1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 56th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Leafs slipped to sixth place in the East and missed the playoffs.

1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division6th East
1972–73 record27–41–10
Goals for247
Goals against279
Team information
General managerJim Gregory
CoachJohn McLellan
CaptainDave Keon
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsDave Keon (37)
AssistsDarryl Sittler (48)
PointsDarryl Sittler (77)
Penalty minutesMike Pelyk (118)
WinsRon Low (12)
Goals against averageJacques Plante (3.04)

Offseason

Toronto lost Bernie Parent, Rick Ley, Brad Selwood, Guy Trottier and Larry Pleau, who jumped to the new World Hockey Association (WHA).

Regular season

Final standings

East Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens78521016329184+145120
2Boston Bruins7851225330235+95107
3New York Rangers7847238297208+89102
4Buffalo Sabres78372714257219+3888
5Detroit Red Wings78372912265243+2286
6Toronto Maple Leafs78274110247279−3264
7Vancouver Canucks7822479233339−10653
8New York Islanders7812606170347−17730

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 7, 19721–3Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)0–1–0
2TOctober 11, 19722–2Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)0–1–1
3WOctober 14, 19726–4Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)1–1–1
4LOctober 15, 19722–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)1–2–1
5WOctober 18, 19724–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)2–2–1
6LOctober 21, 19721–3Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)2–3–1
7LOctober 22, 19722–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)2–4–1
8WOctober 25, 19724–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)3–4–1
9LOctober 28, 19722–3Boston Bruins (1972–73)3–5–1
10LOctober 29, 19722–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)3–6–1
11WNovember 1, 19727–1Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)4–6–1
12WNovember 4, 19724–2St. Louis Blues (1972–73)5–6–1
13TNovember 5, 19722–2@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)5–6–2
14LNovember 8, 19722–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)5–7–2
15LNovember 11, 19720–1@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)5–8–2
16WNovember 15, 19722–1Atlanta Flames (1972–73)6–8–2
17TNovember 18, 19724–4Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)6–8–3
18LNovember 19, 19725–6@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)6–9–3
19LNovember 22, 19721–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)6–10–3
20WNovember 25, 197211–0California Golden Seals (1972–73)7–10–3
21LNovember 26, 19724–7@ New York Rangers (1972–73)7–11–3
22LNovember 28, 19722–4@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)7–12–3
23LNovember 29, 19724–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)7–13–3
24TDecember 2, 19722–2Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)7–13–4
25WDecember 3, 19723–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)8–13–4
26WDecember 5, 19725–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)9–13–4
27TDecember 9, 19725–5Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)9–13–5
28LDecember 10, 19722–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)9–14–5
29LDecember 13, 19723–4New York Rangers (1972–73)9–15–5
30LDecember 16, 19721–4Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)9–16–5
31LDecember 17, 19720–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)9–17–5
32LDecember 20, 19723–5@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)9–18–5
33WDecember 23, 19725–3Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)10–18–5
34LDecember 24, 19721–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)10–19–5
35TDecember 27, 19723–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)10–19–6
36WDecember 29, 19724–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)11–19–6
37WDecember 30, 19725–4St. Louis Blues (1972–73)12–19–6
38LJanuary 3, 19734–8Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)12–20–6
39WJanuary 6, 19734–2Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)13–20–6
40WJanuary 7, 19734–0California Golden Seals (1972–73)14–20–6
41WJanuary 10, 19734–2New York Islanders (1972–73)15–20–6
42LJanuary 12, 19730–1@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)15–21–6
43LJanuary 13, 19731–4Boston Bruins (1972–73)15–22–6
44LJanuary 16, 19734–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)15–23–6
45TJanuary 17, 19733–3@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)15–23–7
46WJanuary 20, 19736–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)16–23–7
47LJanuary 24, 19732–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)16–24–7
48LJanuary 27, 19732–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)16–25–7
49LJanuary 28, 19732–5@ New York Rangers (1972–73)16–26–7
50WJanuary 31, 19735–3New York Islanders (1972–73)17–26–7
51LFebruary 1, 19732–5@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)17–27–7
52LFebruary 3, 19731–2Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)17–28–7
53LFebruary 6, 19732–4@ New York Islanders (1972–73)17–29–7
54WFebruary 7, 19735–3California Golden Seals (1972–73)18–29–7
55LFebruary 10, 19732–4Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)18–30–7
56LFebruary 14, 19732–3Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)18–31–7
57WFebruary 17, 19736–2New York Islanders (1972–73)19–31–7
58LFebruary 18, 19731–2Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)19–32–7
59TFebruary 21, 19732–2Atlanta Flames (1972–73)19–32–8
60WFebruary 24, 19734–2St. Louis Blues (1972–73)20–32–8
61WFebruary 28, 19737–2Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)21–32–8
62TMarch 3, 19733–3Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)21–32–9
63LMarch 4, 19730–10@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)21–33–9
64LMarch 7, 19731–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)21–34–9
65WMarch 8, 19734–1@ New York Islanders (1972–73)22–34–9
66WMarch 10, 19734–3Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)23–34–9
67LMarch 11, 19732–4@ New York Rangers (1972–73)23–35–9
68WMarch 14, 19735–1Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)24–35–9
69LMarch 15, 19732–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)24–36–9
70WMarch 17, 19737–5New York Rangers (1972–73)25–36–9
71LMarch 18, 19731–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)25–37–9
72LMarch 21, 19731–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)25–38–9
73LMarch 23, 19734–7@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)25–39–9
74LMarch 25, 19734–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)25–40–9
75LMarch 27, 19731–8Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)25–41–9
76WMarch 29, 19736–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)26–41–9
77WMarch 31, 19737–3Boston Bruins (1972–73)27–41–9
78TApril 1, 19734–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)27–41–10

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Darryl SittlerC7829487769−11801
Rick KehoeRW7733427520−11205
Dave KeonC7637367324826
Norm UllmanC6520355510−18301
Jim McKennyD77114152556500
Ron EllisRW7822295122−1412
Pierre JarryLW7419183742−13202
Denis DupereLW6113233610−4400
Paul HendersonRW40181634182203
Errol ThompsonLW6813193284201
Garry MonahanLW7813183153−3003
George FergusonC7210132334−17301
Mike PelykD7231619118−20001
Brian GlennieD4411011542000
Joe LundriganD492810204101
John GrisdaleD4917876−22000
Dave FortierD2314563−10000
Larry McIntyreD40033266000
Bob BaunD51124−5000
Randy OsburnLW260220−5000
Terry ClancyRW320116−10000
Ron LowG4200040000
Gord McRaeG1100000000
Lyle MoffatLW10000−1000
Jacques PlanteG3200000000
Dale SmedsmoLW400000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Ron Low234342122441523.891
Jacques Plante1717328146873.041
Gord McRae62011730393.770
Team:4680782741102783.562

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1972–73 season.

Trades

March 3, 1973 To Boston Bruins
Jacques Plante
3rd round pick in 1973Doug Gibson
To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st round pick in 1973Ian Turnbull
Future Considerations
May 15, 1973 To Minnesota North Stars
11th round pick in 1973Russ Wiechnik
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
May 15, 1973 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bernie Parent
2nd round pick in 1973Larry Goodenough
To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st round pick in 1973Bob Neely
Future Considerations
May 15, 1973 To New York Islanders
Cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
10th round pick in 1973Lee Palmer
11th round pick in 1973Norm McLeod

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Börje SalmingBrynäs IF (Division 1)
Inge HammarstromBrynäs IF (Division 1)

Roster

1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
111George Ferguson CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
227Randy Osburn CanadaLondon Knights (OMJHL)
343Denis Deslauriers CanadaShawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
459Brian Bowles CanadaCornwall Royals (OMJHL)
575Michel Plante CanadaDrummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
691Dave Shardlow CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
7107Monte Miron CanadaClarkson University (ECAC)
8123Peter Williams CanadaUniversity of Prince Edward Island (CIAU)
9139Pat Boutette CanadaUniversity of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
9143Garry Schofield United StatesClarkson University (ECAC)

See also

References

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