2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 100th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.[1] The Maple Leafs finished the season with 95 points (their highest in 12 years) and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 2012–13 season.

2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division4th Atlantic
Conference8th Eastern
2016–17 record40–27–15
Home record21–13–7
Road record19–14–8
Goals for251
Goals against242
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachMike Babcock
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsTyler Bozak
Matt Hunwick
Leo Komarov
Morgan Rielly
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)Toronto Marlies (AHL)
Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAuston Matthews (40)
AssistsMitch Marner (42)
PointsAuston Matthews (69)
Penalty minutesMatt Martin (123)
Plus/minusJake Gardiner (+24)
WinsFrederik Andersen (33)
Goals against averageFrederik Andersen (2.67)

Off-season

The off-season was relatively quiet for the Maple Leafs relative to previous seasons. On July 1, the opening day of free agency, Toronto signed forward Matt Martin to a four-year, $10 million contract, then brought back defenceman Roman Polak on a one-year deal the following day. Justin Holl, who had played with the Marlies the previous season, also signed a one-year deal. At the end of July, forward Trevor Moore from the University of Denver signed a three-year, entry level contract after impressing the organization during rookie training camp a few weeks earlier, which Moore had been personally invited to. No more moves were made until nearly a month later when, on August 22, Jhonas Enroth was signed to a one-year deal to backup newly acquired goaltender Frederik Andersen.[2] Mark Hunter was also promoted to an assistant general manager, while Brandon Prust and Raman Hrabarenka were signed to professional try outs.

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y Montreal Canadiens 82 47 26 9 44 226 200 +26 103
2 x Ottawa Senators 82 44 28 10 38 212 214 2 98
3 x Boston Bruins 82 44 31 7 42 234 212 +22 95
4 x Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 27 15 39 251 242 +9 95
5 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 42 30 10 38 234 227 +7 94
6 Florida Panthers 82 35 36 11 30 210 237 27 81
7 Detroit Red Wings 82 33 36 13 24 207 244 37 79
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 37 12 31 201 237 36 78
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division.
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x New York Rangers 82 48 28 6 45 256 220 +36 102
2 AT x Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 27 15 39 251 242 +9 95
3 ME New York Islanders 82 41 29 12 39 241 242 1 94
4 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 82 42 30 10 38 234 227 +7 94
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 39 33 10 32 219 236 17 88
6 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 31 15 33 215 236 21 87
7 AT Florida Panthers 82 35 36 11 30 210 237 27 81
8 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 33 36 13 24 207 244 37 79
9 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 33 37 12 31 201 237 36 78
10 ME New Jersey Devils 82 28 40 14 25 183 244 61 70
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot.

Record vs opponents

Eastern Conference Western Conference
Atlantic Division Metropolitan Division Central Division Pacific Division
Team Home Road Team Home Road Team Home Road Team Home Road
Boston 4–14–2 4–16–5 Carolina 1–2 4–03–2OT Chicago 1–2OT 4–5SO Anaheim 2–3 2–5
Buffalo 4–31–3 2–12–54–2 Columbus 2–3 2–55–2 Colorado 1–3 6–0 Arizona 2–3SO 4–1
Detroit 5–4OT3–2 4–05–4 New Jersey 4–2 4–5SO4–2 Dallas 3–1 3–6 Calgary 4–0 0–3
Florida 3–26–13–2 3–2SO2–7 N.Y. Islanders 7–1 1–55–6OT Minnesota 2–3 2–3 Edmonton 3–2OT 4–2
Montreal 3–52–3OT 1–21–2 N.Y. Rangers 2–51–2SO 4–2 Nashville 6–2 3–1 Los Angeles 0–7 2–3SO
Ottawa 2–3SO3–6 4–5OT4–2 Philadelphia 6–34–2 1–2 St. Louis 1–2OT 1–5 San Jose 2–3SO 1–3
Tampa Bay 3–71–4 3–2OT5–0 Pittsburgh 2–1OT5–3 1–4 Winnipeg 5–4OT 4–5OT Vancouver 6–3 2–3SO
Washington 4–21–4 5–6OT
Records 8–5–2 10–4–1 7–4–1 5–4–3 3–2–2 2–3–2 3–2–2 2–3–2
Division 18–9–3 12–8–4 5–5–4 5–5–4
Conference 30–17–7 (Home: 15–9–3; Away: 15–8–4) 10–10–8 (Home: 6–4–4; Away: 4–6–4)
Overall 40–27–15 (Home: 21–13–7; Away: 19–14–8)
Notes
OT Game decided in overtime
SO Game decided in a shootout

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log: 40–27–15, 95 points (Home: 21–13–7; Road: 19–14–8)[4]

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Overtime statistics

Games Won Lost Game-winning goal scorers
Overtime1367Kadri (2), Gardiner (2), Matthews, Rielly
Shootout918Marner
Total22715

Playoffs

The Maple Leafs clinched the playoffs for the first time since the 2012–13 season. They qualified as the second wildcard team in the Eastern Conference and met the Washington Capitals, the division winner with the best record, in the first round. Washington won the series in 6 games, 4-2. This became only the third playoff series in NHL history in which five games were decided in overtime (the first being the 1951 Stanley Cup Finals between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens and the second occurring in the 2012 Western Conference Quarterfinals between the Phoenix Coyotes and the Chicago Blackhawks).

2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Frederik Andersen66663799:203316141692.672052.91840116
Curtis McElhinney1410758:44670362.85418.9141000
Antoine Bibeau22120:3911041.9955.9270000
Jhonas Enroth64274:26031183.94141.8720000
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Frederik Andersen66402:4624182.68211.9150000

Denotes player spent time with another team and has now joined the Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
Denotes player spent time with the Maple Leafs and has now joined another team. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
31 Frederik Andersen G L 27 2016 Herning, Denmark
24 Brian Boyle C L 32 2017 Hingham, Massachusetts
42 Tyler Bozak (A) C R 31 2009 Regina, Saskatchewan
12 Connor Brown RW R 23 2012 Toronto, Ontario
8 Connor Carrick D R 23 2016 Orland Park, Illinois
23 Eric Fehr C/RW R 31 2017 Winkler, Manitoba
51 Jake Gardiner D L 26 2011 Minneapolis, Minnesota
2 Matt Hunwick (A) D L 31 2015 Warren, Michigan
11 Zach Hyman C R 24 2015 Toronto, Ontario
43 Nazem Kadri C L 26 2009 London, Ontario
47 Leo Komarov (A) C L 30 2012 Narva, Soviet Union
32 Josh Leivo LW R 23 2011 Innisfil, Ontario
19 Joffrey Lupul LW R 33 2011 Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
3 Alexey Marchenko D R 25 2017 Moscow, Russia
52 Martin Marincin D L 25 2015 Košice, Czechoslovakia
16 Mitch Marner RW R 19 2015 Markham, Ontario
15 Matt Martin LW L 27 2016 Windsor, Ontario
34 Auston Matthews C L 19 2016 San Ramon, California
35 Curtis McElhinney G L 33 2017 London, Ontario
29 William Nylander C R 20 2014 Calgary, Alberta
46 Roman Polak D R 30 2016 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
44 Morgan Rielly (A) D L 23 2012 West Vancouver, British Columbia
18 Ben Smith RW R 28 2016 Winston-Salem, North Carolina
26 Nikita Soshnikov RW L 23 2015 Nizhny Tagil, Russia
25 James van Riemsdyk LW L 27 2012 Middletown Township, New Jersey
22 Nikita Zaitsev D R 25 2016 Moscow, Soviet Union

Awards and honours

Awards

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