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2017–18 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference4th Eastern
2017–18 record49–26–7
Home record29–10–2
Road record20–16–5
Goals for277
Goals against232
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachMike Babcock
CaptainVacant[1]
Alternate captainsTyler Bozak
Leo Komarov
Morgan Rielly
Patrick Marleau
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)Toronto Marlies (AHL)
Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJames van Riemsdyk (36)
AssistsJake Gardiner
Mitchell Marner (47)
PointsMitchell Marner (69)
Penalty minutesMatt Martin (50)
Plus/minusAuston Matthews (+25)
WinsFrederik Andersen (38)
Goals against averageCurtis McElhinney (2.15)

The 2017–18 Toronto Maple Leafs season is the 101st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. 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.[2] The following day, the Leafs officially clinched a playoff spot for a second consecutive season.[3]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Conference standings

Template:2017–18 NHL Eastern Conference standings

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 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)
Notes
OT Game decided in overtime
SO Game decided in a shootout

Schedule and results

Preseason

2017 preseason: 5–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 3–1–0)

Regular season

2017–18 game log: 49–26–7, 105 points (Home: 29–10–2; Road: 20–16–5)
October: 7–5–0, 14 points (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–2–0)
November: 10–4–1, 21 points (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 6–2–1)
December: 6–6–1, 13 points (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 3–6–1)
January: 6–3–3, 15 points (Home: 3–3–2; Road: 3–0–1)
February: 10–2–2, 22 points (Home: 8–0–0; Road: 2–2–2)
March: 8–5–0, 16 points (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–3–0)
April: 2–1–0, 4 points (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–1–0)
2017–18 schedule

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

Overtime statistics

Games Won Lost Game-winning goal scorers
Overtime 10 5 5 Matthews (2), Marleau, Nylander (2)
Shootout 9 7 2 Marner, Nylander, Bozak (4), van Riemsdyk
Total 19 12 7

Playoffs

Main article: 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs
2018 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) TBD: Series tied 0–0

  Win   Loss   If necessary

Player statistics

Updated to game played April 7, 2018.[5]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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

(a) Player currently playing for the minor league affiliate Toronto Marlies of the AHL
(b) Player is no longer with the Leafs organization

Roster

Updated May 1, 2024[6][7]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
26 United States Nick Abruzzese C L 24 2019 Slate Hill, New York
2 Canada Simon Benoit D L 25 2023 Laval, Quebec
59 Canada Tyler Bertuzzi LW L 29 2023 Sudbury, Ontario
78 Canada T. J. Brodie D L 33 2020 Chatham, Ontario
43 Canada Kyle Clifford LW L 33 2021 Ayr, Ontario
24 Canada Connor Dewar C L 24 2024 The Pas, Manitoba
11 Canada Max Domi LW L 29 2023 Winnipeg, Manitoba
20 Canada Joel Edmundson D L 30 2024 Brandon, Manitoba
57 United States Dylan Gambrell C R 27 2023 Bonney Lake, Washington
55 Canada Mark Giordano D L 40 2022 Toronto, Ontario
18 Canada Noah Gregor C L 25 2023 Beaumont, Alberta
41 Sweden Dennis Hildeby G L 22 2024 Järfälla, Sweden
29 Sweden Pontus Holmberg C L 25 2018 Västerås, Sweden
19 Sweden Calle Jarnkrok RW R 32 2022 Gävle, Sweden
31 Canada Martin Jones G L 34 2023 North Vancouver, British Columbia
64 Czech Republic David Kampf C L 29 2021 Jirkov, Czech Republic
3 Sweden John Klingberg Injured Reserve D R 31 2023 Gothenburg, Sweden
23 United States Matthew Knies LW L 21 2021 Phoenix, Arizona
84 Finland Mikko Kokkonen D L 23 2019 Mikkeli, Finland
48 Canada Maxime Lajoie D L 26 2023 Quebec City, Quebec
37 Sweden Timothy Liljegren D R 25 2017 Kristianstad, Sweden
46 Russia Ilya Lyubushkin D R 30 2024 Moscow, Russia
16 Canada Mitch Marner (A) RW R 27 2015 Markham, Ontario
34 United States Auston Matthews (A) C L 26 2016 San Ramon, California
22 United States Jake McCabe D L 30 2023 Eau Claire, Wisconsin
74 Canada Bobby McMann C L 27 2022 Wainwright, Alberta
30 Canada Matt Murray Injured Reserve G L 30 2022 Thunder Bay, Ontario
47 Finland Topi Niemelä D R 22 2020 Oulu, Finland
88 Sweden William Nylander RW R 28 2014 Calgary, Alberta
75 Canada Ryan Reaves RW R 37 2023 Winnipeg, Manitoba
44 Canada Morgan Rielly (A) D L 30 2012 West Vancouver, British Columbia
83 Canada Marshall Rifai D L 26 2023 Beaconsfield, Quebec
89 United States Nicholas Robertson LW L 22 2019 Arcadia, California
35 Russia Ilya Samsonov G L 27 2022 Magnitogorsk, Russia
46 United States Alex Steeves LW L 24 2021 Bedford, New Hampshire
91 Canada John Tavares (C) C L 33 2018 Mississauga, Ontario
25 Canada Conor Timmins D R 25 2022 St. Catharines, Ontario
52 United States Cade Webber D L 23 2024 Meadville, Pennsylvania
60 United States Joseph Woll G L 25 2016 Dardenne Prairie, Missouri

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
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

Transactions

Trades

Date Details Ref
October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07) To Vegas Golden Knights
Tobias Lindberg
6th-round pick in 2018 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Calvin Pickard 		[8]
February 15, 2018 (2018-02-15) To St. Louis Blues
Nikita Soshnikov 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th-round pick in 2019 		[9]
February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20) To San Jose Sharks
Eric Fehr 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
7th-round pick in 2020 		[10]
February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25) To Montreal Canadiens
Kerby Rychel
Rinat Valiev
2nd-round pick in 2018 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Kyle Baun
Tomas Plekanec[Note 1] 		[11]

Notes:

  1. Note 1 Montreal to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via expansion draft

Player New team Date picked in expansion draft Ref
Brendan Leipsic Vegas Golden Knights June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) [26]

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29) Adam Brooks 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [27]
June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30) Curtis McElhinney 2-year, $1.7 million [28]
June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30) Garret Sparks 2-year, $1.35 million [28]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Colin Greening 1-year, $750,000 [14]
July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04) Justin Holl 1-year, $650,000 [29]
July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05) Zach Hyman 4-year, $9 million [30]
July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12) Timothy Liljegren 3-year, $3.975 million entry-level contract [31]
August 27, 2017 (2017-08-27) Connor Brown 3-year, $6.3 million [32]
October 23, 2017 (2017-10-23) Roman Polak 1-year, $1.1 million [33]
November 17, 2017 (2017-11-17) Josh Leivo 1-year, $925,000 contract extension [34]

Draft picks

See also: List of Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks

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 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)
1 17 Timothy Liljegren D Sweden Sweden Rögle BK (SHL)
2 591 Eemeli Rasanen D Finland Finland Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
4 110 Ian Scott G Canada Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4 1242 Vladislav Kara C Russia Russia Irbis Kazan (MHL)
5 141 Fedor Gordeev D Canada Canada Flint Firebirds (OHL)
6 172 Ryan McGregor C Canada Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
7 203 Ryan O'Connell D Canada Canada St. Andrew's College (CISAA)

Draft notes:

  1. The Ottawa Senators’ second-round pick went the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 9, 2016, that sent Dion Phaneuf, Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey, Ryan Rupert and Cody Donaghey to Ottawa in exchange for Milan Michalek, Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Tobias Lindberg and this pick.[35]
  2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017, that sent Frank Corrado to Pittsburgh in exchange for Eric Fehr, Steve Oleksy and this pick.[36]

References

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