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The 2017–18 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 101st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917, and its 91st season since adopting the Maple Leafs name in February 1927.
2017–18 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Division | 3rd Atlantic |
Conference | 4th Eastern |
2017–18 record | 49–26–7 |
Home record | 29–10–2 |
Road record | 20–16–5 |
Goals for | 277 |
Goals against | 232 |
Team information | |
General manager | Lou Lamoriello |
Coach | Mike Babcock |
Captain | Vacant[1] |
Alternate captains | Tyler Bozak Leo Komarov Morgan Rielly |
Arena | Air Canada Centre |
Average attendance | 19,187[2] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Toronto Marlies (AHL) Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | James van Riemsdyk (36) |
Assists | Jake Gardiner Mitch Marner (47) |
Points | Mitch Marner (69) |
Penalty minutes | Matt Martin (50) |
Plus/minus | Auston Matthews (+25) |
Wins | Frederik Andersen (38) |
Goals against average | Curtis McElhinney (2.15) |
The Maple Leafs posted a regular season record of 49 wins, 26 losses and 7 overtime/shootout losses for 105 points, qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season. They set a new franchise record in wins and wins at home.[3] After coming back from 1–3 series, they went on to lose versus the Boston Bruins in Game Seven in the first round.
The Maple Leafs set a new franchise record in wins when they earned their 46th win of the season on March 28, 2018, and as well set a new franchise record for wins at home. The following day, the Leafs officially clinched a playoff spot for a second consecutive season.[4]
The Maple Leafs had a good year against Canadian teams, with a record of 12-4-0. They won all games versus Montreal, Edmonton and Calgary. They split the series with Ottawa, Winnipeg and Vancouver.
On December 19, 2017, to mark the 100th anniversary of their first game, the Maple Leafs held a special game, branded as the "Next Century Game", in which they beat the Carolina Hurricanes 8–1.[5] To mark the historic occasion, the team wore commemorative Toronto Arenas uniforms during the game inspired by those worn by our franchise's original namesake – the Arenas.
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 48 | 296 | 236 | +60 | 113 |
2 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 270 | 214 | +56 | 112 |
3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 42 | 277 | 232 | +45 | 105 |
4 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 248 | 246 | +2 | 96 |
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 25 | 217 | 255 | −38 | 73 |
6 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 209 | 264 | −55 | 71 |
7 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 26 | 221 | 291 | −70 | 67 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 24 | 199 | 280 | −81 | 62 |
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Atlantic Division | Metropolitan Division | Central Division | Pacific Division | ||||||||||||
Team | Home | Road | Team | Home | Road | Team | Home | Road | Team | Home | Road | ||||
Boston | 3–2OT | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–4 | Carolina | 3–6 | 8–1 | 5–4 | Chicago | 4–3OT | 3–2OT | Anaheim | 7–4 | 3–1 | |
Buffalo | 2–3 | 5–2 | 3–5 | 5–2 | Columbus | 2–3OT | 6–3 | 2–4 | Colorado | 2–4 | 3–4OT | Arizona | 1–4 | 7–4 | |
Detroit | 6–3 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | New Jersey | 3–6 | 1–0OT | 1–2 | Dallas | 6–5SO | 4–1 | Calgary | 2–1SO | 4–1 | |
Florida | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–2SO | 2–3OT | N.Y. Islanders | 5–0 | 4–3SO | 5–4 | Minnesota | 4–2 | 0–2 | Edmonton | 1–0 | 6–4 | |
Montreal | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–3OT | 6–0 | N.Y. Rangers | 8–5 | 3–2 | 4–0 | Nashville | 3–2SO | 5–2 | Los Angeles | 3–2 | 3–5 | |
Ottawa | 3–4 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 4–3 | Philadelphia | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3OT | St. Louis | 1–2OT | 4–6 | San Jose | 3–2SO | 2–3 | |
Tampa Bay | 0–2 | 4–3 | 3–4SO | 3–4 | Pittsburgh | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–5 | Winnipeg | 1–3 | 7–2 | Vancouver | 3–2SO | 1–2 | |
Washington | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–5 | Vegas | 4–3SO | 3–6 | |||||||||
Records | 11–3–0 | 6–5–3 | 7–4–1 | 6–5–1 | 4–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 7–1–0 | 4–4–0 | |||||||
Division | 17–8–3 | 13–9–2 | 8–4–2 | 11–5–0 | |||||||||||
Conference | 30–17–5 (Home: 18–7–1; Road: 12–10–4) | 19–9–2 (Home: 11–3–1; Road: 8–6–1) | |||||||||||||
Overall | 49–26–7 (Home: 29–10–2; Road: 20–16–5) |
2017 preseason: 5–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 3–1–0)
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October: 7–5–0, 14 points (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–2–0)
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November: 10–4–1, 21 points (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 6–2–1)
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December: 6–6–1, 13 points (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 3–6–1)
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January: 6–3–3, 15 points (Home: 3–3–2; Road: 3–0–1)
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February: 10–2–2, 22 points (Home: 8–0–0; Road: 2–2–2)
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March: 8–5–0, 16 points (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–3–0)
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April: 2–1–0, 4 points (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–1–0)
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2017–18 schedule
Win (2 Points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Boston Bruins: Boston wins series 4–3
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Win Loss If necessary |
Updated to game played April 25, 2018.[7]
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Frederik Andersen | 66 | 66 | 3,889:00 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 182 | 2.81 | 2,211 | .918 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Curtis McElhinney | 18 | 15 | 980:00 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 2.15 | 528 | .934 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Calvin Pickard(a) | 1 | 1 | 62:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.83 | 28 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Frederik Andersen | 7 | 7 | 368:00 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 3.76 | 221 | .896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Curtis McElhinney | 1 | 0 | 48:00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.11 | 23 | .826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(a) Player currently playing for the minor league affiliate Toronto Marlies of the AHL
(b) Player is no longer with the Leafs organization
Player | Award | Awarded |
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Auston Matthews | NHL Second Star of the Week | October 16, 2017 |
Frederik Andersen | NHL Second Star of the Week | November 20, 2017 |
Frederik Andersen | NHL Second Star of the Month | December 1, 2017 |
Curtis McElhinney | NHL Third Star of the Week | March 19, 2018 |
Date | Details | Ref | |
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October 7, 2017 | To Vegas Golden Knights Tobias Lindberg 6th-round pick in 2018 |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Calvin Pickard |
[8] |
February 15, 2018 | To St. Louis Blues Nikita Soshnikov |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 4th-round pick in 2019 |
[9] |
February 20, 2018 | To San Jose Sharks Eric Fehr |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 7th-round pick in 2020 |
[10] |
February 25, 2018 | To Montreal Canadiens Kerby Rychel Rinat Valiev 2nd-round pick in 2018 |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Kyle Baun Tomas Plekanec[Note 1] |
[11] |
June 8, 2018 | To Edmonton Oilers Rights to Nolan Vesey |
To Toronto Maple Leafs conditional 7th-round pick in 2020 |
[12] |
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Player | New team | Date picked in expansion draft | Ref |
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Brendan Leipsic | Vegas Golden Knights | June 21, 2017 | [30] |
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
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June 29, 2017 | Adam Brooks | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [31] |
June 30, 2017 | Curtis McElhinney | 2-year, $1.7 million | [32] |
June 30, 2017 | Garret Sparks | 2-year, $1.35 million | [32] |
July 1, 2017 | Colin Greening | 1-year, $750,000 | [15] |
July 4, 2017 | Justin Holl | 1-year, $650,000 | [33] |
July 5, 2017 | Zach Hyman | 4-year, $9 million | [34] |
July 12, 2017 | Timothy Liljegren | 3-year, $3.975 million entry-level contract | [35] |
August 27, 2017 | Connor Brown | 3-year, $6.3 million | [36] |
October 23, 2017 | Roman Polak | 1-year, $1.1 million | [37] |
November 17, 2017 | Josh Leivo | 1-year, $925,000 contract extension | [38] |
May 17, 2018 | Pierre Engvall | 2-year, entry-level contract | [18] |
May 17, 2018 | Jesper Lindgren | 3-year, entry-level contract | [18] |
May 29, 2018 | Kasimir Kaskisuo | 2-year, $1.35 million contract extension | [39] |
June 20, 2018 | Connor Carrick | 1-year, $1.3 million contract extension | [40] |
June 20, 2018 | Calvin Pickard | 1-year, $800,000 contract extension | [41] |
Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23–24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Leafs held on to five of their own seven picks, having traded away their second round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Brian Boyle, and losing their third round pick as compensation for signing head coach Mike Babcock. They also acquired an additional two picks through various trades.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 17 | Timothy Liljegren | D | Sweden | Rögle BK (SHL) |
2 | 591 | Eemeli Rasanen | D | Finland | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
4 | 110 | Ian Scott | G | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
4 | 1242 | Vladislav Kara | C | Russia | Irbis Kazan (MHL) |
5 | 141 | Fedor Gordeev | D | Canada | Flint Firebirds (OHL) |
6 | 172 | Ryan McGregor | C | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
7 | 203 | Ryan O'Connell | D | Canada | St. Andrew's College (CISAA) |
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