# 1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Maple Leafs finish in second place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 35 wins, 26 losses, and 9 ties for 79 points. They defeated the Detroit Red Wings in six games in the Semi-finals before being swept by their arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, in the Stanley Cup Finals.

## Regular season
### Final standings

National Hockey League vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 255 | 178 | +77 | 92 |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 199 | 195 | +4 | 79 |
| 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 191 | 180 | +11 | 69 |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 186 | 197 | −11 | 67 |
| 5 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 220 | 241 | −21 | 64 |
| 6 | New York Rangers | 70 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 187 | 247 | −60 | 49 |

### Record vs. opponents

1959–60 NHL Records :
| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR |
| Boston | — | 5–6–3 | 5–8–1 | 4–8 | 8–4–2 | 6–6–2 |
| Chicago | 6–5–3 | — | 4–8–2 | 3–7–4 | 11–1–2 | 4–8–2 |
| Detroit | 8–5–1 | 8–4–2 | — | 2–7–5 | 4–6–4 | 4–9–1 |
| Montreal | 8–4 | 7–3–4 | 7–2–5 | — | 6–6–2 | 10–3–1 |
| New York | 4–8–2 | 1–11–2 | 6–4–4 | 6–6–2 | — | 2–9–3 |
| Toronto | 6–6–2 | 8–4–2 | 9–4–1 | 3–10–1 | 9–2–3 | — |

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | October 10, 1959 | 6–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | W | October 11, 1959 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 2–0–0 |
| 3 | L | October 15, 1959 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | W | October 17, 1959 | 3–0 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 3–1–0 |
| 5 | L | October 18, 1959 | 0–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 3–2–0 |
| 6 | W | October 21, 1959 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 4–2–0 |
| 7 | T | October 24, 1959 | 1–1 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 4–2–1 |
| 8 | T | October 28, 1959 | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 4–2–2 |
| 9 | W | October 31, 1959 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 5–2–2 |
| 10 | L | November 1, 1959 | 3–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 5–3–2 |
| 11 | W | November 4, 1959 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 6–3–2 |
| 12 | T | November 7, 1959 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 6–3–3 |
| 13 | W | November 10, 1959 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 7–3–3 |
| 14 | L | November 12, 1959 | 0–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 7–4–3 |
| 15 | T | November 14, 1959 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 7–4–4 |
| 16 | T | November 15, 1959 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 7–4–5 |
| 17 | W | November 18, 1959 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 8–4–5 |
| 18 | L | November 21, 1959 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 8–5–5 |
| 19 | W | November 22, 1959 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 9–5–5 |
| 20 | W | November 26, 1959 | 4–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 10–5–5 |
| 21 | T | November 28, 1959 | 2–2 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 10–5–6 |
| 22 | W | November 29, 1959 | 4–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 11–5–6 |
| 23 | W | December 2, 1959 | 1–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 12–5–6 |
| 24 | W | December 5, 1959 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 13–5–6 |
| 25 | L | December 6, 1959 | 0–6 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 13–6–6 |
| 26 | L | December 10, 1959 | 3–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 13–7–6 |
| 27 | L | December 12, 1959 | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 13–8–6 |
| 28 | L | December 13, 1959 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 13–9–6 |
| 29 | L | December 17, 1959 | 2–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 13–10–6 |
| 30 | W | December 19, 1959 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 14–10–6 |
| 31 | L | December 20, 1959 | 4–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 14–11–6 |
| 32 | W | December 26, 1959 | 4–0 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 15–11–6 |
| 33 | W | December 27, 1959 | 6–3 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 16–11–6 |
| 34 | L | December 30, 1959 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 16–12–6 |
| 35 | W | December 31, 1959 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 17–12–6 |
| 36 | L | January 2, 1960 | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 17–13–6 |
| 37 | W | January 3, 1960 | 4–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 18–13–6 |
| 38 | W | January 6, 1960 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 19–13–6 |
| 39 | L | January 9, 1960 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 19–14–6 |
| 40 | L | January 10, 1960 | 0–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 19–15–6 |
| 41 | L | January 14, 1960 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 19–16–6 |
| 42 | W | January 16, 1960 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 20–16–6 |
| 43 | L | January 17, 1960 | 3–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 20–17–6 |
| 44 | T | January 23, 1960 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 20–17–7 |
| 45 | L | January 24, 1960 | 2–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 20–18–7 |
| 46 | W | January 27, 1960 | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 21–18–7 |
| 47 | W | January 30, 1960 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 22–18–7 |
| 48 | T | January 31, 1960 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 22–18–8 |
| 49 | W | February 3, 1960 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 23–18–8 |
| 50 | L | February 4, 1960 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 23–19–8 |
| 51 | W | February 6, 1960 | 6–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 24–19–8 |
| 52 | L | February 7, 1960 | 0–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 24–20–8 |
| 53 | L | February 10, 1960 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 24–21–8 |
| 54 | W | February 13, 1960 | 7–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 25–21–8 |
| 55 | W | February 14, 1960 | 3–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 26–21–8 |
| 56 | W | February 17, 1960 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 27–21–8 |
| 57 | W | February 20, 1960 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 28–21–8 |
| 58 | L | February 21, 1960 | 5–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 28–22–8 |
| 59 | W | February 24, 1960 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 29–22–8 |
| 60 | L | February 27, 1960 | 3–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 29–23–8 |
| 61 | W | February 28, 1960 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 30–23–8 |
| 62 | L | March 3, 1960 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 30–24–8 |
| 63 | W | March 5, 1960 | 5–2 | Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 31–24–8 |
| 64 | W | March 6, 1960 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1959–60) | 32–24–8 |
| 65 | L | March 9, 1960 | 4–9 | Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 32–25–8 |
| 66 | L | March 12, 1960 | 1–4 | New York Rangers (1959–60) | 32–26–8 |
| 67 | T | March 13, 1960 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1959–60) | 32–26–9 |
| 68 | W | March 17, 1960 | 6–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60) | 33–26–9 |
| 69 | W | March 19, 1960 | 1–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60) | 34–26–9 |
| 70 | W | March 20, 1960 | 3–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60) | 35–26–9 |

## Playoffs

Montreal swept the Chicago Black Hawks in four games to reach the Final. In the other semi-final, Toronto defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two.

## Stanley Cup Finals

Montreal swept the Maple Leafs, outscoring them 15–5, en route to being the first team since the 1952 Detroit Red Wings to go without a loss in the playoffs.
After the series Rocket Richard retired. He went out with style, finishing with his 34th final-series goal in the third game.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score |
| April 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 |
| April 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 |
| April 12 | Montreal Canadiens | 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 |
| April 14 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 |
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

## Player statistics
### Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
| Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
| Bob Pulford | 70 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 81 |
| George Armstrong | 70 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 60 |
| Dick Duff | 67 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 51 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 70 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 61 |
| Billy Harris | 70 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 29 |
| Bert Olmstead | 53 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 63 |
| Ron Stewart | 67 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 28 |
| Johnny Wilson | 70 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 8 |
| Gerry Ehman | 69 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 26 |
| Larry Regan | 47 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6 |
| Gerry James | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 56 |
| Ted Hampson | 41 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 |
| Garry Edmundson | 39 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 47 |
| Dave Creighton | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Rudy Migay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Girard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hannigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
| Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
| Allan Stanley | 64 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 22 |
| Tim Horton | 70 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 69 |
| Carl Brewer | 67 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 150 |
| Bobby Baun | 61 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 59 |
| Red Kelly | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| Joe Crozier | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Marc Reaume | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Al MacNeil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
| Johnny Bower | 66 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2.68 |
| Ed Chadwick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 |

## Awards and records

* Allan Stanley, Defence, NHL Second All-Star Team