2021–22 Toronto Maple Leafs season
National Hockey League season
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The 2021–22 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 105th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.[2] On April 9, 2022, the Maple Leafs clinched a playoff spot for the sixth year in a row with a 3–2 win against the Montreal Canadiens.[3] With a 4–2 win over the New York Islanders on April 17, the Maple Leafs set franchise records in both wins (50) and points (106). The Maple Leafs qualified for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, but they were upset in the first round by the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning, losing in seven games, despite leading the series 3–2 with a 3–2 lead after the 2nd period of Game 6. After the Florida Panthers won a playoff series for the first time since 1996, Toronto held the NHL's longest active playoff series win drought, not having won a playoff series since 2004.[4]
| 2021–22 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Atlantic |
| Conference | 3rd Eastern |
| 2021–22 record | 54–21–7 |
| Home record | 31–8–2 |
| Road record | 23–13–5 |
| Goals for | 315 |
| Goals against | 253 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Kyle Dubas |
| Coach | Sheldon Keefe |
| Captain | John Tavares |
| Alternate captains | Mitch Marner Auston Matthews Jake Muzzin Morgan Rielly |
| Arena | Scotiabank Arena |
| Average attendance | 15,586[1] |
| Minor league affiliates | Toronto Marlies (AHL) Newfoundland Growlers (ECHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Auston Matthews (60) |
| Assists | Mitch Marner (62) |
| Points | Auston Matthews (106) |
| Penalty minutes | Wayne Simmonds (96) |
| Plus/minus | Michael Bunting (+27) |
| Wins | Jack Campbell (31) |
| Goals against average | Jack Campbell (2.64) |
Standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | p – Florida Panthers | 82 | 58 | 18 | 6 | 42 | 340 | 246 | +94 | 122 |
| 2 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 45 | 315 | 253 | +62 | 115 |
| 3 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 39 | 287 | 233 | +54 | 110 |
| 4 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
| 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
| 6 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
| 7 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
| 8 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
| Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AT | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
| 2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
| 3 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
| 4 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
| 5 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
| 6 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
| 7 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
| 8 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
| 9 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
| 10 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot
Schedule and results
Preseason
2021 preseason: 5–1–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 2–1–0)
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Regular season
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October: 4–4–1, 9 points (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–3–0)
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November: 12–2–0, 24 points (home: 6–2–0; road: 6–0–0)
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December: 4–2–1, 9 points (home: 3–1–0; road: 1–1–1)
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January: 8–2–1, 17 points (home: 4–0–0; road: 4–2–1)
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February: 7–4–1, 15 points (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–3–1)
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March: 8–5–1, 17 points (home: 6–2–1; road: 2–3–0)
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April: 11–2–2, 24 points (home: 6–1–0; road: 5–1–2)
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| 2021–22 schedule
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Playoffs
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–3
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Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Campbell | 49 | 47 | 2,795:24 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 123 | 2.64 | 1,430 | .914 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Petr Mrazek | 20 | 18 | 1,042:07 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 3.34 | 520 | .888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Kallgren | 14 | 12 | 779:29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 3.31 | 385 | .888 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joseph Woll (M) | 4 | 4 | 239:54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2.75 | 123 | .911 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Hutchinson (M) | 2 | 1 | 78:43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4.57 | 42 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Campbell | 7 | 7 | 400:15 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 3.15 | 203 | .897 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Kallgren | 1 | 0 | 30:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(M) Player was playing for the minor league affiliate Toronto Marlies of the AHL at end of regular season
(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 2021–22 season.
Trades
| Date | Details | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2021 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Filip Hallander 7th-round pick in 2023 |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Jared McCann |
[113] |
| July 26, 2021 | To Boston Bruins J. D. Greenway |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Future considerations |
[114] |
| July 28, 2021 | To Minnesota Wild Conditional 7th-round pick in 2022[a] |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Brennan Menell |
[115] |
| November 16, 2021 | To St. Louis Blues Future considerations |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Kyle Clifford |
[116] |
| December 9, 2021 | To Chicago Blackhawks Kurtis Gabriel |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Chad Krys |
[117] |
| February 19, 2022 | To Arizona Coyotes Nick Ritchie Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2025 or 3rd-round pick in 2023 |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan Dzingel Ilya Lyubushkin |
[118] |
| February 21, 2022 | To Arizona Coyotes Future considerations |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Carter Hutton |
[119] |
| March 20, 2022 | To Vancouver Canucks Travis Dermott |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd-round pick in 2022 |
[120] |
| March 20, 2022 | To Seattle Kraken 2nd-round pick in 2022 2nd-round pick in 2023 4th-round pick in 2024 |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Mark Giordano Colin Blackwell |
[121] |
| March 21, 2022 | To Nashville Predators Alex Biega |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Future considerations |
[122] |
| March 23, 2022 | To Philadelphia Flyers Brennan Menell |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Future considerations |
[123] |
Notes
- [a] Minnesota will receive a seventh-round pick in 2022 if Mennell plays 30 games for Toronto in 2021–22; otherwise no pick will be exchanged.
Players acquired
| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2021 | Alex Biega | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | [124] |
| Michael Bunting | Arizona Coyotes | 2-year | Free agency | [125] | |
| Carl Dahlstrom | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year | Free agency | [124] | |
| Kurtis Gabriel | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency | [126] | |
| David Kampf | Chicago Blackhawks | 2-year | Free agency | [127] | |
| Petr Mrazek | Carolina Hurricanes | 3-year | Free agency | [128] | |
| July 29, 2021 | Michael Amadio | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency | [129] |
| Pavel Gogolev | Toronto Marlies (AHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [130] | |
| Brett Seney | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency | [129] | |
| July 30, 2021 | Ondrej Kase | Boston Bruins | 1-year | Free agency | [131] |
| July 31, 2021 | Nick Ritchie | Boston Bruins | 2-year | Free agency | [132] |
| October 1, 2021 | Braeden Kressler | Flint Firebirds (OHL) | 3-year | Entry-level | [133] |
| February 16, 2022 | Adam Brooks | Vegas Golden Knights | Waivers | [134] | |
| March 20, 2022 | Harri Sateri | HC Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [135] |
| March 22, 2022 | Curtis Douglas | Toronto Marlies (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [136] |
| April 8, 2022 | Max Ellis | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (B1G) | 2-year | Free agency | [137] |
| April 29, 2022 | Bobby McMann | Toronto Marlies (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [138] |
Players lost
| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2021 | Jared McCann | Seattle Kraken | Expansion draft | [139] | |
| July 26, 2021 | Veini Vehvilainen | Brynäs IF (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [140] |
| July 28, 2021 | Frederik Andersen | Carolina Hurricanes | 2-year | Free agency | [141] |
| Zach Bogosian | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3-year | Free agency | [142] | |
| Nick Foligno | Boston Bruins | 2-year | Free agency | [143] | |
| Zach Hyman | Edmonton Oilers | 7-year | Free agency | [144] | |
| Nic Petan | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency | [145] | |
| David Rittich | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency | [146] | |
| July 30, 2021 | Calle Rosen | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency | [147] |
| July 31, 2021 | Riley Nash | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency | [148] |
| Stefan Noesen | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency | [149] | |
| August 13, 2021 | Joe Thornton | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency | [150] |
| August 17, 2021 | Scott Sabourin | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency | [151] |
| October 6, 2021 | Alex Galchenyuk | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency | [152] |
| October 11, 2021 | Adam Brooks | Montreal Canadiens | Waivers | [153] | |
| October 28, 2021 | Ben Hutton | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year | Free agency | [154] |
| October 30, 2021 | Michael Amadio | Vegas Golden Knights | Waivers | ||
| December 1, 2021 | Kirill Semyonov | Contract termination | [155] | ||
| December 6, 2021 | Avangard Omsk (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [156] | |
| February 18, 2022 | Adam Brooks | Winnipeg Jets | Waivers | [157] | |
| March 21, 2022 | Harri Sateri | Arizona Coyotes | Waivers | [158] | |
| May 29, 2022 | Jason Spezza | Retirement | [159] | ||
| June 14, 2022 | Carter Hutton | Retirement | [160] |
Signings
| Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2021 | Travis Dermott | 2-year | Re-signing | [161] |
| July 17, 2021 | Joseph Woll | 1-year | Re-signing | [162] |
| August 1, 2021 | Brennan Menell | 1-year | Re-signing | [163] |
| August 5, 2021 | Joseph Duszak | 1-year | Re-signing | [164] |
| September 25, 2021 | William Villeneuve | 3-year | Entry-level | [165] |
| October 29, 2021 | Morgan Rielly | 8-year | Extension | [166] |
| December 19, 2021 | Ty Voit | 3-year | Entry-level | [167] |
| February 11, 2022 | Joseph Woll | 3-year | Extension | [168] |
| February 17, 2022 | Mac Hollowell | 1-year | Entry-level | [169] |
| February 18, 2022 | Dmitri Ovchinnikov | 3-year | Entry-level | [170] |
| March 9, 2022 | Kyle Clifford | 2-year | Extension | [171] |
| Carl Dahlstrom | 1-year | Extension | ||
| March 26, 2022 | Nick Abruzzese | 2-year | Entry-level | [172] |
| March 30, 2022 | Mikko Kokkonen | 3-year | Entry-level | [173] |
| April 8, 2022 | Axel Rindell | 2-year | Entry-level | [174] |
| May 13, 2022 | Roni Hirvonen | 3-year | Entry-level | [175] |
| Topi Niemela | 3-year | Entry-level | ||
| May 22, 2022 | Mark Giordano | 2-year | Extension | [176] |
| June 27, 2022 | Timothy Liljegren | 2-year | Extension | [177] |
Draft picks
Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2021 NHL entry draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 57 | Matthew Knies | LW | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | |
| 5 | 153 | Ty Voit | C | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | |
| 6 | 185 | Vyacheslav Peska | G | Irbis Kazan (MHL) |