# 1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 73rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs had their first non-losing season since the 1978–79 NHL season. Gary Leeman became the second member of the Maple Leafs to score 50 goals in one season.

## Off-season

Newly acquired defenceman Rob Ramage is named team captain. Ramage assumes a role that has been vacant for three seasons.

### NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
| 1 | 3 | Scott Thornton (C) | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 1 | 12 | Rob Pearson (RW) | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 1 | 21 | Steve Bancroft (D) | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 4 | 66 | Matt Martin (D) | United States | Avon Old Farms (USHS-CT) |
| 5 | 96 | Keith Carney (D) | United States | Mount Saint Charles Academy (USHS-RI) |
| 6 | 108 | Dave Burke (D) | United States | Cornell University (ECAC) |
| 6 | 125 | Mike Doers (RW) | United States | Northwood School (USHS-NY) |
| 7 | 129 | Keith Merkler (LW) | United States | Portledge School (USHS-NY) |
| 8 | 150 | Derek Langille (D) | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 9 | 171 | Jeffrey St. Laurent (RW) | United States | Berwick Academy (USHS-ME) |
| 10 | 192 | Justin Tomberlin (C) | United States | Greenway High School (USHS-MN) |
| 11 | 213 | Mike Jackson (RW) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) |
| 12 | 234 | Steve Chartrand (LW) | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| S | 3 | Dave Tomlinson (C) | Canada | Boston University (Hockey East) |
| S | 8 | Mike Moes (C) | United States | University of Michigan (CCHA) |

## Regular season

On the power play, the Maple Leafs scored 81 goals on 348 advantages for a 23.3% success rate. This ranked fourth overall in the NHL. The Maple Leafs allowed 17 shorthanded goals on 348 advantages, which ranked 20th in the league. Against the power play, the Maple Leafs allowed 89 goals on 408 advantages, which ranked 15th in the league. The Maple Leafs scored 16 shorthanded goals, third-best in the league. Dave Reid was influential by scoring four shorthanded goals.
Eddie Olczyk reached 30 goals for the third straight year. Olczyk tied a Maple Leafs scoring record by scoring at least 1 point in 18 consecutive games. It was the NHL's third longest scoring streak of the season. The streak was snapped on January 10 in a game against the New York Islanders. During the streak, Olczyk had 11 goals and 17 assists.
Offensively, the Leafs scored 337 goals and 889 points, the most ever by a Leafs team in a season. They had four 30-goal scorers.

### Season standings

Norris Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 41 | 33 | 6 | 315 | 294 | 88 |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 295 | 279 | 83 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 337 | 358 | 80 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 284 | 291 | 76 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 288 | 323 | 70 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Campbell Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Calgary Flames | SMY | 80 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 348 | 265 | 99 |
| 2 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 315 | 283 | 90 |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | NRS | 80 | 41 | 33 | 6 | 316 | 294 | 88 |
| 4 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 37 | 32 | 11 | 298 | 290 | 85 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | NRS | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 295 | 279 | 83 |
| 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NRS | 80 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 337 | 358 | 80 |
| 7 | Minnesota North Stars | NRS | 80 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 284 | 291 | 76 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Kings | SMY | 80 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 338 | 337 | 75 |
| 9 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 288 | 323 | 70 |
| 10 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 245 | 306 | 64 |
Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs

### Record vs. opponents
#### Vs. Campbell Conference

1989–90 NHL records :
| Team | CHI | DET | MIN | STL | TOR | Total |
| Chicago | — | 4–3–1 | 3–4–1 | 2–5–1 | 5–3 | 14–15–3 |
| Detroit | 3–4–1 | — | 4–4 | 3–4–1 | 4–3–1 | 14–15–3 |
| Minnesota | 4–3–1 | 4–4 | — | 4–4 | 5–3 | 17–14–1 |
| St. Louis | 5–2–1 | 4–3–1 | 4–4 | — | 1–7 | 14–16–2 |
| Toronto | 3–5 | 3–4–1 | 3–5 | 7–1 | — | 16–15–1 |
1989–90 NHL records :
| Team | CGY | EDM | LAK | VAN | WIN | Total |
| Chicago | 0–2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 8–6–1 |
| Detroit | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1–1 | 1–1–1 | 7–6–2 |
| Minnesota | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–9–0 |
| St. Louis | 0–2–1 | 0–2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1–1 | 4–8–3 |
| Toronto | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2–1 | 7–7–1 |
Vs. Wales Conference
1989–90 NHL records :
| Team | BOS | BUF | HFD | MTL | QUE | Total |
| Chicago | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 8–7–0 |
| Detroit | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–2 | 3–0 | 4–8–3 |
| Minnesota | 1–2 | 1–1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–8–1 |
| St. Louis | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1–2 | 3–0 | 8–5–2 |
| Toronto | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 7–7–1 |
1989–90 NHL records :
| Team | NJD | NYI | NYR | PHI | PIT | WSH | Total |
| Chicago | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 11–5–2 |
| Detroit | 1–1–1 | 1–1–1 | 0–2–1 | 1–0–2 | 0–2–1 | 0–3 | 3–9–6 |
| Minnesota | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1–1 | 0–3 | 7–9–2 |
| St. Louis | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0–1 | 11–5–2 |
| Toronto | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 8–9–1 |

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | October 5, 1989 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | W | October 7, 1989 | 8–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | L | October 11, 1989 | 1–7 | Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | L | October 12, 1989 | 6–9 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) | 1–3–0 |
| 5 | L | October 14, 1989 | 1–5 | Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) | 1–4–0 |
| 6 | L | October 17, 1989 | 5–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) | 1–5–0 |
| 7 | W | October 18, 1989 | 4–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) | 2–5–0 |
| 8 | W | October 21, 1989 | 8–4 | Washington Capitals (1989–90) | 3–5–0 |
| 9 | L | October 23, 1989 | 4–5 | New Jersey Devils (1989–90) | 3–6–0 |
| 10 | W | October 25, 1989 | 8–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) | 4–6–0 |
| 11 | L | October 27, 1989 | 5–6 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) | 4–7–0 |
| 12 | W | October 28, 1989 | 6–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) | 5–7–0 |
| 13 | W | October 31, 1989 | 6–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) | 6–7–0 |
| 14 | L | November 3, 1989 | 1–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1989–90) | 6–8–0 |
| 15 | L | November 4, 1989 | 4–7 | Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) | 6–9–0 |
| 16 | W | November 6, 1989 | 2–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) | 7–9–0 |
| 17 | W | November 9, 1989 | 4–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) | 8–9–0 |
| 18 | W | November 11, 1989 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) | 9–9–0 |
| 19 | L | November 12, 1989 | 3–6 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) | 9–10–0 |
| 20 | W | November 15, 1989 | 5–2 | St. Louis Blues (1989–90) | 10–10–0 |
| 21 | L | November 16, 1989 | 2–6 | @ New York Islanders (1989–90) | 10–11–0 |
| 22 | L | November 18, 1989 | 3–4 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) | 10–12–0 |
| 23 | L | November 22, 1989 | 3–6 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) | 10–13–0 |
| 24 | L | November 23, 1989 | 0–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) | 10–14–0 |
| 25 | W | November 25, 1989 | 7–4 | New York Rangers (1989–90) | 11–14–0 |
| 26 | W | November 29, 1989 | 3–2 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) | 12–14–0 |
| 27 | L | December 2, 1989 | 4–7 | @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) | 12–15–0 |
| 28 | L | December 3, 1989 | 3–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) | 12–16–0 |
| 29 | L | December 6, 1989 | 4–6 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) | 12–17–0 |
| 30 | W | December 7, 1989 | 5–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) | 13–17–0 |
| 31 | W | December 9, 1989 | 7–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) | 14–17–0 |
| 32 | W | December 11, 1989 | 3–1 | St. Louis Blues (1989–90) | 15–17–0 |
| 33 | W | December 13, 1989 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) | 16–17–0 |
| 34 | L | December 16, 1989 | 3–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) | 16–18–0 |
| 35 | W | December 18, 1989 | 6–3 | St. Louis Blues (1989–90) | 17–18–0 |
| 36 | L | December 20, 1989 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) | 17–19–0 |
| 37 | W | December 22, 1989 | 5–3 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) | 18–19–0 |
| 38 | L | December 23, 1989 | 5–7 | Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) | 18–20–0 |
| 39 | L | December 26, 1989 | 4–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) | 18–21–0 |
| 40 | T | December 27, 1989 | 7–7 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) | 18–21–1 |
| 41 | W | December 30, 1989 | 7–6 OT | Boston Bruins (1989–90) | 19–21–1 |
| 42 | W | January 3, 1990 | 5–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) | 20–21–1 |
| 43 | W | January 6, 1990 | 7–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) | 21–21–1 |
| 44 | W | January 8, 1990 | 8–6 | Washington Capitals (1989–90) | 22–21–1 |
| 45 | L | January 10, 1990 | 1–3 | New York Islanders (1989–90) | 22–22–1 |
| 46 | W | January 13, 1990 | 6–5 | Calgary Flames (1989–90) | 23–22–1 |
| 47 | W | January 15, 1990 | 7–6 | Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) | 24–22–1 |
| 48 | W | January 18, 1990 | 4–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) | 25–22–1 |
| 49 | W | January 24, 1990 | 7–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) | 26–22–1 |
| 50 | W | January 26, 1990 | 5–1 | @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) | 27–22–1 |
| 51 | L | January 27, 1990 | 3–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) | 27–23–1 |
| 52 | T | January 31, 1990 | 5–5 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) | 27–23–2 |
| 53 | L | February 2, 1990 | 2–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) | 27–24–2 |
| 54 | W | February 3, 1990 | 8–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) | 28–24–2 |
| 55 | L | February 6, 1990 | 4–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) | 28–25–2 |
| 56 | W | February 7, 1990 | 7–1 | St. Louis Blues (1989–90) | 29–25–2 |
| 57 | L | February 10, 1990 | 2–6 | @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) | 29–26–2 |
| 58 | W | February 12, 1990 | 5–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) | 30–26–2 |
| 59 | T | February 14, 1990 | 6–6 OT | Hartford Whalers (1989–90) | 30–26–3 |
| 60 | L | February 15, 1990 | 0–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) | 30–27–3 |
| 61 | W | February 17, 1990 | 5–4 | New Jersey Devils (1989–90) | 31–27–3 |
| 62 | L | February 22, 1990 | 2–12 | @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) | 31–28–3 |
| 63 | W | February 23, 1990 | 6–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) | 32–28–3 |
| 64 | L | February 26, 1990 | 2–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) | 32–29–3 |
| 65 | W | February 28, 1990 | 5–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) | 33–29–3 |
| 66 | L | March 2, 1990 | 2–3 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) | 33–30–3 |
| 67 | L | March 3, 1990 | 2–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) | 33–31–3 |
| 68 | W | March 8, 1990 | 7–6 | @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) | 34–31–3 |
| 69 | W | March 10, 1990 | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) | 35–31–3 |
| 70 | L | March 12, 1990 | 1–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) | 35–32–3 |
| 71 | L | March 14, 1990 | 2–8 | New York Rangers (1989–90) | 35–33–3 |
| 72 | W | March 16, 1990 | 4–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) | 36–33–3 |
| 73 | L | March 17, 1990 | 4–5 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) | 36–34–3 |
| 74 | L | March 19, 1990 | 2–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) | 36–35–3 |
| 75 | T | March 21, 1990 | 5–5 OT | @ New York Rangers (1989–90) | 36–35–4 |
| 76 | W | March 24, 1990 | 4–3 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) | 37–35–4 |
| 77 | L | March 26, 1990 | 4–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) | 37–36–4 |
| 78 | L | March 28, 1990 | 3–6 | New York Islanders (1989–90) | 37–37–4 |
| 79 | L | March 29, 1990 | 2–4 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) | 37–38–4 |
| 80 | W | March 31, 1990 | 6–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) | 38–38–4 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Gary Leeman | RW | 80 | 51 | 44 | 95 | 63 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| Vincent Damphousse | C | 80 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 56 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Eddie Olczyk | C | 79 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 78 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Daniel Marois | RW | 68 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 82 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Osborne | LW | 78 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 91 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Al Iafrate | D | 75 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 135 | -4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Kurvers | D | 70 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 29 | -8 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Ramage | D | 80 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 202 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Fergus | C | 54 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 62 | -18 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Franceschetti | RW | 80 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 127 | -12 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Reid | LW | 70 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | -8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Wendel Clark | LW/D | 38 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 116 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Daoust | C | 65 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gilles Thibaudeau | C | 21 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Luke Richardson | D | 67 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 122 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McIntyre | C | 59 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 117 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hannan | C | 39 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 55 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Pearson | LW | 41 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 90 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Gill | D | 48 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 92 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | D | 79 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 95 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kordic | RW | 55 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 252 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Curran | D | 72 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 301 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Reynolds | LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Bester | G | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Ihnacak | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark LaForest | G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Lawless | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Reese | G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Shannon | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Capuano | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tie Domi | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Dundas | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Ing | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean McKenna | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Stevens | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Allan Bester | 2206 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 165 | 4.49 | 0 | 1296 | 1131 | .873 |
| Mark LaForest | 1343 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 87 | 3.89 | 0 | 765 | 678 | .886 |
| Jeff Reese | 1101 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 81 | 4.41 | 0 | 630 | 549 | .871 |
| Peter Ing | 182 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5.93 | 0 | 107 | 89 | .832 |
| Team: | 4832 | 80 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 351 | 4.36 | 0 | 2798 | 2447 | .875 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Gary Leeman | RW | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Osborne | LW | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Marois | RW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Fergus | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Olczyk | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ramage | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Gill | D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kurvers | D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Pearson | LW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendel Clark | LW/D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Damphousse | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hannan | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Curran | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Daoust | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Franceschetti | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kordic | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Bester | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McIntyre | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Reese | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Reid | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Richardson | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Jeff Reese | 108 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.33 | 0 | 50 | 44 | .880 |
| Allan Bester | 196 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.29 | 0 | 120 | 106 | .883 |
| Team: | 304 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 3.95 | 0 | 170 | 150 | .882 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Playoffs

St. Louis vs. Toronto :
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 4 | Toronto 2 | 4 St. Louis |
| April 6 | Toronto 2 | 4 St. Louis |
| April 8 | St. Louis 6 | 5 Toronto | OT |
| April 10 | St. Louis 2 | 4 Toronto |
| April 12 | Toronto 3 | 4 St. Louis |
| St. Louis wins series 4–1 ||||

## Awards and records

* Fewest Ties in One Season, 4 ties
* Most Goals Scored in One Season, 337 goals
* Most Penalty Minutes in One Season, 2,419 penalty minutes
* Gary Leeman, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
* Al Iafrate, Defence, NHL All-Star Game
Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Eddie Olczyk | 400th NHL Game | October 28, 1989 |

## Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1989–90 season.

### Trades

| June 29, 1989 | To Washington Capitals5th round pick in 1990 – Mark Ouimet | To Toronto Maple LeafsLou Franceschetti |
| August 28, 1989 | To Philadelphia FlyersJiri Latal | To Toronto Maple Leafs7th round pick in 1990 – Andrei Lomakin |
| September 8, 1989 | To Philadelphia Flyers5th round pick in 1991 – Juha Ylonen 7th round pick in 1991 – Andrei Lomakin | To Toronto Maple LeafsMark Laforest |
| October 16, 1989 | To New Jersey Devils1st round pick in 1991 – Scott Niedermayer | To Toronto Maple LeafsTom Kurvers |
| December 20, 1989 | To New York IslandersJack Capuano Paul Gagne Derek Laxdal | To Toronto Maple LeafsGilles Thibaudeau Mike Stevens |
| December 21, 1989 | To Edmonton OilersVladimir Ruzicka | To Toronto Maple Leafs4th round pick in 1990 – Greg Walters |
| June 16, 1990 | To Philadelphia Flyers3rd round pick in 1990 – Al Kinisky | To Toronto Maple LeafsKevin Maguire 8th round pick in 1991 – Dmitri Mironov |
| June 28, 1990 | To New York RangersTie Domi Mark Laforest | To Toronto Maple LeafsGreg Johnston |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Rocky Dundas | Montreal Canadiens |
| Player | New Team |
| Borje Salming | Detroit Red Wings |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | Detroit Red Wings |