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2025–26 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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The 2025–26 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 109th season (108th season of play) in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Division8th Atlantic
Conference15th Eastern
2025–26 record32–36–14
Home record18–15–8
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2025–26 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division8th Atlantic
Conference15th Eastern
2025–26 record32–36–14
Home record18–15–8
Road record14–21–6
Goals for253
Goals against299
Team information
General managerBrad Treliving (Oct. 8 – Mar. 30)
CoachCraig Berube
CaptainAuston Matthews
Alternate captainsMorgan Rielly
John Tavares
ArenaScotiabank Arena
Minor league affiliatesToronto Marlies (AHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJohn Tavares (31)
AssistsWilliam Nylander (49)
PointsWilliam Nylander (79)
Penalty minutesMax Domi (95)
Plus/minusChris Tanev (+8)
WinsJoseph Woll (15)
Goals against averageDennis Hildeby (2.86)
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The Maple Leafs fell heavily from their record of 52–26–4 (108 points) the year prior, setting a franchise-record decline of 30 points (78 total) in a single season. The team struggled to produce their regular offensive numbers, especially following the sign and trade deal from the off-season that resulted in star player Mitch Marner joining the Vegas Golden Knights. Along with a lacking defensive core and injuries to Anthony Stolarz and Chris Tanev, the Maple Leafs finished with a goal differential of –46 (83-goal swing) and league-leading 2,660 shots against.[1] The season was also the first without Brendan Shanahan as president of hockey operations since the 2013–14 season.[2]

On March 13, 2026, following a hit from Anaheim Ducks defenceman Radko Gudas, it was announced that team captain Auston Matthews would be out for the remainder of the season due to a tear of his medial collateral ligament (MCL).[3]

On March 30, the team fired general manager Brad Treliving after going 31–30–13 on the season.[4]

Following a loss to the San Jose Sharks, and after wins by the Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators on April 2, the Maple Leafs were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since the 2015–16 season, ending the longest active playoff streak in the NHL.[5][6]

The Maple Leafs finished the season with a 32–36–14 record. Their season ended on April 15, in a 3–1 loss to the Ottawa Senators, closing on a seven-game losing streak for the first time since the 1957–58 season. The team went from first in the Atlantic Division the previous year to eighth place, allowing 295 goals, the highest since the 1990–91 season.[7][8]

On May 13, the team fired head coach Craig Berube.[9]

Standings

Divisional standings

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Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Buffalo Sabres 82 50 23 9 42 288 241 +47 109
2 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 50 26 6 40 290 231 +59 106
3 x – Montreal Canadiens 82 48 24 10 34 283 256 +27 106
4 x – Boston Bruins 82 45 27 10 33 272 250 +22 100
5 x – Ottawa Senators 82 44 27 11 38 278 246 +32 99
6 Detroit Red Wings 82 41 31 10 30 241 258 −17 92
7 Florida Panthers 82 40 38 4 32 251 276 −25 84
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 32 36 14 23 253 299 −46 78
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Source: National Hockey League[10]
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; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Boston Bruins 82 45 27 10 33 272 250 +22 100
2 AT x – Ottawa Senators 82 44 27 11 38 278 246 +32 99
3 ME Washington Capitals 82 43 30 9 37 263 244 +19 95
4 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 41 31 10 30 241 258 −17 92
5 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 40 30 12 28 253 253 0 92
6 ME New York Islanders 82 43 34 5 29 233 241 −8 91
7 ME New Jersey Devils 82 42 37 3 29 230 254 −24 87
8 AT Florida Panthers 82 40 38 4 32 251 276 −25 84
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 32 36 14 23 253 299 −46 78
10 ME New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 25 238 250 −12 77
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Source: National Hockey League[11]
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

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Regular season

More information October: 5–5–1, 11 points (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 0–3–0), # ...
2025–26 Game Log: 32–36–14, 78 points (home: 18–15–8; road: 14–21–6) [19]

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

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Player statistics

Updated to game played April 15, 2026

Skaters

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Regular season[102]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
William Nylander65304979–1416
John Tavares82314071−2828
Matthew Knies79234366−3029
Auston Matthews Injured Reserve60272653–418
Oliver Ekman-Larsson7883139–670
Matias Maccelli71142539−2316
Morgan Rielly78112536−1829
Max Domi80122436−2995
Bobby McMann(X)60191332−340
Nicholas Robertson78161632−1310
Easton Cowan66111829–545
Jake McCabe8052025+364
Nicolas Roy(X)5951520010
Dakota Joshua5510818−249
Steven Lorentz7171118–216
Troy Stecher5831114–812
Scott Laughton(X)438412−317
Calle Jarnkrok56628−158
Brandon Carlo55077+437
Simon Benoit73066−2241
Benoit-Olivier Groulx (M)13325+40
Sammy Blais (X)8123−24
Jacob Quillan (M)23123–52
Christopher Tanev Injured Reserve11022+80
Philippe Myers39022−1022
Dakota Mermis (M)11101−311
Luke Haymes (M)4011–22
Matt Benning (M)100000
Michael Pezzetta9000–233
Henry Thrun (M)4000−10
Marshall Rifai100000
Ryan Tverberg (M)2000+12
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Goaltenders

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Regular season[103]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Joseph Woll39382,230:04151671243.341,220.8992012
Anthony Stolarz26251,389:1510103763.28708.8930002
Dennis Hildeby (M)20141,008:44574482.86548.9141000
Cayden Primeau (X)33181:28210134.3080.8380000
Artur Akhtyamov (M)32126:00020115.2481.8770000
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(M) Player playing for the minor league affiliate Toronto Marlies of the AHL
(J) Player assigned to junior club
(X) Player is no longer with the Maple Leafs organization

Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Key

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2026–27 season.

Trades

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DateDetailsRef
June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30) To Utah Mammoth
conditional 3rd-round pick in 20271
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Matias Maccelli
[104]
To Vegas Golden Knights
Mitch Marner
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Nicolas Roy
[105]
July 10, 2025 (2025-07-10) To San Jose Sharks
Ryan Reaves
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Henry Thrun
[106]
July 17, 2025 (2025-07-17) To Vancouver Canucks
4th-round pick in 2028
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dakota Joshua
[107]
March 5, 2026 (2026-03-05) To Colorado Avalanche
Nicolas Roy
To Toronto Maple Leafs
conditional 5th-round pick in 20262
conditional 1st-round pick in 20273
[108]
March 6, 2026 (2026-03-06) To Seattle Kraken
Bobby McMann
To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th-round pick in 2026
conditional 2nd-round pick in 20274
[109]
To Los Angeles Kings
Scott Laughton
To Toronto Maple Leafs
conditional 3rd-round pick in 20265
[110]
June 16, 2026 (2026-06-16) To Philadelphia Flyers
Joseph Woll
Simon Benoit
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Emil Andrae
Samuel Ersson
3rd–round pick in 2026
[111]
June 19, 2026 (2026-06-19) To Tampa Bay Lightning
5th-round pick in 2026
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Darren Raddysh
[112]
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Notes

  • 1. Utah will receive a second-round pick in 2029 if Toronto qualifies for the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs and Maccelli records at least 51 points during the 2025–26 NHL season. Otherwise they will receive a third-round pick in 2027.
  • 2. Toronto will receive the lattermost of Boston, Colorado or Philadelphia's fifth-round picks in 2026.
  • 3. Toronto will receive a first-round pick in 2027 if Colorado's first is outside the top ten selections. Otherwise they will receive a first-round pick in 2028.
  • 4. Toronto will receive the lower of Columbus or Winnipeg's second-round picks in 2027.
  • 5. Toronto will receive Buffalo's second-round pick in 2026 if Los Angeles qualifies for the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs. Otherwise Toronto will receive Ottawa or Washington's third-round picks in 2026 dependent on which pick Los Angeles receives from a previous trade.

Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)Travis BoydMinnesota Wild1-yearFree agency[113]
Benoit-Olivier GroulxNew York Rangers2-yearFree agency
Michael PezzettaMontreal Canadiens2-yearFree agency
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)Vinni LettieriBoston Bruins1-yearFree agency[114]
October 6, 2025 (2025-10-06)Sammy BlaisMontreal Canadiens1-yearWaivers[115]
Cayden PrimeauCarolina Hurricanes1-yearWaivers
November 15, 2025 (2025-11-15)Troy StecherEdmonton Oilers1-yearWaivers[116]
March 17, 2026 (2026-03-17)Vincent BorgesiNortheastern University (Hockey East)2-year†‡Free agency[117]
March 18, 2026 (2026-03-18)Brandon BuhrUnion College (ECAC Hockey)1-year†‡Free agency[118]
March 27, 2026 (2026-03-27)Hayes HundleySt. Thomas University (CCHA)3-year†‡Free agency[119]
April 14, 2026 (2026-04-14)Landon SimToronto Marlies (AHL)2-year†‡Free agency[120]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)Nick AbruzzeseTampa Bay Lightning1-yearFree agency[121]
Pontus Holmberg2-yearFree agency[122]
Matt MurraySeattle Kraken1-yearFree agency[123]
Alex SteevesBoston Bruins1-yearFree agency[124]
July 7, 2025 (2025-07-07)Reese JohnsonToronto Marlies (AHL)1-yearFree agency [125]
July 11, 2025 (2025-07-11)Cedric Pare1-yearFree agency[126]
July 16, 2025 (2025-07-16)Ty VoitContract termination[127]
August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04)Alexander NylanderToronto Marlies (AHL)1-yearFree agency[128]
September 30, 2025 (2025-09-30)Max PaciorettyRetirement[129]
November 7, 2025 (2025-11-07)Cayden PrimeauCarolina Hurricanes1-yearWaivers[130]
November 14, 2025 (2025-11-14)David KampfContract termination[131]
November 27, 2025 (2025-11-27)Sammy BlaisMontreal Canadiens1-yearWaivers[132]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermRef
June 27, 2025 (2025-06-27)John Tavares4-year[133]
June 29, 2025 (2025-06-29)Matthew Knies6-year[134]
June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30)Steven Lorentz3-year[135]
Mitch Marner8-year[105]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)Dakota Mermis2-year[113]
July 15, 2025 (2025-07-15)Miroslav Holinka3-year†[136]
August 2, 2025 (2025-08-02)Nicholas Robertson1-year[137]
August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05)William Villeneuve1-year[138]
September 2, 2025 (2025-09-02)Dennis Hildeby3-year[139]
September 28, 2025 (2025-09-28)Anthony Stolarz4-year‡[140]
March 15, 2026 (2026-03-15)Artur Akhtyamov3-year‡[141]
March 27, 2026 (2026-03-27)Hayes Hundley3-year†‡[142]
June 15, 2026 (2026-06-15)Tinus Luc Koblar3-year†‡[143]
June 19, 2026 (2026-06-19)Darren Raddysh8-year‡[112]
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Draft picks

Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 to 28, 2025, at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

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Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
2 64 Tinus Luc Koblar C  Norway Leksands IF J20 (J20 Nationell)
3 86 Tyler Hopkins C  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
5 137 William Belle RW  United States USNTDP (USHL)
153 Harry Nansi C  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
6 185 Ryan Fellinger D  Canada Flint Firebirds (OHL)
7 217 Matthew Hlacar LW  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
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