2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season

National Hockey League team 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)

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. The Leafs lost two games to four in the first round against the Washington Capitals.

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
  • v
  • t
  • e
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[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
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[4]
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 4–1 4–2 4–1 6–5 Carolina 1–2 4–0 3–2OT Chicago 1–2OT 4–5SO Anaheim 2–3 2–5
Buffalo 4–3 1–3 2–1 2–5 4–2 Columbus 2–3 2–5 5–2 Colorado 1–3 6–0 Arizona 2–3SO 4–1
Detroit 5–4OT 3–2 4–0 5–4 New Jersey 4–2 4–5SO 4–2 Dallas 3–1 3–6 Calgary 4–0 0–3
Florida 3–2 6–1 3–2 3–2SO 2–7 N.Y. Islanders 7–1 1–5 5–6OT Minnesota 2–3 2–3 Edmonton 3–2OT 4–2
Montreal 3–5 2–3OT 1–2 1–2 N.Y. Rangers 2–5 1–2SO 4–2 Nashville 6–2 3–1 Los Angeles 0–7 2–3SO
Ottawa 2–3SO 3–6 4–5OT 4–2 Philadelphia 6–3 4–2 1–2 St. Louis 1–2OT 1–5 San Jose 2–3SO 1–3
Tampa Bay 3–7 1–4 3–2OT 5–0 Pittsburgh 2–1OT 5–3 1–4 Winnipeg 5–4OT 4–5OT Vancouver 6–3 2–3SO
Washington 4–2 1–4 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

2016 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)[5]
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 26 Ottawa 6–3 Toronto – – 0–1–0 Recap
2 September 29 Buffalo 1–0 Toronto SO – – 0–1–1 Recap
3 September 30 Toronto 8–1 Buffalo Enroth 17,866 1–1–1 Recap
4 October 2 Montreal 2–3 Toronto OT Sparks 18,912 2–1–1 Recap
5 October 4 Toronto 2–3 Ottawa OT – – 2–1–2 Recap
6 October 6 Toronto 1–6 Montreal Andersen 21,288 2–2–2 Recap
7 October 7 Detroit 2–1 Toronto – – 2–3–2 Recap
8 October 8 Toronto 3–4 Detroit Andersen 20,027 2–4–2 Recap

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log: 40–27–15, 95 points (Home: 21–13–7; Road: 19–14–8)[6]
October: 2–4–3, 7 points (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–3–3)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 12 Toronto 4–5 Ottawa OT Andersen (0–0–1) 17,618 0–0–1 1 Recap
2 October 15 Boston 1–4 Toronto Andersen (1–0–1) 19,466 1–0–1 3 Recap
3 October 19 Toronto 4–5 Winnipeg OT Andersen (1–0–2) 15,294 1–0–2 4 Recap
4 October 20 Toronto 2–3 Minnesota Enroth (0–1–0) 18,968 1–1–2 4 Recap
5 October 22 Toronto 4–5 Chicago SO Andersen (1–0–3) 21,735 1–1–3 5 Recap
6 October 25 Tampa Bay 7–3 Toronto Andersen (1–1–3) 19,449 1–2–3 5 Recap
7 October 27 Florida 2–3 Toronto Andersen (2–1–3) 18,979 2–2–3 7 Recap
8 October 29 Toronto 1–2 Montreal Andersen (2–2–3) 21,288 2–3–3 7 Recap
9 October 30 Toronto 1–5 NY Islanders Enroth (0–2–0) 12,057 2–4–3 7 Recap
November: 8–5–1, 17 points (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
10 November 1 Edmonton 2–3 Toronto OT Andersen (3–2–3) 19,687 3–4–3 9 Recap
11 November 3 Toronto 2–1 Buffalo Andersen (4–2–3) 18,183 4–4–3 11 Recap
12 November 5 Vancouver 3–6 Toronto Andersen (5–2–3) 19,480 5–4–3 13 Recap
13 November 8 Los Angeles 7–0 Toronto Andersen (5–3–3) 18,976 5–5–3 13 Recap
14 November 11 Philadelphia 3–6 Toronto Andersen (6–3–3) 19,189 6–5–3 15 Recap
15 November 12 Toronto 1–4 Pittsburgh Andersen (6–4–3) 18,668 6–6–3 15 Recap
16 November 15 Nashville 2–6 Toronto Andersen (7–4–3) 19,342 7–6–3 17 Recap
17 November 17 Florida 1–6 Toronto Andersen (8–4–3) 18,931 8–6–3 19 Recap
18 November 19 Toronto 1–2 Montreal Andersen (8–5–3) 21,288 8–7–3 19 Recap
19 November 22 Carolina 2–1 Toronto Andersen (8–6–3) 18,893 8–8–3 19 Recap
20 November 23 Toronto 4–5 New Jersey SO Enroth (0–2–1) 13,752 8–8–4 20 Recap
21 November 26 Washington 2–4 Toronto Andersen (9–6–3) 19,051 9–8–4 22 Recap
22 November 29 Toronto 4–2 Edmonton Andersen (10–6–3) 18,347 10–8–4 24 Recap
23 November 30 Toronto 0–3 Calgary Enroth (0–3–1) 19,289 10–9–4 24 Recap
December: 6–3–3, 15 points (Home: 1–3–2 ; Road: 5–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 3 Toronto 2–3 Vancouver SO Andersen (10–6–4) 18,865 10–9–5 25 Recap
25 December 7 Minnesota 3–2 Toronto Andersen (10–7–4) 18,944 10–10–5 25 Recap
26 December 10 Toronto 4–1 Boston Andersen (11–7–4) 17,565 11–10–5 27 Recap
27 December 11 Colorado 3–1 Toronto Bibeau (0–1–0) 18,875 11–11–5 27 Recap
28 December 13 San Jose 3–2 Toronto SO Andersen (11–7–5) 19,380 11–11–6 28 Recap
29 December 15 Arizona 3–2 Toronto SO Andersen (11–7–6) 18,903 11–11–7 29 Recap
30 December 17 Pittsburgh 1–2 Toronto OT Andersen (12–7–6) 19,553 12–11–7 31 Recap
31 December 19 Anaheim 3–2 Toronto Andersen (12–8–6) 18,861 12–12–7 31 Recap
32 December 22 Toronto 6–0 Colorado Andersen (13–8–6) 15,502 13–12–7 33 Recap
33 December 23 Toronto 4–1 Arizona Andersen (14–8–6) 14,377 14–12–7 35 Recap
34 December 28 Toronto 3–2 Florida SO Andersen (15–8–6) 16,965 15–12–7 37 Recap
35 December 29 Toronto 3–2 Tampa Bay OT Bibeau (1–1–0) 19,092 16–12–7 39 Recap
January: 7–4–2, 16 points (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
36 January 1 Detroit 4–5 Toronto OT Andersen (16–8–6) 40,148
(outdoors)		 17–12–7 41 Recap
37 January 3 Toronto 5–6 Washington OT Andersen (16–8–7) 18,506 17–12–8 42 Recap
38 January 6 Toronto 4–2 New Jersey Andersen (17–8–7) 15,233 18–12–8 44 Recap
39 January 7 Montreal 5–3 Toronto Andersen (17–9–7) 19,796 18–13–8 44 Recap
– January 8–12 five-day bye period
40 January 13 Toronto 4–2 NY Rangers Andersen (18–9–7) 18,006 19–13–8 46 Recap
41 January 14 Toronto 4–2 Ottawa McElhinney (1–0–0) 19,782 20–13–8 48 Recap
42 January 17 Buffalo 3–4 Toronto Andersen (19–9–7) 19,122 21–13–8 50 Recap
43 January 19 NY Rangers 5–2 Toronto Andersen (19–10–7) 19,088 21–14–8 50 Recap
44 January 21 Ottawa 3–2 Toronto SO Andersen (19–10–8) 19,544 21–14–9 51 Recap
45 January 23 Calgary 0–4 Toronto Andersen (20–10–8) 19,043 22–14–9 53 Recap
46 January 25 Toronto 4–0 Detroit Andersen (21–10–8) 20,027 23–14–9 55 Recap
47 January 26 Toronto 1–2 Philadelphia McElhinney (1–1–0) 19,723 23–15–9 55 Recap
– January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles
48 January 31 Toronto 3–6 Dallas McElhinney (1–2–0) 17,547 23–16–9 55 Recap
February: 5–5–4, 14 points (Home: 3–2–3 ; Road: 2–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
49 February 2 Toronto 1–5 St. Louis Andersen (21–11–8) 19,258 23–17–9 55 Recap
50 February 4 Toronto 6–5 Boston Andersen (22–11–8) 17,565 24–17–9 57 Recap
51 February 6 Toronto 5–6 NY Islanders OT Andersen (22–11–9) 11,828 24–17–10 58 Recap
52 February 7 Dallas 1–3 Toronto McElhinney (2–2–0) 19,233 25–17–10 60 Recap
53 February 9 St. Louis 2–1 Toronto OT Andersen (22–11–10) 18,920 25–17–11 61 Recap
54 February 11 Buffalo 3–1 Toronto Andersen (22–12–10) 19,427 25–18–11 61 Recap
55 February 14 NY Islanders 1–7 Toronto Andersen (23–12–10) 18,956 26–18–11 63 Recap
56 February 15 Toronto 2–5 Columbus McElhinney (2–3–0) 14,548 26–19–11 63 Recap
57 February 18 Ottawa 6–3 Toronto Andersen (23–13–10) 19,527 26–20–11 63 Recap
58 February 19 Toronto 4–0 Carolina McElhinney (3–3–0) 10,004 27–20–11 65 Recap
59 February 21 Winnipeg 4–5 Toronto OT Andersen (24–13–10) 19,583 28–20–11 67 Recap
60 February 23 NY Rangers 2–1 Toronto SO Andersen (24–13–11) 19,175 28–20–12 68 Recap
61 February 25 Montreal 3–2 Toronto OT Andersen (24–13–12) 19,843 28–20–13 69 Recap
62 February 28 Toronto 1–3 San Jose Andersen (24–14–12) 17,515 28–21–13 69 Recap
March: 9–3–2, 20 points (Home: 5–0–1 ; Road: 4–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
63 March 2 Toronto 2–3 Los Angeles SO Andersen (24–14–13) 18,230 28–21–14 70 Recap
64 March 3 Toronto 2–5 Anaheim McElhinney (3–4–0) 16,293 28–22–14 70 Recap
65 March 7 Detroit 2–3 Toronto Andersen (25–14–13) 19,060 29–22–14 72 Recap
66 March 9 Philadelphia 2–4 Toronto Andersen (26–14–13) 18,894 30–22–14 74 Recap
67 March 11 Toronto 3–2 Carolina OT Andersen (27–14–13) 12,328 31–22–14 76 Recap
68 March 14 Toronto 2–7 Florida Andersen (27–15–13) 17,552 31–23–14 76 Recap
69 March 16 Toronto 5–0 Tampa Bay Andersen (28–15–13) 19,092 32–23–14 78 Recap
70 March 18 Chicago 2–1 Toronto OT Andersen (28–15–14) 19,505 32–23–15 79 Recap
71 March 20 Boston 2–4 Toronto Andersen (29–15–14) 19,347 33–23–15 81 Recap
72 March 22 Toronto 5–2 Columbus Andersen (30–15–14) 16,106 34–23–15 83 Recap
73 March 23 New Jersey 2–4 Toronto McElhinney (4–4–0) 19,142 35–23–15 85 Recap
74 March 25 Toronto 2–5 Buffalo McElhinney (4–5–0) 19,070 35–24–15 85 Recap
75 March 28 Florida 2–3 Toronto McElhinney (5–5–0) 19,278 36–24–15 87 Recap
76 March 30 Toronto 3–1 Nashville Andersen (31–15–14) 17,214 37–24–15 89 Recap
April: 3–3–0, 6 points (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
77 April 1 Toronto 5–4 Detroit Andersen (32–15–14) 20,027 38–24–15 91 Recap
78 April 3 Toronto 4–2 Buffalo Andersen (33–15–14) 18,829 39–24–15 93 Recap
79 April 4 Washington 4–1 Toronto McElhinney (5–6–0) 19,415 39–25–15 93 Recap
80 April 6 Tampa Bay 4–1 Toronto Andersen (33–16–14) 19,380 39–26–15 93 Recap
81 April 8 Pittsburgh 3–5 Toronto McElhinney (6–6–0) 19,561 40–26–15 95 Recap
82 April 9 Columbus 3–2 Toronto McElhinney (6–7–0) 19,369 40–27–15 95 Recap

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

Overtime statistics

Games Won Lost Game-winning goal scorers
Overtime 13 6 7 Kadri (2), Gardiner (2), Matthews, Rielly
Shootout 9 1 8 Marner
Total 22 7 15

Playoffs

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

2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Washington wins 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 13 Toronto 2–3 Washington OT Andersen (0–1) 18,506 0–1 Recap
2 April 15 Toronto 4–3 Washington 2OT Andersen (1–1) 18,506 1–1 Recap
3 April 17 Washington 3–4 Toronto OT Andersen (2–1) 19,861 2–1 Recap
4 April 19 Washington 5–4 Toronto Andersen (2–2) 19,861 2–2 Recap
5 April 21 Toronto 1–2 Washington OT Andersen (2–3) 18,506 2–3 Recap
6 April 23 Washington 2–1 Toronto OT Andersen (2–4) 19,740 2–4 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season[7]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Auston Matthews 82 40 29 69 2 14
James van Riemsdyk 82 29 33 62 −2 37
Nazem Kadri 82 32 29 61 −7 95
William Nylander 81 22 39 61 −3 32
Mitch Marner 77 19 42 61 0 38
Tyler Bozak 78 18 37 55 −1 30
Jake Gardiner 82 9 34 43 24 34
Connor Brown 82 20 16 36 3 10
Nikita Zaitsev 82 4 32 36 −22 38
Leo Komarov 82 14 18 32 6 31
Zach Hyman 82 10 18 28 2 30
Morgan Rielly 76 6 21 27 −20 21
Matt Hunwick 72 1 18 19 8 18
Roman Polak 75 4 7 11 10 65
Josh Leivo 13 2 8 10 2 4
Matt Martin 82 5 4 9 0 123
Nikita Soshnikov 56 5 4 9 1 16
Connor Carrick 67 2 6 8 8 51
Martin Marincin 25 1 6 7 3 16
Ben Smith 36 2 2 4 −5 4
Frederik Gauthier 21 2 1 3 2 23
Brian Boyle† 21 0 3 3 −2 18
Milan Michalek 5 1 1 2 −2 2
Alexey Marchenko† 11 1 1 2 1 0
Kasperi Kapanen 8 1 0 1 −2 0
Peter Holland‡ 8 0 1 1 −2 4
Byron Froese‡ 2 0 0 0 0 5
Eric Fehr† 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Seth Griffith‡ 3 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Corrado‡ 2 0 0 0 0 6


Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Auston Matthews 6 4 1 5 2 0
Morgan Rielly 6 1 4 5 1 2
Tyler Bozak 6 2 2 4 0 4
Mitch Marner 6 1 3 4 1 0
Zach Hyman 6 1 3 4 0 4
William Nylander 6 1 3 4 4 2
James van Riemsdyk 6 2 1 3 3 0
Jake Gardiner 6 1 2 3 2 4
Kasperi Kapanen 6 2 0 2 −2 0
Nazem Kadri 6 1 1 2 0 8
Brian Boyle 6 0 2 2 −2 6
Matt Martin 6 0 2 2 −2 6
Connor Brown 6 0 1 1 0 0
Leo Komarov 6 0 1 1 −1 2
Matt Hunwick 6 0 1 1 −3 2
Martin Marincin 6 0 0 0 2 2
Roman Polak 2 0 0 0 1 0
Connor Carrick 6 0 0 0 0 4
Nikita Zaitsev 4 0 0 0 −4 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[8]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Frederik Andersen 66 66 3799:20 33 16 14 169 2.67 2052 .918 4 0 1 16
Curtis McElhinney† 14 10 758:44 6 7 0 36 2.85 418 .914 1 0 0 0
Antoine Bibeau 2 2 120:39 1 1 0 4 1.99 55 .927 0 0 0 0
Jhonas Enroth‡ 6 4 274:26 0 3 1 18 3.94 141 .872 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Frederik Andersen 6 6 402:46 2 4 18 2.68 211 .915 0 0 0 0

†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.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
A. Matthews NHL Second Star of the Week October 17, 2016
W. Nylander NHL Rookie of the Month October 31, 2016
A. Matthews NHL Rookie of the Month December 31, 2016
A. Matthews NHL First Star of the Week January 2, 2017
F. Andersen NHL Third Star of the Week January 30, 2017
M. Marner NHL Rookie of the Month January 31, 2017
N. Kadri NHL Second Star of the Week February 20, 2017
W. Nylander NHL Rookie of the Month March 31, 2017

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
M. Marner 1st career NHL game October 12, 2016
A. Matthews 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
1st career NHL multi-goal game
1st career NHL hat trick		 October 12, 2016
N. Zaitsev 1st career NHL game October 12, 2016
M. Marner 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 October 15, 2016
N. Zaitsev 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 October 15, 2016
M. Marner 1st career NHL assist October 20, 2016
A. Matthews 1st career NHL assist October 20, 2016
N. Kadri 200th career NHL point October 20, 2016
M. Rielly 100th career NHL point October 20, 2016
L. Komarov 200th career NHL game December 15, 2016
J. Gardiner 100th career NHL assist December 15, 2016
N. Zaitsev 1st career NHL goal December 17, 2016
F. Gauthier 1st career NHL goal December 22, 2016
J. van Riemsdyk 300th career NHL point December 22, 2016
N. Kadri 100th career NHL goal January 23, 2017
R. Polak 600th career NHL game January 25, 2017
W. Nylander 1st career NHL hat trick February 4, 2017
T. Bozak 300th career NHL point February 5, 2017
C. Carrick 100th career NHL game February 6, 2017
M. Hunwick 100th career NHL point February 6, 2017
J. van Riemsdyk 500th career NHL game February 11, 2017
F. Andersen 100th career NHL win February 14, 2017
M. Martin 500th career NHL game February 28, 2017
T. Bozak 500th career NHL game March 16, 2017
M. Rielly 300th career NHL game March 18, 2017
N. Kadri 400th career NHL game March 25, 2017
J. Gardiner 400th career NHL game March 28, 2017
L. Komarov 100th career NHL point March 28, 2017

Records

  • Auston Matthews
    • First #1 Overall pick to score a hat trick in their NHL debut: October 12, 2016
    • First 4 goal game for a player in their NHL debut: October 12, 2016
    • First Maple Leafs player to score a hat trick in their debut: October 12, 2016
    • Most points by rookie in Leafs history (69)
    • Most goals by rookie in Leafs history (40)
    • Most goals by US-born rookie (40)
    • Most game-winning goals by rookie in Leafs history (8)
  • William Nylander
    • Longest rookie point streak in Leafs history (12 games)
    • Most power play points by rookie in Leafs history (25)
    • Most power play goals by rookie in Leafs history (9)
  • Zach Hyman
    • Longest rookie assist streak in Leafs history (6 games)
    • Most shorthanded goals by rookie in Leafs history (4)

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Scott Harrington
conditional 5th-round pick in 2017 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Kerby Rychel 		[9]
July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) To Anaheim Ducks
Jonathan Bernier 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
conditional pick in 2017 		[10]
December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09) To Arizona Coyotes
Peter Holland 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
conditional 6th round pick in 2018 		[11]
January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10) To Anaheim Ducks
Jhonas Enroth 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
7th round pick in 2018 		[12]
February 18, 2017 (2017-02-18) To New Jersey Devils
Viktor Loov 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Sergei Kalinin 		[13]
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Byron Froese
conditional 2nd-round pick in 2017 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brian Boyle 		[14]
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Frank Corrado 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Eric Fehr
Steven Oleksy
4th round pick in 2017 		[15]

Free agents acquired

Players signed to professional try out contracts are not included in this table. Please see off-season for try outs.

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Matt Martin New York Islanders 4 years, $10 million [16]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Roman Polak San Jose Sharks 1 year, $2.25 million [17]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Justin Holl Toronto Marlies 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract [18]
July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26) Trevor Moore University of Denver 3 years, $5.325 million entry-level contract [19]
August 22, 2016 (2016-08-22) Jhonas Enroth Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $750,000 [2]
March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17) Miro Aaltonen HC Vityaz Podolsk 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract [20]
May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17) Calle Rosen Växjö Lakers 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract [21]
May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17) Andreas Borgman HV71 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract [21]


Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) P. A. Parenteau New York Islanders 1 year, $1.25 million [22]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Michael Grabner New York Rangers 2 years, $3.3 million [23]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Stuart Percy Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $575,000 [24]
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) T. J. Brennan Philadelphia Flyers 2 years, $1.25 million [25]
August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16) Ben Smith Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $675,000 [26]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref
Seth Griffith Boston Bruins October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11) [27]
Ben Smith Colorado Avalanche October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24) [28]
Curtis McElhinney Columbus Blue Jackets January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10) [29]
Seth Griffith Florida Panthers January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) [30]
Alexey Marchenko Detroit Red Wings February 4, 2017 (2017-02-04) [31]


Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref
Seth Griffith Florida Panthers November 12, 2016 (2016-11-12) [32]

Lost via retirement

Player Ref
Stephane Robidas [33]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) Garret Sparks 1 year, $575,000 [34]
July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21) Auston Matthews 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [35]
July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21) Josh Leivo 2 years, $1.225 million [36]
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) Connor Carrick 2 years, $1.5 million [37]
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25) Peter Holland 1 year, $1.3 million [38]
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25) Frank Corrado 1 year, $600,000 [39]
July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29) Martin Marincin 2 years, $2.5 million [40]
March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21) Jeremy Bracco 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [41]
April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28) Carl Grundstrom 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [42]
May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02) Nikita Zaitsev 7 years, $31.5 million contract extension [43]
May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02) Ben Smith 1 year, $650,000 contract extension [44]

Draft picks

Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Leafs held on to each of their picks in all seven rounds, and acquired an additional four picks through various trades.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 1 Auston Matthews (C) United States United States ZSC Lions (NLA)
2 31 Yegor Korshkov (RW) Russia Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
2 57a Carl Grundstrom (RW) Sweden Sweden Modo Hockey (SHL)
3 62 Joseph Woll (G) United States United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3 72b James Greenway (D) United States United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
4 92 Adam Brooks (C) Canada Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
4 101c Keaton Middleton (D) Canada Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
5 122 Vladimir Bobylev (RW) Russia Russia Victoria Royals (WHL)
6 152 Jack Walker (LW) United States United States Victoria Royals (WHL)
6 179d Nicolas Mattinen (D) Canada Canada London Knights (OHL)
7 182 Nikolai Chebykin (LW) Russia Russia MVD Balashikha (MHL)

Pick Notes

Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as compensation for New Jersey hiring John Hynes as their head coach on June 2, 2015.[48]

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