November 18 1981 Ron Francis Scores His 1st NHL Goal

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In 1981 Ron Francis scores his 1st NHL goal and 1st NHL point (an assist) in an 8--5 Whalers win vs Toronto.

18-Nov-81
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 @ Hartford Whalers 8

First Period
1 - TOR : Salming 7 (Paiement, Sittler) (PP) 5:11
2 - HAR : Keon 3 (Howe Mk, Garrett) (EV) 6:10
3 - HAR : Sulliman 5 (Lyle, Francis) (EV) 9:49

Penalties - HAR - Howatt 1:02 ; HAR - Howatt 1:02 ; HAR - Howatt ( (maj)) 1:02 ; TOR - Mcgill 1:02 ; TOR - Mcgill ( (maj)) 1:02 ; TOR - Sittler 13:19 ;

Second Period
4 - HAR : Sulliman 6 (Howatt, Wesley) (EV) 1:37
5 - HAR : Howatt 2 (Sulliman, Francis) (EV) 1:44
6 - HAR : Francis 1 (Howe Mk, Sulliman) (PP) 4:09
7 - HAR : Stoughton 13 (Meagher, Nachbaur) (EV) 6:37
8 - TOR : Sittler 9 (Martin, Benning) (EV) 6:58
9 - TOR : Anderson 13 (Manno, Salming) (PP) 13:26
10 - TOR : Saganiuk 6 (Gibson) (EV) 13:58
11 - HAR : Macleish 4 (Keon, Miller) (EV) 14:14

Penalties - HAR - Howatt ( (maj)) 4:05 ; TOR - Mcgill 4:05 ; TOR - Mcgill ( (maj)) 4:05 ; TOR - Sittler 9:37 ; HAR - Shmyr 12:49 ; HAR - Shmyr 16:18 ;

Third Period
12 - HAR : Gillen 1 (Lyle, Nachbaur) (EV) 4:27
13 - TOR : Paiement 7 (Manno) (EV) 9:45

Penalties - HAR - Kotsopoulos 6:55 ; TOR - Vaive 6:55 ;

Shots On Goal
123T Toronto Maple Leafs10131033 Hartford Whalers1419538
Powerplay Conversions Toronto Maple Leafs : 0 of 0
Hartford Whalers : 0 of 0

Goaltenders Tremblay (TOR) (L) 26 saves on 33 shots - 40:00 mins
Larocque (TOR) 4 saves on 5 shots - 20:00 mins
Garrett (HAR) (W) 28 saves on 33 shots - 60:00 mins

Attendance - 10,015