2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season

2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division 4th Atlantic
Conference 8th Eastern
2016–17 record 40–27–15
Home record 21–13–7
Road record 19–14–8
Goals for 251
Goals against 242
Team information
General Manager Lou Lamoriello
Coach Mike Babcock
Captain Vacant
Alternate captains Tyler Bozak
Matt Hunwick
Leo Komarov
Morgan Rielly
Arena Air Canada Centre
Minor league affiliate(s) Toronto Marlies (AHL)
Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Auston Matthews (40)
Assists Mitchell Marner (42)
Points Auston Matthews (69)
Penalties in minutes Matt Martin (123)
Plus/minus Jake Gardiner (+24)
Wins Frederik Andersen (33)
Goals against average Frederik Andersen (2.67)

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 (a 12 year high) and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 2012–13 season.

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

Divisional 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.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p Washington Capitals 82 55 19 8 53 263 182 +81 118
2 x Pittsburgh Penguins 82 50 21 11 46 282 234 +48 111
3 x Columbus Blue Jackets 82 50 24 8 47 249 195 +54 108
Source: National Hockey League
p Clinched Presidents Trophy; x Clinched playoff spot.
Top 3 (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
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 Andersen66218:3024182.68211.9150000

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

Awards and honours

Awards

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