because it was:
one of the most renowned "shrines" in the history of hockey ... the largest arena in the country when it was built, it was one of the country's foremost venues for large-scale sporting events such as boxing matches and track meets, and non-sporting events such as concerts, rallies and political gatherings, religious services and opera ... the Gardens holds a special place in the country's popular culture: here Canadians welcomed a wide range of cultural icons from the Beatles to the Metropolitan Opera, from Tim Buck to Team Canada vs. the Soviets, from Winston Churchill to the Muhammad Ali-George Chuvalo fight.

-  Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, Minutes, June 2006.