1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season



The 1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the Toronto Maple Leafs 73rd season of the franchise, 63rd season as the Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs finished 3rd in the Norris Division and lost in the Division Semi-finals to the St. Louis Blues 4 games to 1.

Regular Season
On the power play, the Maple Leafs scored 81 goals on 348 advantages for a 23.3% success rate. This ranked 4th overall in the NHL. The Maple Leafs allowed 17 shorthanded goals on 348 advantages, which ranked 20th in the league. Against the Power Play, the Maple Leafs allowed 89 goals on 408 advantages which ranked 15th in the league. The Maple Leafs managed to score 16 Short Handed Goals, which was 3rd best in the league. Dave Reid was influential by scoring four shorthanded goals.

Ed Olczyk reached 30 goals for the third straight year. Olczyk tied a Maple Leafs scoring record by scoring at least 1 point in 18 consecutive games. It was the NHL's third longest scoring streak of the season. The streak was snapped on January 10 in a game against the New York Islanders. During the streak, Olczyk had 11 goals and 17 assists.

The Maple Leafs had their first season with a greater than .500 record since the 1978-79 season. Gary Leeman became the second member of the Maple Leafs to score 50 goals in one season.

Regular Season

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Playoffs

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals

MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage

Awards and Records

 * Fewest Ties in One Season, 4 ties
 * Most Goals Scored in One Season, 337 goals
 * Most Penalty Minutes in One Season, 2,419 penalty minutes
 * Gary Leeman, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
 * Al Iafrate, Defense, NHL All-Star Game

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Roster
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Transactions
The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1989-90 season.