2018–19 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2018–19 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 102nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.^[3] The Maple Leafs forward group changed significantly before the season, losing team veterans Tyler Bozak, James van Riemsdyk and Leo Komarov while adding all-star centre John Tavares in free agency, which many publications called one of the biggest signings in NHL history.^[4][5] On April 1, 2019, the Maple Leafs clinched a playoff spot after a 2–1 win over the New York Islanders.^[6]

2018–19 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	5th Eastern
2018–19 record	46–28–8
Home record	23–16–2
Road record	23–12–6
Goals for	286
Goals against	251
Team information
General manager	Kyle Dubas
Coach	Mike Babcock
Captain	Vacant[1]
Alternate captains	Patrick Marleau Morgan Rielly John Tavares
Arena	Scotiabank Arena
Average attendance	19,276[2]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Toronto Marlies (AHL) Newfoundland Growlers (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	John Tavares (47)
Assists	Mitch Marner (68)
Points	Mitch Marner (94)
Penalty minutes	Zach Hyman (65)
Plus/minus	Ron Hainsey (+30)
Wins	Frederik Andersen (36)
Goals against average	Frederik Andersen (2.77)
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The Maple Leafs faced the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year, where they lost in seven games.

Standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	62	16	4	56	325	222	+103	128
2	x – Boston Bruins	82	49	24	9	47	259	215	+44	107
3	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	46	28	8	46	286	251	+35	100
4	Montreal Canadiens	82	44	30	8	41	249	236	+13	96
5	Florida Panthers	82	36	32	14	33	267	280	−13	86
6	Buffalo Sabres	82	33	39	10	28	226	271	−45	76
7	Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	29	227	277	−50	74
8	Ottawa Senators	82	29	47	6	29	242	302	−60	64

Source: National Hockey League^[7]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; 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	4–2	2–3	1–5	3–6	Carolina	1–4		2–5	4–1	Chicago	4–5	7–6 OT	Anaheim	6–1	2–1 OT
Buffalo	5–3	5–2	4–3 OT	4–2	Columbus	4–2		2–4	4–2	Colorado	3–6	5–2	Arizona	2–4	0–2
Detroit	4–5 OT	5–4 OT	5–3	2–3 OT	New Jersey	6–1		7–2	4–2	Dallas	1–2	7–4	Calgary	1–3	6–2
Florida	6–1	7–5	3–4 OT	1–3	N.Y. Islanders	0–4		1–6	2–1	Minnesota	3–4	5–3	Edmonton	6–2	3–2
Montreal	3–2 OT	6–3	4–3 OT	5–6 SO	N.Y. Rangers	5–3	1–2 OT	1–4		Nashville	0–4	0–3	Los Angeles	4–1	5–1
Ottawa	3–5	5–4	2–6	2–4	Philadelphia	6–0	7–6	4–5 SO		St. Louis	1–4	2–3 OT	San Jose	5–3	5–3
Tampa Bay	2–6	1–3	1–4	4–2	Pittsburgh	0–3	3–2	5–0		Winnipeg	3–2	4–2	Vancouver	5–0	2–3 OT
					Washington	6–3	2–3	4–2					Vegas	3–1	6–3
Records	9–4–1		5–6–3			7–4–1		7–4–1			1–6–0	5–1–1		6–2–0	6–1–1
Division	14–10–4					14–8–2					6–7–1			12–3–1
Conference	28–18–6 (Home: 16–8–2; Road: 12–10–4)										18–10–2 (Home: 7–8–0; Road: 11–2–2)
Overall	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)

Notes

^OT Game decided in overtime

^SO Game decided in a shootout

Schedule and results

Preseason

2018 preseason: 6–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Recap 1 September 18 Ottawa Senators 4–1 McElhinney (1–0–0) Lucan Community Memorial Centre – 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 19 @ Ottawa Senators 4–1 Pickard (1–0–0) Canadian Tire Centre 11,375 2–0–0 Recap 3 September 21 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 McElhinney (2–0–0) Scotiabank Arena 18,833 3–0–0 Recap 4 September 22 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Pickard (2–0–0) KeyBank Center 17,624 4–0–0 Recap 5 September 24 Montreal Canadiens 1–5 Sparks (0–1–0) Scotiabank Arena 18,843 4–1–0 Recap 6 September 26 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–3 Andersen (1–0–0) Bell Centre 20,486 5–1–0 Recap 7 September 28 Detroit Red Wings 6–2 Andersen (2–0–0) Scotiabank Arena 18,889 6–1–0 Recap 8 September 29 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–5 McElhinney (2–1–0) Little Caesars Arena 18,753 6–2–0 Recap

Regular season

2018–19 game log: 46–28–8, 100 points (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)
October: 8–4–0, 16 points (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 5–0–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 3 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 OT Andersen (1–0–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,589 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 6 Ottawa Senators 3–5 Andersen (1–1–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,321 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 7 @ Chicago Blackhawks 7–6 OT Sparks (1–0–0) United Center 21,812 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 9 @ Dallas Stars 7–4 Andersen (2–1–0) American Airlines Center 17,866 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–3 Andersen (3–1–0) Little Caesars Arena 19,515 4–1–0 8 Recap 6 October 13 @ Washington Capitals 4–2 Andersen (4–1–0) Capital One Arena 18,506 5–1–0 10 Recap 7 October 15 Los Angeles Kings 4–1 Sparks (2–0–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,429 6–1–0 12 Recap 8 October 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Andersen (4–2–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,483 6–2–0 12 Recap 9 October 20 St. Louis Blues 1–4 Andersen (4–3–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,268 6–3–0 12 Recap 10 October 24 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–2 Andersen (5–3–0) Bell MTS Place 15,321 7–3–0 14 Recap 11 October 27 Winnipeg Jets 3–2 Andersen (6–3–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,545 8–3–0 16 Recap 12 October 29 Calgary Flames 1–3 Andersen (6–4–0) Scotiabank Arena 18,989 8–4–0 16 Recap
November: 10–4–0, 20 points (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 4–3–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 13 November 1 Dallas Stars 1–2 Andersen (6–5–0) Scotiabank Arena 18,878 8–5–0 16 Recap 14 November 3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0 Andersen (7–5–0) PPG Paints Arena 18,638 9–5–0 18 Recap 15 November 6 Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 Andersen (8–5–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,045 10–5–0 20 Recap 16 November 9 New Jersey Devils 6–1 Andersen (9–5–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,211 11–5–0 22 Recap 17 November 10 @ Boston Bruins 1–5 Sparks (2–1–0) TD Garden 17,565 11–6–0 22 Recap 18 November 13 @ Los Angeles Kings 5–1 Andersen (10–5–0) Staples Center 17,859 12–6–0 24 Recap 19 November 15 @ San Jose Sharks 5–3 Andersen (11–5–0) SAP Center 17,011 13–6–0 26 Recap 20 November 16 @ Anaheim Ducks 2–1 OT Sparks (3–1–0) Honda Center 16,666 14–6–0 28 Recap 21 November 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 Andersen (12–5–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,134 15–6–0 30 Recap 22 November 21 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2–5 Andersen (12–6–0) PNC Arena 12,562 15–7–0 30 Recap 23 November 23 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 2–4 Andersen (12–7–0) Nationwide Arena 18,656 15–8–0 30 Recap 24 November 24 Philadelphia Flyers 6–0 Sparks (4–1–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,373 16–8–0 32 Recap 25 November 26 Boston Bruins 4–2 Andersen (13–7–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,286 17–8–0 34 Recap 26 November 28 San Jose Sharks 5–3 Andersen (14–7–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,362 18–8–0 36 Recap
December: 8–3–2, 18 points (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 5–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 27 December 1 @ Minnesota Wild 5–3 Andersen (15–7–0) Xcel Energy Center 19,107 19–8–0 38 Recap 28 December 4 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–3 OT Andersen (16–7–0) KeyBank Center 19,070 20–8–0 40 Recap 29 December 6 Detroit Red Wings 4–5 OT Sparks (4–1–1) Scotiabank Arena 19,392 20–8–1 41 Recap 30 December 8 @ Boston Bruins 3–6 Andersen (16–8–0) TD Garden 17,565 20–9–1 41 Recap 31 December 11 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Andersen (17–8–0) PNC Arena 11,907 21–9–1 43 Recap 32 December 13 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 1–4 Andersen (17–9–0) Amalie Arena 19,092 21–10–1 43 Recap 33 December 15 @ Florida Panthers 3–4 OT Andersen (17–9–1) BB&T Center 14,177 21–10–2 44 Recap 34 December 18 @ New Jersey Devils 7–2 Andersen (18–9–1) Prudential Center 14,586 22–10–2 46 Recap 35 December 20 Florida Panthers 6–1 Andersen (19–9–1) Scotiabank Arena 19,329 23–10–2 48 Recap 36 December 22 New York Rangers 5–3 Andersen (20–9–1) Scotiabank Arena 19,466 24–10–2 50 Recap 37 December 23 Detroit Red Wings 5–4 OT Sparks (5–1–1) Scotiabank Arena 19,196 25–10–2 52 Recap 38 December 28 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 Sparks (6–1–1) Nationwide Arena 18,963 26–10–2 54 Recap 39 December 29 New York Islanders 0–4 Sparks (6–2–1) Scotiabank Arena 19,514 26–11–2 54 Recap
January: 4–6–0, 8 points (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 2–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 40 January 3 Minnesota Wild 3–4 Hutchinson (0–1–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,244 26–12–2 54 Recap 41 January 5 Vancouver Canucks 5–0 Hutchinson (1–1–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,388 27–12–2 56 Recap 42 January 7 Nashville Predators 0–4 Hutchinson (1–2–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,059 27–13–2 56 Recap 43 January 10 @ New Jersey Devils 4–2 Hutchinson (2–2–0) Prudential Center 15,280 28–13–2 58 Recap 44 January 12 Boston Bruins 2–3 Hutchinson (2–3–0) Scotiabank Arena 19,305 28–14–2 58 Recap 45 January 14 Colorado Avalanche 3–6 Andersen (20–10–1) Scotiabank Arena 19,248 28–15–2 58 Recap 46 January 17 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Andersen (21–10–1) Amalie Arena 19,092 29–15–2 60 Recap 47 January 18 @ Florida Panthers 1–3 Sparks (6–3–1) BB&T Center 16,741 29–16–2 60 Recap 48 January 20 Arizona Coyotes 2–4 Andersen (21–11–1) Scotiabank Arena 19,165 29–17–2 60 Recap 49 January 23 Washington Capitals 6–3 Andersen (22–11–1) Scotiabank Arena 19,148 30–17–2 62 Recap
February: 9–4–2, 20 points (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 3–3–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 50 February 1 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–3 OT Andersen (22–11–2) Little Caesars Arena 19,515 30–17–3 63 Recap 51 February 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Sparks (7–3–1) Scotiabank Arena 19,477 31–17–3 65 Recap 52 February 4 Anaheim Ducks 6–1 Andersen (23–11–2) Scotiabank Arena 18,858 32–17–3 67 Recap 53 February 6 Ottawa Senators 5–4 Andersen (24–11–2) Scotiabank Arena 19,264 33–17–3 69 Recap 54 February 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–3 OT Andersen (25–11–2) Bell Centre 21,302 34–17–3 71 Recap 55 February 10 @ New York Rangers 1–4 Sparks (7–4–1) Madison Square Garden 17,445 34–18–3 71 Recap 56 February 12 @ Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Andersen (26–11–2) Pepsi Center 16,426 35–18–3 73 Recap 57 February 14 @ Vegas Golden Knights 6–3 Andersen (27–11–2) T-Mobile Arena 18,214 36–18–3 75 Recap 58 February 16 @ Arizona Coyotes 0–2 Andersen (27–12–2) Gila River Arena 17,125 36–19–3 75 Recap 59 February 19 @ St. Louis Blues 2–3 OT Andersen (27–12–3) Enterprise Center 18,598 36–19–4 76 Recap 60 February 21 Washington Capitals 2–3 Andersen (27–13–3) Scotiabank Arena 19,378 36–20–4 76 Recap 61 February 23 Montreal Canadiens 6–3 Andersen (28–13–3) Scotiabank Arena 19,506 37–20–4 78 Recap 62 February 25 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 Andersen (29–13–3) Scotiabank Arena 19,026 38–20–4 80 Recap 63 February 27 Edmonton Oilers 6–2 Andersen (30–13–3) Scotiabank Arena 19,356 39–20–4 82 Recap 64 February 28 @ New York Islanders 1–6 Sparks (7–5–1) Nassau Coliseum 13,917 39–21–4 82 Recap
March: 6–5–3, 15 points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–3–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 65 March 2 Buffalo Sabres 5–2 Andersen (31–13–3) Scotiabank Arena 19,088 40–21–4 84 Recap 66 March 4 @ Calgary Flames 6–2 Andersen (32–13–3) Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 41–21–4 86 Recap 67 March 6 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–3 OT Andersen (32–13–4) Rogers Arena 18,871 41–21–5 87 Recap 68 March 9 @ Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Andersen (33–13–4) Rogers Place 18,347 42–21–5 89 Recap 69 March 11 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–6 Andersen (33–14–4) Scotiabank Arena 19,491 42–22–5 89 Recap 70 March 13 Chicago Blackhawks 4–5 Sparks (7–6–1) Scotiabank Arena 19,342 42–23–5 89 Recap 71 March 15 Philadelphia Flyers 7–6 Andersen (34–14–4) Scotiabank Arena 19,290 43–23–5 91 Recap 72 March 16 @ Ottawa Senators 2–6 Sparks (7–7–1) Canadian Tire Centre 18,607 43–24–5 91 Recap 73 March 19 @ Nashville Predators 0–3 Andersen (34–15–4) Bridgestone Arena 17,499 43–25–5 91 Recap 74 March 20 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–2 Sparks (8–7–1) KeyBank Center 19,070 44–25–5 93 Recap 75 March 23 New York Rangers 1–2 OT Andersen (34–15–5) Scotiabank Arena 19,251 44–25–6 94 Recap 76 March 25 Florida Panthers 7–5 Andersen (35–15–5) Scotiabank Arena 19,125 45–25–6 96 Recap 77 March 27 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–5 SO Andersen (35–15–6) Wells Fargo Center 19,205 45–25–7 97 Recap 78 March 30 @ Ottawa Senators 2–4 Sparks (8–8–1) Canadian Tire Centre 18,655 45–26–7 97 Recap
April: 1–2–1, 3 points (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 1–0–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 79 April 1 @ New York Islanders 2–1 Andersen (36–15–6) Nassau Coliseum 13,917 46–26–7 99 Recap 80 April 2 Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 Sparks (8–9–1) Scotiabank Arena 19,097 46–27–7 99 Recap 81 April 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–3 Andersen (36–16–6) Scotiabank Arena 19,400 46–28–7 99 Recap 82 April 6 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–6 SO Andersen (36–16–7) Bell Centre 21,302 46–28–8 100 Recap
2018–19 schedule   Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Overtime statistics

	Games	Won	Lost	Game-winning goal scorers
Overtime	12	6	6	Matthews (2), Rielly (2), Kapanen (1), Tavares (1)
Shootout	2	0	2
Total	14	6	8

Playoffs

Main article: 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Maple Leafs faced the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs,^[8] and were defeated in seven games.^[9] They played against each other in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Maple Leafs lost to the Bruins in the first round in seven games.^[8]

2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Boston Bruins: Boston won 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap 1 April 11 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 Andersen (1–0) TD Garden 17,565 1–0 Recap 2 April 13 @ Boston Bruins 1–4 Andersen (1–1) TD Garden 17,565 1–1 Recap 3 April 15 Boston Bruins 3–2 Andersen (2–1) Scotiabank Arena 19,611 2–1 Recap 4 April 17 Boston Bruins 4–6 Andersen (2–2) Scotiabank Arena 19,638 2–2 Recap 5 April 19 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 Andersen (3–2) TD Garden 17,565 3–2 Recap 6 April 21 Boston Bruins 2–4 Andersen (3–3) Scotiabank Arena 19,683 3–3 Recap 7 April 23 @ Boston Bruins 1–5 Andersen (3–4) TD Garden 17,565 3–4 Recap
Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final^[10]

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Mitch Marner 82 26 68 94 22 22 John Tavares 82 47 41 88 19 34 Auston Matthews 68 37 36 73 −9 12 Morgan Rielly 82 20 52 72 24 14 Kasperi Kapanen 78 20 24 44 12 27 Nazem Kadri 73 16 28 44 −2 43 Andreas Johnsson 73 20 23 43 14 32 Zach Hyman 71 21 20 41 16 65 Patrick Marleau 82 16 21 37 −6 28 Jake Gardiner 62 3 27 30 19 26 Connor Brown 82 8 21 29 11 16 William Nylander 54 7 20 27 −4 16 Ron Hainsey 81 5 18 23 30 21 Tyler Ennis 51 12 6 18 −6 2 Travis Dermott 64 4 13 17 −5 22 Jake Muzzin(c) 30 5 11 16 11 14 Frederik Gauthier 70 3 11 14 3 12 Nikita Zaitsev 81 3 11 14 2 18 Par Lindholm(b) 61 1 11 12 5 18 Trevor Moore 25 2 6 8 1 2 Igor Ozhiganov 53 3 4 7 0 14 Josh Leivo(b) 27 4 2 6 1 7 Martin Marincin 24 1 4 5 −4 12 Calle Rosen 4 1 0 1 −3 0 Nic Petan(c) 5 1 0 1 −3 0 Justin Holl 11 0 1 1 −5 2

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Auston Matthews 7 5 1 6 −3 2 John Tavares 7 2 3 5 −5 0 Morgan Rielly 7 1 4 5 0 0 Mitch Marner 7 2 2 4 −4 2 Andreas Johnsson 7 1 3 4 −4 0 Travis Dermott 7 1 2 3 0 2 William Nylander 7 1 2 3 1 2 Nazem Kadri 2 1 1 2 1 19 Kasperi Kapanen 7 1 1 2 −1 2 Tyler Ennis 5 0 2 2 1 2 Jake Muzzin(c) 7 0 2 2 −6 2 Jake Gardiner 7 0 2 2 −2 0 Patrick Marleau 7 0 2 2 1 2 Zach Hyman 7 1 0 1 −3 2 Trevor Moore 7 1 0 1 1 0 Ron Hainsey 7 0 1 1 5 2 Connor Brown 7 0 1 1 2 2 Frederik Gauthier 7 0 0 0 1 2 Nikita Zaitsev 7 0 0 0 −3 2

Goaltenders

Regular season^[10]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Frederik Andersen	60	60	3,511	36	16	7	162	2.77	1958	.917	1	0	1	2
Garret Sparks	20	17	1,105	8	9	1	58	3.15	592	.902	1	0	0	0
Michael Hutchinson(c)	5	5	295	2	3	0	13	2.64	152	.914	1	0	0	0

Playoffs^[10]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Frederik Andersen	7	7	413:49	3	4	19	2.75	244	.922	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 Maple Leafs organization
^(c) 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 2018–19 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)	To St. Louis Blues 1st-round pick in 2018	To Toronto Maple Leafs WPG's 1st-round pick in 2018 3rd-round pick in 2018	[11]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Buffalo Sabres 6th-round pick in 2019	To Toronto Maple Leafs 6th-round pick in 2018	[12]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)	To New York Islanders Matt Martin	To Toronto Maple Leafs Eamon McAdam	[13]
October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)	To Dallas Stars Connor Carrick	To Toronto Maple Leafs Conditional 7th-round pick in 2019	[14]
November 27, 2018 (2018-11-27)	To Calgary Flames Andrew Nielsen	To Toronto Maple Leafs Morgan Klimchuk	[15]
December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03)	To Vancouver Canucks Josh Leivo	To Toronto Maple Leafs Michael Carcone	[16]
December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10)	To Anaheim Ducks Adam Cracknell	To Toronto Maple Leafs Steven Oleksy	[17]
December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29)	To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2020	To Toronto Maple Leafs Michael Hutchinson	[18]
January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)	To Ottawa Senators Morgan Klimchuk	To Toronto Maple Leafs Gabriel Gagne	[19]
January 28, 2019 (2019-01-28)	To Los Angeles Kings Sean Durzi Carl Grundstrom 1st-round pick in 2019	To Toronto Maple Leafs Jake Muzzin	[20]
February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24)	To Nashville Predators Future considerations	To Toronto Maple Leafs Nicholas Baptiste	[21]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)	To Winnipeg Jets Par Lindholm	To Toronto Maple Leafs Nic Petan	[22]
May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)	To Minnesota Wild Fedor Gordeev	To Toronto Maple Leafs Conditional 7th-round pick in 2020	[23]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Miro Aaltonen	to Vityaz Podolsk (KHL)	Unknown	[24]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Tyler Bozak	to St. Louis Blues	3-year	[25]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Adam Cracknell	from Montreal Canadiens	1-year	[26]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Josh Jooris	from Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	[26]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Leo Komarov	to New York Islanders	4-year	[27]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Tomas Plekanec	to Montreal Canadiens	1-year	[28]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Roman Polak	to Dallas Stars	1-year	[29]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Jordan Subban	from Los Angeles Kings	1-year	[26]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	John Tavares	from New York Islanders	7-year	[30]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	James van Riemsdyk	to Philadelphia Flyers	5-year	[31]
July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)	Tyler Ennis	from Minnesota Wild	1-year	[32]
August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01)	Kyle Baun	to Belfast Giants (EIHL)	1-year	[33]
August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21)	Martins Dzierkals	to Dinamo Riga (KHL)	Unknown	[34]
March 13, 2019 (2019-03-13)	Joseph Duszak	from Mercyhurst Lakers (AHA)	2-year	[35]
May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06)	Ilya Mikheyev	from Avangard Omsk (KHL)	1-year	[36]
May 7, 2019 (2019-05-07)	Teemu Kivihalme	from Oulun Kärpät (Liiga)	1-year	[37]
May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17)	Igor Ozhiganov	to Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)	2-year	[38]
June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)	Josh Jooris	to Lausanne (NL)	3-year	[39]

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref
October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)	Curtis McElhinney	to Carolina Hurricanes	[40]
October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)	Calvin Pickard	to Philadelphia Flyers	[40]

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Martin Marincin	1-year	[26]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)	Justin Holl	2-year	[41]
July 11, 2018 (2018-07-11)	Frederik Gauthier	2-year	[42]
July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)	Andreas Johnsson	1-year	[43]
July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15)	Rasmus Sandin	3-year	[44]
September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)	Semyon Der-Arguchintsev	3-year	[45]
December 1, 2018 (2018-12-01)	William Nylander	6-year	[46][47]
December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10)	Calle Rosen	2-year	[48]
December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)	Ian Scott	3-year	[49]
January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)	Trevor Moore	2-year	[50]
February 5, 2019 (2019-02-05)	Auston Matthews	5-year	[51]
March 5, 2019 (2019-03-05)	Garret Sparks	1-year	[52]
March 6, 2019 (2019-03-06)	Andreas Borgman	1-year	[53]
March 7, 2019 (2019-03-07)	Mac Hollowell	3-year	[54]
March 13, 2019 (2019-03-13)	Joseph Duszak	2-year	[55]
March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)	Nic Petan	2-year	[56]
March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)	Joseph Woll	3-year	[57]
May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01)	Yegor Korshkov	2-year	[58]

Draft picks

See also: List of Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks

Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The Leafs drafted a total of nine players. They held on to only three (rounds 4, 5, 7) of their own seven picks. On the first day of the draft they exchanged their first-round pick for a lower first-round pick held by the St. Louis Blues but did receive the Blues' third-round pick as well, their second round pick had been traded to the Montreal Canadiens in the Tomas Plekanec deal in February 2018, their third-round pick was given to the New Jersey Devils as compensation for signing general manager Lou Lamoriello in 2015, and their sixth-round pick had been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Calvin Pickard deal in October 2017. Through various trades they acquired an additional six picks, including the first-round pick originally held by St. Louis mentioned above.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	291	Rasmus Sandin	D	Sweden	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2	522	Sean Durzi	D	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
3	763	Semyon Der-Arguchintsev	C	Russia	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3	834	Riley Stotts	C	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
4	118	Mac Hollowell	D	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5	149	Filip Kral	D	Czech Republic	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6	1565	Pontus Holmberg	RW	Sweden	VIK Västerås HK (Hockeyettan)
7	2096	Zachary Bouthillier	G	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
7	211	Semyon Kizimov	RW	Russia	Ladia Togliatti (MHL)

Notes

1. The Winnipeg Jets' first-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018, that sent a first-round pick in 2018 (25th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in 2018 (76th overall) and this pick.^[59]
2. The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 22, 2016, that sent Roman Polak and Nick Spaling to San Jose in exchange for Raffi Torres, a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.^[60]
3. The St. Louis Blues' third-round pick went the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018, that sent a first-round pick in 2018 (25th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Winnipeg's first-round pick in 2018 (29th overall) and this pick.^[59]
4. The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016, that sent James Reimer and Jeremy Morin to San Jose in exchange for Alex Stalock, Ben Smith and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[61]
5. The Buffalo Sabres' sixth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Toronto's sixth-round pick in 2019 to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
6. The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade January 10, 2017, that sent Jhonas Enroth to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.^[62]

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