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2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division 3rd Atlantic
Conference 8th Eastern
2019–20 record 36–25–9
Home record 18–9–7
Road record 18–16–2
Goals for 238
Goals against 227
General Manager Kyle Dubas
Coach Mike Babcock (Oct. 2 – Nov. 20)
Sheldon Keefe (Nov. 20 – present)
Captain John Tavares[1]
Alternate captains Mitch Marner
Auston Matthews
Morgan Rielly
Arena Scotiabank Arena
Team leaders
Goals Auston Matthews (47)
Assists Mitch Marner (51)
Points Auston Matthews (80)
Penalties in minutes Justin Holl (43)
Wins Frederik Andersen (29)
Goals against average Jack Campbell (2.63)

The 2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 103rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.[2]

The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[5] The Maple Leafs advanced to the playoffs, but lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the qualifying round in five games.

Regular season[]

At the start of the season, John Tavares was named the 25th captain in the history of the Maple Leafs,[6][7] filling a position that had been vacant since Dion Phaneuf was traded to the Ottawa Senators in February 2016.[6] Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Morgan Rielly were named alternate captains.[7] The Maple Leafs won their season opener 5–3 against the Ottawa Senators on October 3. Matthews scored two goals, becoming the fourth player in NHL history to score in each of his first four season openers. Ilya Mikheyev also had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut during the season opener.[6]

On November 20, following a six-game skid and only two regulation wins in their past 16 games, the Maple Leafs fired head coach Mike Babcock, and replaced him with their AHL affiliation Toronto Marlies head coach Sheldon Keefe.[8]

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

2019-20 NHL Atlantic Division Standings

Pos. Team GP W L OL RW GF GA Pct.
1 Boston Bruins 70 44 14 12 38 227 174 .714
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 70 43 21 6 35 245 195 .657
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 36 25 9 28 238 227 .579
4 Florida Panthers 69 35 26 8 30 231 228 .565
5 Montreal Canadiens 71 31 31 9 19 212 221 .500
6 Buffalo Sabres 69 30 31 8 22 195 217 .493
7 Ottawa Senators 71 25 34 12 18 191 243 .437
8 Detroit Red Wings 71 17 49 5 13 145 267 .275

Eastern Conference[]

2019-20 NHL Eastern Conference standings

Pos. Team GP W L OL RW GF GA Pct.
1 Boston Bruins 70 44 14 12 38 227 174 .714
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 70 43 21 6 35 245 195 .657
3 Washington Capitals 69 41 20 8 31 240 215 .652
4 Philadelphia Flyers 69 41 21 7 31 232 196 .645
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 69 40 23 6 29 224 196 .623
6 Carolina Hurricanes 68 38 25 5 27 222 193 .596
7 New York Islanders 68 35 23 10 24 192 193 .588
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 36 25 9 28 238 227 .579
9 Columbus BlueJackets 70 33 22 15 25 180 187 .579
10 Florida Panthers 69 35 26 8 30 231 228 .565
11 New York Rangers 70 37 28 5 31 234 222 .564
12 Montreal Canadiens 71 31 31 9 19 212 221 .500
13 Buffalo Sabres 69 30 31 8 22 195 217 .493
14 New Jersey Devils 69 28 29 12 22 189 230 .493
15 Ottawa Senators 71 25 34 12 18 191 243 .437
16 Detroit Red Wings 71 17 49 5 13 145 267 .275


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 4–3 OT 2–4 2–4 Mar 14* Carolina 8–6 3–6 Mar 26 * Chicago 2–6 4–5 Anaheim 5–4 OT 1–2
Buffalo 2–1 OT 5–3 4–6 2–5 Columbus 3–4 OT Mar 21* 4–1 Colorado 1–3 5–3 Arizona 3–2 OT 3–1
Detroit 4–1 Apr 2* 5–2 6–0 New Jersey 7–4 Mar 17* 5–4 OT Dallas 2–3 5–3 Calgary 1–2 SO 2–4
Florida 3–5 Mar 23* 4–8 5–3 N.Y. Islanders 3–0 Mar 19* 4–5 Minnesota 4–2 4–1 Edmonton 4–6 4–1
Montreal 5–6 SO Apr 4* 2–5 1–2 OT N.Y. Rangers 4–5 OT 6–3 3–5 Nashville Mar 12* 5–2 Los Angeles 3–1 0–1 SO
Ottawa 5–3 2–1 OT 4–2 Mar 28* Philadelphia 2–3 SO 4–3 SO 1–6 St. Louis 2–3 5–2 San Jose 4–1 2–5
Tampa Bay 3–7 2–1 4–3 Mar 25* Pittsburgh 4–0 1–6 2–5 Winnipeg 3–4 SO 6–3 Vancouver 4–2 4–1
Washington 3–4 OT 3–4 Mar 31* Vegas 2–1 OT 2–4
Records 7–3–1 5–5–1 4–1–4 4–6–0 1–4–1 6–1–0 6–1–1 3–4–1
Division 12–8–2 8–7–4 7–5–1 9–5–2
Conference 20–15–6 (Home: 11–4–5; Road: 9–11–1) 16–10–3 (Home: 7–5–2; Road: 9–5–1)
Overall 36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)
Notes
[[#ref_1{{{3}}}|^]]  Game decided in overtime
[[#ref_2{{{3}}}|^]]  Game decided in a shootout
[[#ref_3{{{3}}}|^]]  Game cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Schedule and results[]

Preseason[]

Regular season[]

2019–20 game log: 36–25–9, 81 points (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)
2019–20 schedule

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

Overtime statistics[]

Games Won Lost Game-winning goal scorers
Overtime 11 7 4 Tavares (3), Kapanen (1), Marner (1), Nylander (1), Rielly (1)
Shootout 6 1 5 Johnsson (1)
Total 17 8 9

Playoffs[]

The Maple Leafs were defeated by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the qualifying round in five games.[9]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs

      Win       Loss

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Regular season[10]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Matthews, AustonAuston Matthews 70 47 33 80 19 8
Marner, MitchMitch Marner 59 16 51 67 6 16
Tavares, JohnJohn Tavares 63 26 34 60 −7 24
Nylander, WilliamWilliam Nylander 68 31 28 59 −2 12
Barrie, TysonTyson Barrie 70 5 34 39 −7 16
Hyman, ZachZach Hyman 51 21 16 37 13 23
Kapanen, KasperiKasperi Kapanen 69 13 23 36 0 22
Kerfoot, AlexanderAlexander Kerfoot 65 9 19 28 −2 32
Rielly, MorganMorgan Rielly 47 3 24 27 6 24
Spezza, JasonJason Spezza 58 9 16 25 −3 18
Mikheyev, IlyaIlya Mikheyev 39 8 15 23 7 4
Muzzin, JakeJake Muzzin 53 6 17 23 12 40
Johnsson, AndreasAndreas Johnsson
Injured Reserve || 43 || 8 || 13 || 21 || 0 || 14
Holl, JustinJustin Holl 68 2 16 18 13 43
Engvall, PierrePierre Engvall 48 8 7 15 4 6
Gauthier, FrederikFrederik Gauthier 61 7 5 12 −4 10
Dermott, TravisTravis Dermott 56 4 7 11 14 37
Timashov, DmytroDmytro Timashov

(X) || 39 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 1 || 16

Sandin, RasmusRasmus Sandin 28 1 7 8 −7 10
Ceci, CodyCody Ceci 56 1 7 8 7 20
Moore, TrevorTrevor Moore

(X) || 27 || 3 || 2 || 5 || −3 || 4

Marincin, MartinMartin Marincin 26 1 3 4 −1 14
Shore, NickNick Shore

(X) || 21 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2 || 12

Clifford, KyleKyle Clifford

(p) || 16 || 1 || 2 || 3 || –1 || 23

Petan, NicNic Petan

(M) || 16 || 0 || 3 || 3 || −4 || 4

Brooks, AdamAdam Brooks

(M) || 7 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 0

Korshkov, YegorYegor Korshkov

(M) || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0

Marchment, MasonMason Marchment

(X) || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0

Liljegren, TimothyTimothy Liljegren

(M) || 11 || 0 || 1 || 1 || −5 || 2

Aberg, PontusPontus Aberg

(M) || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0

Rosen, CalleCalle Rosen

(p) || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || −2 || 0

Malgin, DenisDenis Malgin

(p) || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || −3 || 2

Gravel, KevinKevin Gravel

(M) || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

Playoffs[11]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Matthews, AustonAuston Matthews 5 2 4 6 1 0
Nylander, WilliamWilliam Nylander 5 2 2 4 −3 0
Marner, MitchMitch Marner 5 0 4 4 −1 2
Tavares, JohnJohn Tavares 5 2 1 3 −3 0
Hyman, ZachZach Hyman 5 1 2 3 0 0
Kerfoot, AlexanderAlexander Kerfoot 5 0 3 3 0 2
Kapanen, KasperiKasperi Kapanen 5 0 2 2 −2 14
Robertson, NicholasNicholas Robertson 4 1 0 1 −1 2
Rielly, MorganMorgan Rielly 5 1 0 1 −1 2
Ceci, CodyCody Ceci 5 1 0 1 0 4
Dermott, TravisTravis Dermott 5 0 1 1 −2 4
Johnsson, AndreasAndreas Johnsson 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mikheyev, IlyaIlya Mikheyev 5 0 0 0 −1 0
Engvall, PierrePierre Engvall 4 0 0 0 0 0
Holl, JustinJustin Holl 5 0 0 0 −3 2
Marincin, MartinMartin Marincin 3 0 0 0 −2 0
Barrie, TysonTyson Barrie 5 0 0 0 −2 2
Clifford, KyleKyle Clifford 5 0 0 0 0 0
Spezza, JasonJason Spezza 5 0 0 0 0 9
Gauthier, FrederikFrederik Gauthier 1 0 0 0 0 0
Muzzin, JakeJake Muzzin 2 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders[]

Regular season[12]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Andersen, FrederikFrederik Andersen 52 52 3,006:40 29 13 7 143 2.85 1,577 .909 3 0 0 0
Hutchinson, MichaelMichael Hutchinson

(X) || 15 || 11 || 787:01 || 4 || 9 || 1 || 48 || 3.66 || 421 || .886 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0

Campbell, JackJack Campbell

(p) || 6 || 6 || 365:21 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 16 || 2.63 || 189 || .915 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

Kaskisuo, KasimirKasimir Kaskisuo

(M) || 1 || 1 || 60:00 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 6.00 || 38 || .842 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

Playoffs[13]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Andersen, FrederikFrederik Andersen 5 5 326:17 2 3 10 1.84 157 .936 1 0 0 0

(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.


Transactions[]

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22) To Carolina Hurricanes
Patrick Marleau
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020
7th-round pick in 2020
To Toronto Maple Leafs
6th-round pick in 2020
[14]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) To Ottawa Senators
Connor Brown
Michael Carcone
Nikita Zaitsev
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cody Ceci
Ben Harpur
Aaron Luchuk
CBJ's 3rd-round pick in 2020
[15]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) To Colorado Avalanche
Nazem Kadri
Calle Rosen
3rd-round pick in 2020
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Tyson Barrie
Alexander Kerfoot
6th-round pick in 2020
[16]
July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23) To Vegas Golden Knights
Garret Sparks
To Toronto Maple Leafs
David Clarkson
4th-round pick in 2020
[17]
July 25, 2019 (2019-07-25) To St. Louis Blues
Andreas Borgman
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jordan Schmaltz
[18]
February 5, 2020 (2020-02-05) To Los Angeles Kings
Trevor Moore
CBJ's 3rd-round pick in 2020
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2021
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jack Campbell
Kyle Clifford
[19]
February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19) To Florida Panthers
Mason Marchment
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Denis Malgin
[20]
February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19) To Ottawa Senators
Aaron Luchuk
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2021
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Max Veronneau
[21]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) To Colorado Avalanche
Michael Hutchinson
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Calle Rosén
[22]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) To New York Islanders
Jordan Schmaltz
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Matt Lorito
[23]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) To Chicago Blackhawks
Martins Dzierkals
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Robin Lehner
[24]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) To Vegas Golden Knights
Robin Lehner
To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th-round pick in 2020
[24]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) Nashville Predators
Ben Harpur
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Miikka Salomaki
[25]

Free agents[]

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Jason Spezza from Dallas Stars 1-year [26]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Tyler Ennis to Ottawa Senators 1-year [27]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Ron Hainsey to Ottawa Senators 1-year [28]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) Chris Mueller to Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year [29]
July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24) Pontus Aberg from Minnesota Wild 1-year [30]
July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24) Kenny Agostino from New Jersey Devils 2-year [30]
July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24) Tyler Gaudet from Nashville Predators 1-year [30]
July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24) Kalle Kossila from Anaheim Ducks 2-year [30]
July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24) Nick Shore from Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) 1-year [30]
July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24) Garrett Wilson from Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year [30]
July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24) Kevin Gravel from Edmonton Oilers 1-year [30]

Waivers[]

Date Player Team Ref
December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04) Nick Shore to Winnipeg Jets [31]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) Dmytro Timashov to Detroit Red Wings [32]

Contract terminations[]

Retirement[]

Signings[]

Date Player Contract term Ref
June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28) Kasperi Kapanen 3-year [33]
June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28) Andreas Johnsson 4-year [33]
June 29, 2019 (2019-06-29) Michael Hutchinson 1-year [34]
June 29, 2019 (2019-06-29) Martin Marincin 1-year [34]
July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04) Alexander Kerfoot 4-year [35]
July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04) Cody Ceci 1-year [35]
September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13) Mitch Marner 6-year [36]
September 19, 2019 (2019-09-19) Nicholas Robertson 3-year [37]
December 31, 2019 (2019-12-31) Justin Holl 3-year [38]
January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10) Martin Marincin 1-year [39]
February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12) Pierre Engvall 2-year [40]
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) Jake Muzzin 4-year [41]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks

Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Leafs held on to four of their own seven picks (rounds 2, 3, 4, 5). In January 2019 they had traded away their first round pick along with Carl Grundström to Los Angeles for Jake Muzzin. During last year's draft they traded away this year's 6th round draft pick to Buffalo in exchange for the Sabres' 2018 6th round pick. Finally, before their 7th round pick was made they traded it to St. Louis in exchange for the Blues' 7th round pick in 2020. They acquired an additional two picks this year through various trades.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 53 Nicholas Robertson LW  United States Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 84 Mikko Kokkonen D  Finland Mikkelin Jukurit (Liiga)
4 115 Mikhail Abramov C  Russia Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
4 1241 Nicholas Abruzzese C  United States Chicago Steel (USHL)
5 146 Michael Koster D  United States Chaska (USHS)
7 2042 Kalle Loponen D  Finland Oulun Kärpät U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)

Notes:

  1. The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 15, 2018, that sent Nikita Soshnikov to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.[42]
  2. The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 1, 2018, that sent Connor Carrick to Dallas in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[43]

References[]

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  24. 24.0 24.1 Maple Leafs Acquire Draft Pick in Three-Team Trade (February 24, 2020).
  25. Maple Leafs Acquire Salomaki From Nashville (February 24, 2020).
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  34. 34.0 34.1 Leafs Sign Michael Hutchinson and Martin Marincin to One-Year Contracts (June 29, 2019). Retrieved on July 2, 2019.
  35. 35.0 35.1 Maple Leafs Sign Ceci and Kerfoot to Contract Extensions (July 4, 2019).
  36. Maple Leafs Agree to Terms With Mitch Marner (September 13, 2019).
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  38. Maple Leafs Re-Sign Justin Holl (December 31, 2019). Retrieved on January 3, 2020.
  39. Maple Leafs Re-Sign Martin Marincin (January 10, 2020). Retrieved on January 10, 2020.
  40. Maple Leafs Sign Engvall to Contract Extension (February 12, 2020). Retrieved on February 19, 2020.
  41. Maple Leafs Sign Defenceman Jake Muzzin to Four-Year Contract Extension (February 24, 2020).
  42. Maple Leafs Trade Nikita Soshnikov to St Louis. Toronto Maple Leafs (February 15, 2018). Retrieved on June 29, 2018.
  43. Carrick traded to Stars by Maple Leafs (October 1, 2018). Retrieved on June 29, 2018.
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