2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 100th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.^[1] The Maple Leafs finished the season with 95 points (their highest in 12 years) and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 2012–13 season. The Leafs lost two games to four in the first round against the Washington Capitals.

2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division	4th Atlantic
Conference	8th Eastern
2016–17 record	40–27–15
Home record	21–13–7
Road record	19–14–8
Goals for	251
Goals against	242
Team information
General manager	Lou Lamoriello
Coach	Mike Babcock
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Tyler Bozak Matt Hunwick Leo Komarov Morgan Rielly
Arena	Air Canada Centre
Average attendance	19,764 (105.1%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Toronto Marlies (AHL) Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Auston Matthews (40)
Assists	Mitch Marner (42)
Points	Auston Matthews (69)
Penalty minutes	Matt Martin (123)
Plus/minus	Jake Gardiner (+24)
Wins	Frederik Andersen (33)
Goals against average	Frederik Andersen (2.67)
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Off-season

The off-season was relatively quiet for the Maple Leafs relative to previous seasons. On July 1, the opening day of free agency, Toronto signed forward Matt Martin to a four-year, $10 million contract, then brought back defenceman Roman Polak on a one-year deal the following day. Justin Holl, who had played with the Marlies the previous season, also signed a one-year deal. At the end of July, forward Trevor Moore from the University of Denver signed a three-year, entry-level contract after impressing the organization during rookie training camp a few weeks earlier, which Moore had been personally invited to. No more moves were made until nearly a month later when, on August 22, Jhonas Enroth was signed to a one-year deal to backup newly acquired goaltender Frederik Andersen.^[2] Mark Hunter was also promoted to an assistant general manager, while Brandon Prust and Raman Hrabarenka were signed to professional try outs.

Standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Montreal Canadiens	82	47	26	9	44	226	200	+26	103
2	x – Ottawa Senators	82	44	28	10	38	212	214	−2	98
3	x – Boston Bruins	82	44	31	7	42	234	212	+22	95
4	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	40	27	15	39	251	242	+9	95
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	42	30	10	38	234	227	+7	94
6	Florida Panthers	82	35	36	11	30	210	237	−27	81
7	Detroit Red Wings	82	33	36	13	24	207	244	−37	79
8	Buffalo Sabres	82	33	37	12	31	201	237	−36	78

Source: National Hockey League^[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – New York Rangers	82	48	28	6	45	256	220	+36	102
2	AT	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	40	27	15	39	251	242	+9	95
3	ME	New York Islanders	82	41	29	12	39	241	242	−1	94
4	AT	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	42	30	10	38	234	227	+7	94
5	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	39	33	10	32	219	236	−17	88
6	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	36	31	15	33	215	236	−21	87
7	AT	Florida Panthers	82	35	36	11	30	210	237	−27	81
8	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	33	36	13	24	207	244	−37	79
9	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	33	37	12	31	201	237	−36	78
10	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	28	40	14	25	183	244	−61	70

Source: National Hockey League^[4]
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	4–1	4–2		4–1	6–5		Carolina	1–2		4–0	3–2OT	Chicago	1–2OT	4–5SO	Anaheim	2–3	2–5
Buffalo	4–3	1–3		2–1	2–5	4–2	Columbus	2–3		2–5	5–2	Colorado	1–3	6–0	Arizona	2–3SO	4–1
Detroit	5–4OT	3–2		4–0	5–4		New Jersey	4–2		4–5SO	4–2	Dallas	3–1	3–6	Calgary	4–0	0–3
Florida	3–2	6–1	3–2	3–2SO	2–7		N.Y. Islanders	7–1		1–5	5–6OT	Minnesota	2–3	2–3	Edmonton	3–2OT	4–2
Montreal	3–5	2–3OT		1–2	1–2		N.Y. Rangers	2–5	1–2SO	4–2		Nashville	6–2	3–1	Los Angeles	0–7	2–3SO
Ottawa	2–3SO	3–6		4–5OT	4–2		Philadelphia	6–3	4–2	1–2		St. Louis	1–2OT	1–5	San Jose	2–3SO	1–3
Tampa Bay	3–7	1–4		3–2OT	5–0		Pittsburgh	2–1OT	5–3	1–4		Winnipeg	5–4OT	4–5OT	Vancouver	6–3	2–3SO
							Washington	4–2	1–4	5–6OT
Records	8–5–2			10–4–1				7–4–1		5–4–3			3–2–2	2–3–2		3–2–2	2–3–2
Division	18–9–3							12–8–4					5–5–4			5–5–4
Conference	30–17–7 (Home: 15–9–3; Away: 15–8–4)												10–10–8 (Home: 6–4–4; Away: 4–6–4)
Overall	40–27–15 (Home: 21–13–7; Away: 19–14–8)

Notes

^OT Game decided in overtime

^SO Game decided in a shootout

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2016 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–2 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)[5]
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	Ottawa	6–3	Toronto		–	–	0–1–0	Recap
2	September 29	Buffalo	1–0	Toronto	SO	–	–	0–1–1	Recap
3	September 30	Toronto	8–1	Buffalo		Enroth	17,866	1–1–1	Recap
4	October 2	Montreal	2–3	Toronto	OT	Sparks	18,912	2–1–1	Recap
5	October 4	Toronto	2–3	Ottawa	OT	–	–	2–1–2	Recap
6	October 6	Toronto	1–6	Montreal		Andersen	21,288	2–2–2	Recap
7	October 7	Detroit	2–1	Toronto		–	–	2–3–2	Recap
8	October 8	Toronto	3–4	Detroit		Andersen	20,027	2–4–2	Recap

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log: 40–27–15, 95 points (Home: 21–13–7; Road: 19–14–8)[6]
October: 2–4–3, 7 points (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–3–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 12 Toronto 4–5 Ottawa OT Andersen (0–0–1) 17,618 0–0–1 1 Recap 2 October 15 Boston 1–4 Toronto Andersen (1–0–1) 19,466 1–0–1 3 Recap 3 October 19 Toronto 4–5 Winnipeg OT Andersen (1–0–2) 15,294 1–0–2 4 Recap 4 October 20 Toronto 2–3 Minnesota Enroth (0–1–0) 18,968 1–1–2 4 Recap 5 October 22 Toronto 4–5 Chicago SO Andersen (1–0–3) 21,735 1–1–3 5 Recap 6 October 25 Tampa Bay 7–3 Toronto Andersen (1–1–3) 19,449 1–2–3 5 Recap 7 October 27 Florida 2–3 Toronto Andersen (2–1–3) 18,979 2–2–3 7 Recap 8 October 29 Toronto 1–2 Montreal Andersen (2–2–3) 21,288 2–3–3 7 Recap 9 October 30 Toronto 1–5 NY Islanders Enroth (0–2–0) 12,057 2–4–3 7 Recap
November: 8–5–1, 17 points (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 2–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 Edmonton 2–3 Toronto OT Andersen (3–2–3) 19,687 3–4–3 9 Recap 11 November 3 Toronto 2–1 Buffalo Andersen (4–2–3) 18,183 4–4–3 11 Recap 12 November 5 Vancouver 3–6 Toronto Andersen (5–2–3) 19,480 5–4–3 13 Recap 13 November 8 Los Angeles 7–0 Toronto Andersen (5–3–3) 18,976 5–5–3 13 Recap 14 November 11 Philadelphia 3–6 Toronto Andersen (6–3–3) 19,189 6–5–3 15 Recap 15 November 12 Toronto 1–4 Pittsburgh Andersen (6–4–3) 18,668 6–6–3 15 Recap 16 November 15 Nashville 2–6 Toronto Andersen (7–4–3) 19,342 7–6–3 17 Recap 17 November 17 Florida 1–6 Toronto Andersen (8–4–3) 18,931 8–6–3 19 Recap 18 November 19 Toronto 1–2 Montreal Andersen (8–5–3) 21,288 8–7–3 19 Recap 19 November 22 Carolina 2–1 Toronto Andersen (8–6–3) 18,893 8–8–3 19 Recap 20 November 23 Toronto 4–5 New Jersey SO Enroth (0–2–1) 13,752 8–8–4 20 Recap 21 November 26 Washington 2–4 Toronto Andersen (9–6–3) 19,051 9–8–4 22 Recap 22 November 29 Toronto 4–2 Edmonton Andersen (10–6–3) 18,347 10–8–4 24 Recap 23 November 30 Toronto 0–3 Calgary Enroth (0–3–1) 19,289 10–9–4 24 Recap
December: 6–3–3, 15 points (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 5–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 3 Toronto 2–3 Vancouver SO Andersen (10–6–4) 18,865 10–9–5 25 Recap 25 December 7 Minnesota 3–2 Toronto Andersen (10–7–4) 18,944 10–10–5 25 Recap 26 December 10 Toronto 4–1 Boston Andersen (11–7–4) 17,565 11–10–5 27 Recap 27 December 11 Colorado 3–1 Toronto Bibeau (0–1–0) 18,875 11–11–5 27 Recap 28 December 13 San Jose 3–2 Toronto SO Andersen (11–7–5) 19,380 11–11–6 28 Recap 29 December 15 Arizona 3–2 Toronto SO Andersen (11–7–6) 18,903 11–11–7 29 Recap 30 December 17 Pittsburgh 1–2 Toronto OT Andersen (12–7–6) 19,553 12–11–7 31 Recap 31 December 19 Anaheim 3–2 Toronto Andersen (12–8–6) 18,861 12–12–7 31 Recap 32 December 22 Toronto 6–0 Colorado Andersen (13–8–6) 15,502 13–12–7 33 Recap 33 December 23 Toronto 4–1 Arizona Andersen (14–8–6) 14,377 14–12–7 35 Recap 34 December 28 Toronto 3–2 Florida SO Andersen (15–8–6) 16,965 15–12–7 37 Recap 35 December 29 Toronto 3–2 Tampa Bay OT Bibeau (1–1–0) 19,092 16–12–7 39 Recap
January: 7–4–2, 16 points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 January 1 Detroit 4–5 Toronto OT Andersen (16–8–6) 40,148 (outdoors) 17–12–7 41 Recap 37 January 3 Toronto 5–6 Washington OT Andersen (16–8–7) 18,506 17–12–8 42 Recap 38 January 6 Toronto 4–2 New Jersey Andersen (17–8–7) 15,233 18–12–8 44 Recap 39 January 7 Montreal 5–3 Toronto Andersen (17–9–7) 19,796 18–13–8 44 Recap – January 8–12 five-day bye period 40 January 13 Toronto 4–2 NY Rangers Andersen (18–9–7) 18,006 19–13–8 46 Recap 41 January 14 Toronto 4–2 Ottawa McElhinney (1–0–0) 19,782 20–13–8 48 Recap 42 January 17 Buffalo 3–4 Toronto Andersen (19–9–7) 19,122 21–13–8 50 Recap 43 January 19 NY Rangers 5–2 Toronto Andersen (19–10–7) 19,088 21–14–8 50 Recap 44 January 21 Ottawa 3–2 Toronto SO Andersen (19–10–8) 19,544 21–14–9 51 Recap 45 January 23 Calgary 0–4 Toronto Andersen (20–10–8) 19,043 22–14–9 53 Recap 46 January 25 Toronto 4–0 Detroit Andersen (21–10–8) 20,027 23–14–9 55 Recap 47 January 26 Toronto 1–2 Philadelphia McElhinney (1–1–0) 19,723 23–15–9 55 Recap – January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles 48 January 31 Toronto 3–6 Dallas McElhinney (1–2–0) 17,547 23–16–9 55 Recap
February: 5–5–4, 14 points (Home: 3–2–3; Road: 2–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 2 Toronto 1–5 St. Louis Andersen (21–11–8) 19,258 23–17–9 55 Recap 50 February 4 Toronto 6–5 Boston Andersen (22–11–8) 17,565 24–17–9 57 Recap 51 February 6 Toronto 5–6 NY Islanders OT Andersen (22–11–9) 11,828 24–17–10 58 Recap 52 February 7 Dallas 1–3 Toronto McElhinney (2–2–0) 19,233 25–17–10 60 Recap 53 February 9 St. Louis 2–1 Toronto OT Andersen (22–11–10) 18,920 25–17–11 61 Recap 54 February 11 Buffalo 3–1 Toronto Andersen (22–12–10) 19,427 25–18–11 61 Recap 55 February 14 NY Islanders 1–7 Toronto Andersen (23–12–10) 18,956 26–18–11 63 Recap 56 February 15 Toronto 2–5 Columbus McElhinney (2–3–0) 14,548 26–19–11 63 Recap 57 February 18 Ottawa 6–3 Toronto Andersen (23–13–10) 19,527 26–20–11 63 Recap 58 February 19 Toronto 4–0 Carolina McElhinney (3–3–0) 10,004 27–20–11 65 Recap 59 February 21 Winnipeg 4–5 Toronto OT Andersen (24–13–10) 19,583 28–20–11 67 Recap 60 February 23 NY Rangers 2–1 Toronto SO Andersen (24–13–11) 19,175 28–20–12 68 Recap 61 February 25 Montreal 3–2 Toronto OT Andersen (24–13–12) 19,843 28–20–13 69 Recap 62 February 28 Toronto 1–3 San Jose Andersen (24–14–12) 17,515 28–21–13 69 Recap
March: 9–3–2, 20 points (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 4–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 2 Toronto 2–3 Los Angeles SO Andersen (24–14–13) 18,230 28–21–14 70 Recap 64 March 3 Toronto 2–5 Anaheim McElhinney (3–4–0) 16,293 28–22–14 70 Recap 65 March 7 Detroit 2–3 Toronto Andersen (25–14–13) 19,060 29–22–14 72 Recap 66 March 9 Philadelphia 2–4 Toronto Andersen (26–14–13) 18,894 30–22–14 74 Recap 67 March 11 Toronto 3–2 Carolina OT Andersen (27–14–13) 12,328 31–22–14 76 Recap 68 March 14 Toronto 2–7 Florida Andersen (27–15–13) 17,552 31–23–14 76 Recap 69 March 16 Toronto 5–0 Tampa Bay Andersen (28–15–13) 19,092 32–23–14 78 Recap 70 March 18 Chicago 2–1 Toronto OT Andersen (28–15–14) 19,505 32–23–15 79 Recap 71 March 20 Boston 2–4 Toronto Andersen (29–15–14) 19,347 33–23–15 81 Recap 72 March 22 Toronto 5–2 Columbus Andersen (30–15–14) 16,106 34–23–15 83 Recap 73 March 23 New Jersey 2–4 Toronto McElhinney (4–4–0) 19,142 35–23–15 85 Recap 74 March 25 Toronto 2–5 Buffalo McElhinney (4–5–0) 19,070 35–24–15 85 Recap 75 March 28 Florida 2–3 Toronto McElhinney (5–5–0) 19,278 36–24–15 87 Recap 76 March 30 Toronto 3–1 Nashville Andersen (31–15–14) 17,214 37–24–15 89 Recap
April: 3–3–0, 6 points (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Toronto 5–4 Detroit Andersen (32–15–14) 20,027 38–24–15 91 Recap 78 April 3 Toronto 4–2 Buffalo Andersen (33–15–14) 18,829 39–24–15 93 Recap 79 April 4 Washington 4–1 Toronto McElhinney (5–6–0) 19,415 39–25–15 93 Recap 80 April 6 Tampa Bay 4–1 Toronto Andersen (33–16–14) 19,380 39–26–15 93 Recap 81 April 8 Pittsburgh 3–5 Toronto McElhinney (6–6–0) 19,561 40–26–15 95 Recap 82 April 9 Columbus 3–2 Toronto McElhinney (6–7–0) 19,369 40–27–15 95 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Maple Leafs clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2012–13 season. They qualified as the second wildcard team in the Eastern Conference and faced the Washington Capitals, the division winner with the best record, in the first round. Washington won the series in 6 games, 4–2. This was the third playoff series in NHL history where five games were decided in overtime, the first occurring in the 1951 Stanley Cup Finals between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens, and the second in the 2012 Western Conference Quarterfinals between the Phoenix Coyotes and the Chicago Blackhawks.

2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Washington wins 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 13 Toronto 2–3 Washington OT Andersen (0–1) 18,506 0–1 Recap 2 April 15 Toronto 4–3 Washington 2OT Andersen (1–1) 18,506 1–1 Recap 3 April 17 Washington 3–4 Toronto OT Andersen (2–1) 19,861 2–1 Recap 4 April 19 Washington 5–4 Toronto Andersen (2–2) 19,838 2–2 Recap 5 April 21 Toronto 1–2 Washington OT Andersen (2–3) 18,506 2–3 Recap 6 April 23 Washington 2–1 Toronto OT Andersen (2–4) 19,740 2–4 Recap Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season[7] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Auston Matthews 82 40 29 69 2 14 James van Riemsdyk 82 29 33 62 −2 37 Nazem Kadri 82 32 29 61 −7 95 William Nylander 81 22 39 61 −3 32 Mitch Marner 77 19 42 61 0 38 Tyler Bozak 78 18 37 55 −1 30 Jake Gardiner 82 9 34 43 24 34 Connor Brown 82 20 16 36 3 10 Nikita Zaitsev 82 4 32 36 −22 38 Leo Komarov 82 14 18 32 6 31 Zach Hyman 82 10 18 28 2 30 Morgan Rielly 76 6 21 27 −20 21 Matt Hunwick 72 1 18 19 8 18 Roman Polak 75 4 7 11 10 65 Josh Leivo 13 2 8 10 2 4 Matt Martin 82 5 4 9 0 123 Nikita Soshnikov 56 5 4 9 1 16 Connor Carrick 67 2 6 8 8 51 Martin Marincin 25 1 6 7 3 16 Ben Smith 36 2 2 4 −5 4 Frederik Gauthier 21 2 1 3 2 23 Brian Boyle† 21 0 3 3 −2 18 Milan Michalek 5 1 1 2 −2 2 Alexey Marchenko† 11 1 1 2 1 0 Kasperi Kapanen 8 1 0 1 −2 0 Peter Holland‡ 8 0 1 1 −2 4 Byron Froese‡ 2 0 0 0 0 5 Eric Fehr† 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Seth Griffith‡ 3 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Corrado‡ 2 0 0 0 0 6

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Auston Matthews 6 4 1 5 2 0 Morgan Rielly 6 1 4 5 1 2 Tyler Bozak 6 2 2 4 0 4 Mitch Marner 6 1 3 4 1 0 Zach Hyman 6 1 3 4 0 4 William Nylander 6 1 3 4 4 2 James van Riemsdyk 6 2 1 3 3 0 Jake Gardiner 6 1 2 3 2 4 Kasperi Kapanen 6 2 0 2 −2 0 Nazem Kadri 6 1 1 2 0 8 Brian Boyle 6 0 2 2 −2 6 Matt Martin 6 0 2 2 −2 6 Connor Brown 6 0 1 1 0 0 Leo Komarov 6 0 1 1 −1 2 Matt Hunwick 6 0 1 1 −3 2 Martin Marincin 6 0 0 0 2 2 Roman Polak 2 0 0 0 1 0 Connor Carrick 6 0 0 0 0 4 Nikita Zaitsev 4 0 0 0 −4 0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[8]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Frederik Andersen	66	66	3799:20	33	16	14	169	2.67	2052	.918	4	0	1	16
Curtis McElhinney†	14	10	758:44	6	7	0	36	2.85	418	.914	1	0	0	0
Antoine Bibeau	2	2	120:39	1	1	0	4	1.99	55	.927	0	0	0	0
Jhonas Enroth‡	6	4	274:26	0	3	1	18	3.94	141	.872	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Frederik Andersen	6	6	402:46	2	4	18	2.68	211	.915	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team and has now joined the Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
^‡Denotes player spent time with the Maple Leafs and has now joined another team. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season

Player	Award	Awarded
A. Matthews	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 17, 2016
W. Nylander	NHL Rookie of the Month	October 31, 2016
A. Matthews	NHL Rookie of the Month	December 31, 2016
A. Matthews	NHL First Star of the Week	January 2, 2017
F. Andersen	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 30, 2017
M. Marner	NHL Rookie of the Month	January 31, 2017
N. Kadri	NHL Second Star of the Week	February 20, 2017
W. Nylander	NHL Rookie of the Month	March 31, 2017

Milestones

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	Reached
M. Marner	1st career NHL game	October 12, 2016
A. Matthews	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL multi-goal game 1st career NHL hat trick	October 12, 2016
N. Zaitsev	1st career NHL game	October 12, 2016
M. Marner	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	October 15, 2016
N. Zaitsev	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 15, 2016
M. Marner	1st career NHL assist	October 20, 2016
A. Matthews	1st career NHL assist	October 20, 2016
N. Kadri	200th career NHL point	October 20, 2016
M. Rielly	100th career NHL point	October 20, 2016
L. Komarov	200th career NHL game	December 15, 2016
J. Gardiner	100th career NHL assist	December 15, 2016
N. Zaitsev	1st career NHL goal	December 17, 2016
F. Gauthier	1st career NHL goal	December 22, 2016
J. van Riemsdyk	300th career NHL point	December 22, 2016
N. Kadri	100th career NHL goal	January 23, 2017
R. Polak	600th career NHL game	January 25, 2017
W. Nylander	1st career NHL hat trick	February 4, 2017
T. Bozak	300th career NHL point	February 5, 2017
C. Carrick	100th career NHL game	February 6, 2017
M. Hunwick	100th career NHL point	February 6, 2017
J. van Riemsdyk	500th career NHL game	February 11, 2017
F. Andersen	100th career NHL win	February 14, 2017
M. Martin	500th career NHL game	February 28, 2017
T. Bozak	500th career NHL game	March 16, 2017
M. Rielly	300th career NHL game	March 18, 2017
N. Kadri	400th career NHL game	March 25, 2017
J. Gardiner	400th career NHL game	March 28, 2017
L. Komarov	100th career NHL point	March 28, 2017

Records

• Auston Matthews
  • First #1 Overall pick to score a hat trick in their NHL debut: October 12, 2016
  • First 4 goal game for a player in their NHL debut: October 12, 2016
  • First Maple Leafs player to score a hat trick in their debut: October 12, 2016
  • Most points by rookie in Leafs history (69)
  • Most goals by rookie in Leafs history (40)
  • Most goals by US-born rookie (40)
  • Most game-winning goals by rookie in Leafs history (8)
• Mitch Marner
  • Most assists by rookie in Leafs history (42)
• William Nylander
  • Longest rookie point streak in Leafs history (12 games)
  • Most power play points by rookie in Leafs history (25)
  • Most power play goals by rookie in Leafs history (9)
• Zach Hyman
  • Longest rookie assist streak in Leafs history (6 games)
  • Most shorthanded goals by rookie in Leafs history (4)

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Harrington conditional 5th-round pick in 2017	To Toronto Maple Leafs Kerby Rychel	[9]
July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)	To Anaheim Ducks Jonathan Bernier	To Toronto Maple Leafs conditional pick in 2017	[10]
December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)	To Arizona Coyotes Peter Holland	To Toronto Maple Leafs conditional 6th round pick in 2018	[11]
January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10)	To Anaheim Ducks Jhonas Enroth	To Toronto Maple Leafs 7th round pick in 2018	[12]
February 18, 2017 (2017-02-18)	To New Jersey Devils Viktor Loov	To Toronto Maple Leafs Sergei Kalinin	[13]
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)	To Tampa Bay Lightning Byron Froese conditional 2nd-round pick in 2017	To Toronto Maple Leafs Brian Boyle	[14]
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Frank Corrado	To Toronto Maple Leafs Eric Fehr Steven Oleksy 4th round pick in 2017	[15]

Free agents acquired Players signed to professional try out contracts are not included in this table. Please see off-season for try outs. Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Matt Martin New York Islanders 4 years, $10 million [16] July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Roman Polak San Jose Sharks 1 year, $2.25 million [17] July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Justin Holl Toronto Marlies 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract [18] July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26) Trevor Moore University of Denver 3 years, $5.325 million entry-level contract [19] August 22, 2016 (2016-08-22) Jhonas Enroth Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $750,000 [2] March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17) Miro Aaltonen HC Vityaz Podolsk 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract [20] May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17) Calle Rosen Växjö Lakers 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract [21] May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17) Andreas Borgman HV71 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract [21]

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) P. A. Parenteau New York Islanders 1 year, $1.25 million [22] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Michael Grabner New York Rangers 2 years, $3.3 million [23] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Stuart Percy Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $575,000 [24] July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) T. J. Brennan Philadelphia Flyers 2 years, $1.25 million [25] August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16) Ben Smith Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $675,000 [26]

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref Seth Griffith Boston Bruins October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11) [27] Ben Smith Colorado Avalanche October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24) [28] Curtis McElhinney Columbus Blue Jackets January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10) [29] Seth Griffith Florida Panthers January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) [30] Alexey Marchenko Detroit Red Wings February 4, 2017 (2017-02-04) [31]

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref Seth Griffith Florida Panthers November 12, 2016 (2016-11-12) [32]

Lost via retirement

Player	Ref
Stephane Robidas	[33]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)	Garret Sparks	1 year, $575,000	[34]
July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21)	Auston Matthews	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	[35]
July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21)	Josh Leivo	2 years, $1.225 million	[36]
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)	Connor Carrick	2 years, $1.5 million	[37]
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25)	Peter Holland	1 year, $1.3 million	[38]
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25)	Frank Corrado	1 year, $600,000	[39]
July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29)	Martin Marincin	2 years, $2.5 million	[40]
March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)	Jeremy Bracco	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	[41]
April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)	Carl Grundstrom	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	[42]
May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)	Nikita Zaitsev	7 years, $31.5 million contract extension	[43]
May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)	Ben Smith	1 year, $650,000 contract extension	[44]

Draft picks

See also: List of Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks

Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2016 NHL entry draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Leafs held on to each of their picks in all seven rounds, and acquired an additional four picks through various trades.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	1	Auston Matthews	(C)	United States	ZSC Lions (NLA)
2	31	Yegor Korshkov	(RW)	Russia	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
2	57a	Carl Grundstrom	(RW)	Sweden	Modo Hockey (SHL)
3	62	Joseph Woll	(G)	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3	72b	James Greenway	(D)	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
4	92	Adam Brooks	(C)	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
4	101c	Keaton Middleton	(D)	Canada	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
5	122	Vladimir Bobylev	(RW)	Russia	Victoria Royals (WHL)
6	152	Jack Walker	(LW)	United States	Victoria Royals (WHL)
6	179d	Nicolas Mattinen	(D)	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
7	182	Nikolai Chebykin	(LW)	Russia	MVD Balashikha (MHL)

Pick Notes

• ^a The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Daniel Winnik and Anaheim's fifth-round pick in 2016 to Washington in exchange for Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and this pick.^[45]
• ^b The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015 that sent Phil Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon and a conditional second-round pick in 2016 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Nick Spaling, Kasperi Kapanen, Scott Harrington, a conditional first-round pick in 2016 and this pick.^[46][47]

Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as compensation for New Jersey hiring John Hynes as their head coach on June 2, 2015.^[48]

• ^c The Colorado Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 21, 2016 that sent Shawn Matthias to Colorado in exchange for Colin Smith and this pick.^[49]
• ^d The St. Louis Blues' sixth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade March 2, 2015 that sent Olli Jokinen to St. Louis in exchange for Joakim Lindstrom and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[50] The condition – Toronto will receive a sixth-round pick in 2016 if St. Louis fails to make it to the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals^[50] – was converted on April 26, 2015.^[51]