The 1959–60

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season saw the Maple Leafs finish in second place in the

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(NHL) with a record of 35 wins, 26 losses, and 9 ties for 79 points. They defeated the

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in six games in the Semi-finals before being swept by their arch-rivals, the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

, in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Montreal swept the

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in four games to reach the Final. In the other semi-final, Toronto defeated the

four games to two.

Stanley Cup Finals

Montreal swept the Maple Leafs, outscoring them 15–5, en route to being the first team since the

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to go without a loss in the playoffs. After the series

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retired. He went out with style, finishing with his 34th final-series goal in the third game. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens ''Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0''

Player statistics

Forwards

''Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points''

Defencemen

''Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points''

Goaltending

''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average''

Awards and records

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, Defence, NHL Second All-Star Team

Transactions

References

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