“I think it’s great, I think it’s good for hockey,” Leach, now 71, said Tuesday from his home on Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
He’ll try to keep it alive in Game 6 at Nassau Coliseum on Wednesday .
Leach, who was nicknamed “The Riverton Rifle” for a shot that helped him score 666 points in 934 NHL games with the Flyers, Boston Bruins, California Golden Seals and Detroit Red Wings, said Point “has a of a good chance” to break his record.
“He doesn’t get himself into trouble and he doesn’t get himself tied up too much.
Leach scored six goals in seven games for the Flyers against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1976 Quarterfinals, and nine goals in five games against the Boston Bruins in the Semifinals, including a record-tying five in a 6-3 win in Game 5 that eliminated Boston.
“Oh, yes, oh yes, he’s on a high on that one now,” Leach said.
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