The 2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 103rd season for the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Maple Leafs advanced to the qualifying round of the playoffs, but lost to the

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern C ...

, two games to three.

Regular season

The season was generally considered disappointing for the Leafs. In the offseason they were predicted to have a strong season and be a major playoff contender. However, they never really lived up to that promise. At the start of the season,

John Tavares John Tavares (born September 20, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward and Alternate Captain (ice hockey), alternate captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). In the 2009 NHL ent ...

was named the 25th captain in the history of the Maple Leafs, filling a position that had been vacant since

Dion Phaneuf Dion Phaneuf (born 10 April 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defence (ice hockey), defenseman who played for the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). H ...

was traded to the

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Di ...

in February 2016.

Auston Matthews Auston Taylour Matthews (born September 17, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), centre and captain (ice hockey), captain for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Matthews is widely considere ...

Mitch Marner Mitchell Daniel Marner (born May 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected fourth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2015 NHL entry draft. Playin ...

, and Morgan Rielly were named alternate captains. The Maple Leafs won their season opener 5–3 against the

on October 3. Matthews scored two goals, becoming the fourth player in NHL history to score in each of his first four-season openers. Ilya Mikheyev also had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut during the season opener. However, the Leafs would go on to post a disappointing 6-5-3 record for October. On November 20, following a six-game skid and only two regulation wins in their past 16 games, the Maple Leafs fired head coach

Mike Babcock Mike Babcock (born April 29, 1963) is a Canadian former ice hockey player and coach. He spent parts of eighteen seasons as a head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL), beginning when he was named head coach of the Anaheim Ducks, Mighty Duck ...

, and replaced him with their AHL affiliation

Toronto Marlies The Toronto Marlies are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a member of the North Division of the Eastern Conference. The Marlies are owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, a c ...

head coach

Sheldon Keefe Sheldon Keefe (born September 17, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 47th overall, by the T ...

. After the coaching change, the team saw some improvement. On February 22, 2020, the Leafs lost a game to the

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Con ...

while David Ayres, a zamboni driver who worked within the Leafs organization, played goal for the Hurricanes after both Hurricane goalies were injured in said game. It was the first time in NHL history that an emergency backup goaltender recorded a win. Steve Dangle's YouTube video titled "THEY LOST TO A ZAMBONI DRIVER" went viral after the game. After the NHL was paused in March and resumed in August, the Leafs played the Columbus Blue Jackets in the qualifying round (which was unique to the 2020 NHL Playoffs), and lost the best of 5 series in 5 games.

Standings

Divisional standings

Eastern Conference

Record vs opponents

Notes

: Game decided in overtime : Game decided in a shootout : Game cancelled due to

Schedule and results

Preseason

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Regular season

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San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

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Vegas Golden Knights The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Golden Knights compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division ...

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Scotiabank Saddledome Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames ...

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, , 3–5 , , , , Hutchinson (4–9–1) , ,

, , 17,123 , , 28–19–7 , , 63 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 55 , , February 7 , ,

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, , 5–4 , , OT , , Campbell (1–0–0) , , Scotiabank Arena , , 19,077 , , 29–19–7 , , 65 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 56 , , February 8 , , @

, , 1–2 , , OT , , Campbell (1–0–1) , ,

, , 21,302 , , 29–19–8 , , 66 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , , February 11 , ,

, , 3–2 , , OT , , Campbell (2–0–1) , , Scotiabank Arena , , 19,039 , , 30–19–8 , , 68 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 58 , , February 13 , ,

, , 2–3 , , , ,

(24–10–6) , , Scotiabank Arena , , 19,107 , , 30–20–8 , , 68 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 59 , , February 15 , , @ Ottawa Senators , , 4–2 , , , , Campbell (3–0–1) , ,

, , 18,544 , , 31–20–8 , , 70 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 60 , , February 16 , , @

, , 2–5 , , , , Andersen (24–11–6) , ,

, , 19,070 , , 31–21–8 , , 70 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 61 , , February 18 , , @

, , 2–5 , , , , Andersen (24–12–6) , ,

, , 18,466 , , 31–22–8 , , 70 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , , February 20 , , Pittsburgh Penguins , , 4–0 , , , , Andersen (25–12–6) , , Scotiabank Arena , , 19,386 , , 32–22–8 , , 72 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 63 , , February 22 , ,

, , 3–6 , , , , Andersen (25–13–6) , , Scotiabank Arena , , 19,414 , , 32–23–8 , , 72 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 64 , , February 25 , , @

, , 4–3 , , , , Andersen (26–13–6) , ,

Amalie Arena Amalie Arena (officially stylized as AMALIE Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Tampa, Florida, United States, that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. It is mainly used as the home for the Tamp ...

, , 19,092 , , 33–23–8 , , 74 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 65 , , February 27 , , @ Florida Panthers , , 5–3 , , , , Andersen (27–13–6) , , BB&T Center , , 16,322 , , 34–23–8 , , 76 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 66 , , February 29 , ,

, , 4–2 , , , , Andersen (28–13–6) , , Scotiabank Arena , , 19,371 , , 35–23–8 , , 78 , , , - , - style="background:#fcc;" , 67 , , March 3 , , @

, , 2–5 , , , , Campbell (3–1–1) , ,

SAP Center SAP Center at San Jose (originally known as San Jose Arena and HP Pavilion at San Jose) is an indoor arena located in San Jose, California. Its primary tenant is the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, for which the arena has earned ...

, , 16,129 , , 35–24–8 , , 78 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 68 , , March 5 , , @

, , 0–1 , , SO , ,

(28–13–7) , ,

Staples Center Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along F ...

, , 17,495 , , 35–24–9 , , 79 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 69 , , March 6 , , @

, , 1–2 , , , , Campbell (3–2–1) , ,

Honda Center Honda Center (formerly known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) is an indoor arena located in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Originally named the Anaheim Arena during construction, it w ...

, , 15,984 , , 35–25–9 , , 79 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , , March 10 , ,

, , 2–1 , , , , Andersen (29–13–7) , ,

, , 19,124 , , 36–25–9 , , 81 , , , - , - , 71 , , March 12 , ,

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, - style="background:#;" , 72 , , March 14 , , @

, ,

, - style="background:#;" , 73 , , March 17 , ,

, , Scotiabank Arena , - style="background:#;" , 74 , , March 19 , ,

, , Scotiabank Arena , - style="background:#;" , 75 , , March 21 , ,

, , Scotiabank Arena , - style="background:#;" , 76 , , March 23 , ,

, , Scotiabank Arena , - style="background:#;" , 77 , , March 25 , , @ Tampa Bay Lightning , ,

, - style="background:#;" , 78 , , March 26 , , @

, ,

PNC Arena Lenovo Center (originally Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena and formerly RBC Center and PNC Arena) is an list of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The arena seats 18,700 for ice hockey and 19,500 ...

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, - style="background:#;" , 81 , , April 2 , ,

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2019–20 schedule

Playoffs

The Maple Leafs were defeated by the

in the qualifying round in five games. , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , , August 2 , , Columbus Blue Jackets , , 0–2 , , , ,

(0–1) , ,

, , 0–1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , August 4 , , Columbus Blue Jackets , , 3–0 , , , , Andersen (1–1) , , Scotiabank Arena , , 1–1 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , , August 6 , , @ Columbus Blue Jackets , , 3–4 , , OT , , Andersen (1–2) , , Scotiabank Arena , , 1–2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , August 7 , , @ Columbus Blue Jackets , , 4–3 , , OT , , Andersen (2–2) , , Scotiabank Arena , , 2–2 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , , August 9 , , Columbus Blue Jackets , , 0–3 , , , , Andersen (2–3) , , Scotiabank Arena , , 2–3 , , , - , - ,

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

^(M) Player currently playing for the minor league affiliate

of the AHL
^(X) Player is no longer with the Maple Leafs organization
^(p) 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 2019–20 season.

Trades

Free agents

Waivers

Contract terminations

Retirement

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2019 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at

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. The Leafs held on to four of their own seven picks (rounds 2, 3, 4, 5). In January 2019 they had traded away their first round pick along with Carl Grundström to

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for

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. During last year's draft they traded away this year's 6th round draft pick to Buffalo in exchange for the Sabres' 2018 6th round pick. Finally, before their 7th round pick was made they traded it to

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in exchange for the Blues' 7th round pick in

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. They acquired an additional two picks this year through various trades.

Notes

# The

' fourth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on February 15, 2018, that sent Nikita Soshnikov to St. Louis in exchange for this pick. # The

' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 1, 2018, that sent Connor Carrick to Dallas in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).

References

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