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Darryl Sittler: 1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 4

1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 4 Darryl Sittler Hockey Card (Front)

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1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 4 Darryl Sittler Hockey Card (Back)

1978-79 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist

Card Notes

CHICAGO, Feb. 26 – Center Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs extended his goal scoring streak to nine straight games tonight with a pair of goals during a 5-3 Toronto victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. The goals, Sittler’s 36th and 37th of the season, came in the second and third periods against Chicago goalie Tony Esposito. The nine game scoring feat leaves Sittler one game short of the modern NHL record of 10 straight scoring games shared by Bobby Hull and Andy Bathgate.

The Details

It’s important to note that this is a “1977-78 Highlights” card and not a record breaker. The card doesn’t state that the scoring streak ended after that game. The next game for the Buds was February 28, 1978 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum against the New York Islanders. The Leafs lost the game 4-3 and Darryl didn’t bulge the twine. However, he did assist on the team’s third goal, scored by Ron Ellis, his second of the game.

The modern day record was set during the 1979-80 season. Charlie Simmer of the Los Angeles Kings went 13 straight games with a goal that year. That mark has not been beaten. The actual record is 16 games, set during the 1921-22 season by Punch Broadbent of the Ottawa Senators. However, the game played back then was vastly different from that played from the Original 6 era moving forward.

It should be noted that Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins had 12 and 11 game goal scoring streaks during the 1992-93 season. Also, the father-son duo of Brett and Bobby Hull each had 10 game streaks with Brett accomplishing that twice. What about Wayne Gretzky? The Great One is tied with Sittler with a career best nine game streak.

Visit Darryl Sittler’s personal website.

Darryl Sittler NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

YearTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1970-71Toronto Maple Leafs491081837
1971-72Toronto Maple Leafs7415173244
1972-73Toronto Maple Leafs7829487769
1973-74Toronto Maple Leafs7838468455
1974-75Toronto Maple Leafs7236448047
1975-76Toronto Maple Leafs79415910090
1976-77Toronto Maple Leafs7338529089
1977-78Toronto Maple Leafs804572117100
1978-79Toronto Maple Leafs7036518769
1979-80Toronto Maple Leafs7340579762
1980-81Toronto Maple Leafs8043539677
1981-82Toronto Maple Leafs3818203824
1981-82Philadelphia Flyers3514183250
1982-83Philadelphia Flyers8043408360
1983-84Philadelphia Flyers7627366338
1984-85Detroit Red Wings6111162737
Totals10964846371121948

Stanley Cup Playoffs

YearTeamGPGAPtsPIM
1970-71Toronto Maple Leafs621331
1971-72Toronto Maple Leafs30002
1972-73Toronto Maple Leafs00000
1973-74Toronto Maple Leafs42136
1974-75Toronto Maple Leafs721315
1975-76Toronto Maple Leafs10571219
1976-77Toronto Maple Leafs9516214
1977-78Toronto Maple Leafs13381112
1978-79Toronto Maple Leafs654917
1979-80Toronto Maple Leafs312310
1980-81Toronto Maple Leafs30004
1981-82Toronto Maple Leafs00000
1981-82Philadelphia Flyers43146
1982-83Philadelphia Flyers31014
1983-84Philadelphia Flyers30227
1984-85Detroit Red Wings20220
Totals76294574137

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