2020–21 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2020–21 Toronto Maple Leafs season is the 104th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.[1] The team will look to make the playoffs for a fifth straight year as they lost in the Qualifying Round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

2020–21 Toronto Maple Leafs
2020–21 record9–2–1
Home record5–1–0
Road record4–1–1
Goals for45
Goals against33
Team information
General managerKyle Dubas
CoachSheldon Keefe
CaptainJohn Tavares
Alternate captainsMitch Marner
Auston Matthews
Morgan Rielly
ArenaScotiabank Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Toronto Marlies (AHL)
Newfoundland Growlers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAuston Matthews (10)
AssistsMitch Marner (14)
PointsMitch Marner (20)
Penalty minutesWayne Simmonds (22)
Plus/minusZach Hyman (+7)
WinsFrederik Andersen (7)
Goals against averageJack Campbell (2.00)

Due to the Canada–U.S. border restrictions brought in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maple Leafs were re-aligned with the other six Canadian franchises into the newly-formed North Division. The league's 56 game season is to be played entirely within the new divisions, meaning that Toronto and the other Canadian teams will play an all-Canadian schedule for the 2020–21 regular season as well as the first two rounds of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Standings

Divisional standings
North Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 12 9 2 1 8 45 33 +12 19
2 Montreal Canadiens 12 8 2 2 8 48 31 +17 18
3 Winnipeg Jets 11 7 3 1 5 39 32 +7 15
4 Edmonton Oilers 13 6 7 0 5 46 49 −3 12
5 Vancouver Canucks 15 6 9 0 5 49 60 −11 12
6 Calgary Flames 11 5 5 1 4 33 31 +2 11
7 Ottawa Senators 12 2 9 1 2 28 52 −24 5
Updated to game(s) played on February 6, 2021. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater amount of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater amount of goals scored (GF)

Record vs opponents
North Division
Team Home Road
Calgary Feb 22Feb 24Mar 19Mar 20Apr 13 3–24–3Apr 4Apr 5
Edmonton 1–34–2Mar 27Mar 29 4–33–4 OTFeb 27Mar 1Mar 3
Montreal 5–4 OTFeb 13Apr 7May 7May 8 Feb 10Feb 20Apr 12Apr 28May 3
Ottawa Feb 15Feb 17Feb 18Apr 10 3–53–2Mar 14Mar 25May 5
Vancouver 7–35–1Feb 8Apr 30May 1 Mar 4Mar 6Apr 17Apr 19
Winnipeg 3–1Mar 9Mar 11Mar 13Apr 15 Mar 31Apr 2Apr 21Apr 23Apr 24
Records 5–1–0 4–1–1
Overall 9–2–1
Notes
OT Game decided in overtime
SO Game decided in a shootout

Schedule and results

Regular season
2020–21 game log: 9–2–1, 19 points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 4–1–1)
January: 7–2–1, 15 points (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 4–1–1)
February: 2–0–0, 4 points (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
11February 4Vancouver Canucks7–3Andersen (6–2–1)Scotiabank Arena08–2–117Recap
12February 6Vancouver Canucks5–1Andersen (7–2–1)Scotiabank Arena09–2–119Recap
13February 8Vancouver Canucks–Scotiabank Arena
14February 10@ Montreal Canadiens–Bell Centre
15February 13Montreal Canadiens–Scotiabank Arena
16February 15Ottawa Senators–Scotiabank Arena
17February 17Ottawa Senators–Scotiabank Arena
18February 18Ottawa Senators–Scotiabank Arena
19February 20@ Montreal Canadiens–Bell Centre
20February 22Calgary Flames–Scotiabank Arena
21February 24Calgary Flames–Scotiabank Arena
22February 27@ Edmonton Oilers–Rogers Place
March: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
April: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
May: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
2020–21 schedule

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

Overtime statistics
Games Won Lost Game-winning goal scorers
Overtime211Rielly (1)
Shootout000
Total211

Player statistics

Updated to game played February 6, 2021

Skaters
Regular season[3]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Mitch Marner126142068
Auston Matthews111041440
John Tavares12571246
William Nylander12481226
Morgan Rielly121910−14
Jason Spezza1144816
Zach Hyman12347712
Jake Muzzin12156510
Wayne Simmonds12505−422
Justin Holl1205554
Travis Boyd413440
Alexander Kerfoot12134−110
T.J. Brodie1204400
Jimmy Vesey1221302
Mikko Lehtonen503322
Joe Thornton5112−12
Ilya Mikheyev12022−12
Adam Brooks1101−10
Nic Petan201112
Pierre Engvall401104
Zach Bogosian1201146
Travis Dermott900024
Alexander Barabanov6000−10
Joey Anderson100012
Nicholas Robertson100000

Goaltenders
Regular season[4]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Frederik Andersen1010598:05721282.81270.8960010
Jack Campbell22119:4820042.0052.9230000


(M) Player currently playing for the minor league affiliate Toronto Marlies of the AHL
(X) Player is no longer with the Maple Leafs organization
(p) Player previously played with another team before being acquired by Toronto
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Updated February 6, 2021[5][6]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
31 Frederik Andersen G L 31 2016 Herning, Denmark
94 Alexander Barabanov RW L 26 2020 Saint Petersburg, Russia
22 Zach Bogosian D R 30 2020 Massena, New York
72 Travis Boyd C R 27 2020 Edina, Minnesota
77 Adam Brooks C L 24 2016 Winnipeg, Manitoba
78 T. J. Brodie D L 30 2020 Chatham, Ontario
36 Jack Campbell G L 29 2020 Port Huron, Michigan
23 Travis Dermott D L 24 2015 Newmarket, Ontario
47 Pierre Engvall LW L 24 2014 Ljungby, Sweden
3 Justin Holl D R 29 2016 Tonka Bay, Minnesota
30 Michael Hutchinson G R 30 2020 Barrie, Ontario
11 Zach Hyman LW R 28 2015 Toronto, Ontario
15 Alexander Kerfoot C L 26 2019 Vancouver, British Columbia
46 Mikko Lehtonen D L 27 2020 Turku, Finland
16 Mitch Marner (A) RW R 23 2015 Markham, Ontario
34 Auston Matthews (A) C L 23 2016 San Ramon, California
65 Ilya Mikheyev RW L 26 2019 Omsk, Russia
8 Jake Muzzin D L 31 2019 Woodstock, Ontario
88 William Nylander RW R 24 2014 Calgary, Alberta
61 Nic Petan C L 25 2019 Delta, British Columbia
44 Morgan Rielly (A) D L 26 2012 West Vancouver, British Columbia
89 Nicholas Robertson  LW L 19 2019 Arcadia, California
38 Rasmus Sandin D L 20 2018 Uppsala, Sweden
24 Wayne Simmonds RW R 32 2020 Scarborough, Ontario
19 Jason Spezza C R 37 2019 Mississauga, Ontario
91 John Tavares (C) C L 30 2018 Mississauga, Ontario
97 Joe Thornton  C L 41 2020 St. Thomas, Ontario
26 Jimmy Vesey LW L 27 2020 Boston, Massachusetts

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) To New Jersey Devils
Andreas Johnsson		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Joey Anderson		 [7]

Free agents signed
DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)Wayne SimmondsBuffalo Sabres1-year[8]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)T. J. BrodieCalgary Flames4-year[9]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)Travis BoydWashington Capitals1-year[10]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)Zach BogosianTampa Bay Lightning1-year[11]
October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)Jimmy VeseyBuffalo Sabres1-year[12]
October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13)Aaron DellSan Jose Sharks1-year[13]
October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)Joe ThorntonSan Jose Sharks1-year[14]
October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)Michael HutchinsonColorado Avalanche2-year[15]

Free agents lost
DatePlayerTeamContract termRef

Waivers
DatePlayerTeamRef
January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)Aaron Dellto New Jersey Devils[16]

Signings
DatePlayerContract termRef
October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)Denis Malgin1-year[17]
October 5, 2020 (2020-10-05)Jason Spezza1-year[18]
October 20, 2020 (2020-10-20)Ilya Mikheyev2-year[19]
October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)Travis Dermott1-year[20]
October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)Joey Anderson3-year[21]

Draft picks
See also: List of Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks

Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

The Leafs held on to three of their own seven picks (rounds 4, 5, 6). In June 2019 they had traded way their first and seventh round picks along with Patrick Marleau to the Carolina Hurricanes mainly to clear cap space. On draft day they exchanged their second round pick for two lower picks from the Ottawa Senators. Their third round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche in July 2019 in the Nazem Kadri for Tyson Barrie and Alexander Kerfoot trade. They acquired an additional nine picks this year through various trades.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
11 15 Rodion Amirov C  Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
2 59 Roni Hirvonen C Finland Ässät (Liiga)
3 64 Topi Niemela D Finland Oulun Karpat (Liiga)
4 106 Artur Akhtyamov G Russia Irbis Kazan (MHL)
4 122 Willam Villeneuve D Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
5 137 Dmitri Ovchinnikov C Russia Novosibirsk 2 (MHL)
6 168 Veeti Miettinen RW Finland K-Espoo U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
6 177 Axel Rindell D Finland Jukurit (Liiga)
6 180 Joe Miller C United States Chicago Steel (USHL)
7 189 John Fusco D United States Harvard Crimson (ECAC)
7 195 Wyatt Schingoethe C United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
7 213 Ryan Tverberg C Canada Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL)

Notes:

  1. The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on August 25, 2020 that sent Kasperi Kapanen, Pontus Aberg and Jesper Lindgren to Pittsburgh in exchange for Evan Rodrigues, Filip Hallander, David Warsofsky and this pick.[22]

References
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  15. "Maple Leafs Sign Michael Hutchinson". October 30, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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  19. "Maple Leafs Sign Ilya Mikheyev to Two-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. October 20, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  20. "Maple Leafs Sign Travis Dermott to One-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. October 23, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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