# 1929–30 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1929–30 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 13th season of play in the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Regular season
### Final standings

Canadian Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Montreal Maroons | 44 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 141 | 114 | 51 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 142 | 114 | 51 |
| Ottawa Senators | 44 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 138 | 118 | 50 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 44 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 116 | 124 | 40 |
| New York Americans | 44 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 113 | 161 | 33 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
 Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents
## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | T | November 14, 1929 | 2–2 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) | 0–0–1 |
| 2 | L | November 16, 1929 | 5–6 | Boston Bruins (1929–30) | 0–1–1 |
| 3 | L | November 19, 1929 | 5–10 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) | 0–2–1 |
| 4 | L | November 21, 1929 | 2–3 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) | 0–3–1 |
| 5 | L | November 23, 1929 | 2–6 | Ottawa Senators (1929–30) | 0–4–1 |
| 6 | W | November 26, 1929 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1929–30) | 1–4–1 |
| 7 | W | November 30, 1929 | 1–0 | Detroit Cougars (1929–30) | 2–4–1 |
| 8 | W | December 3, 1929 | 6–0 | New York Americans (1929–30) | 3–4–1 |
| 9 | L | December 5, 1929 | 2–9 | @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) | 3–5–1 |
| 10 | L | December 7, 1929 | 0–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) | 3–6–1 |
| 11 | L | December 10, 1929 | 0–1 | @ New York Americans (1929–30) | 3–7–1 |
| 12 | W | December 14, 1929 | 7–6 OT | New York Rangers (1929–30) | 4–7–1 |
| 13 | L | December 15, 1929 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) | 4–8–1 |
| 14 | L | December 17, 1929 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) | 4–9–1 |
| 15 | W | December 21, 1929 | 2–1 OT | Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) | 5–9–1 |
| 16 | L | December 25, 1929 | 2–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) | 5–10–1 |
| 17 | W | December 29, 1929 | 4–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) | 6–10–1 |
| 18 | W | January 1, 1930 | 5–3 | Montreal Maroons (1929–30) | 7–10–1 |
| 19 | W | January 4, 1930 | 4–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) | 8–10–1 |
| 20 | T | January 7, 1930 | 1–1 OT | @ New York Americans (1929–30) | 8–10–2 |
| 21 | W | January 9, 1930 | 4–0 | Ottawa Senators (1929–30) | 9–10–2 |
| 22 | T | January 14, 1930 | 1–1 OT | @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) | 9–10–3 |
| 23 | L | January 16, 1930 | 1–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) | 9–11–3 |
| 24 | W | January 18, 1930 | 4–1 | New York Americans (1929–30) | 10–11–3 |
| 25 | L | January 25, 1930 | 1–2 | Detroit Cougars (1929–30) | 10–12–3 |
| 26 | L | January 30, 1930 | 0–3 | Montreal Maroons (1929–30) | 10–13–3 |
| 27 | W | February 1, 1930 | 6–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) | 11–13–3 |
| 28 | L | February 4, 1930 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) | 11–14–3 |
| 29 | T | February 6, 1930 | 3–3 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) | 11–14–4 |
| 30 | W | February 9, 1930 | 3–2 | @ New York Americans (1929–30) | 12–14–4 |
| 31 | L | February 11, 1930 | 5–6 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) | 12–15–4 |
| 32 | L | February 15, 1930 | 3–5 | Boston Bruins (1929–30) | 12–16–4 |
| 33 | W | February 18, 1930 | 5–1 | @ New York Rangers (1929–30) | 13–16–4 |
| 34 | W | February 20, 1930 | 4–0 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) | 14–16–4 |
| 35 | L | February 22, 1930 | 0–1 | Ottawa Senators (1929–30) | 14–17–4 |
| 36 | L | February 25, 1930 | 0–2 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) | 14–18–4 |
| 37 | L | February 27, 1930 | 2–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) | 14–19–4 |
| 38 | T | March 1, 1930 | 3–3 OT | New York Rangers (1929–30) | 14–19–5 |
| 39 | T | March 4, 1930 | 1–1 OT | New York Americans (1929–30) | 14–19–6 |
| 40 | L | March 8, 1930 | 2–3 | Montreal Maroons (1929–30) | 14–20–6 |
| 41 | W | March 9, 1930 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) | 15–20–6 |
| 42 | W | March 11, 1930 | 3–2 | Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) | 16–20–6 |
| 43 | W | March 15, 1930 | 3–0 | @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) | 17–20–6 |
| 44 | L | March 18, 1930 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) | 17–21–6 |

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

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Ace Bailey | RW | 43 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 69 |
| Baldy Cotton | LW | 41 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 47 |
| Charlie Conacher | RW | 38 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 48 |
| Joe Primeau | C | 43 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 22 |
| Andy Blair | C | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 27 |
| Hap Day | D | 43 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 77 |
| Busher Jackson | LW | 31 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 29 |
| Eric Pettinger | LW/C | 43 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| Art Duncan | D | 38 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 49 |
| Red Horner | D | 33 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 96 |
| Art Smith | D | 43 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 75 |
| Danny Cox | LW | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| Gord Brydson | C/RW | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Frank Nighbor | C | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lorne Chabot | G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Grant | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff McBride | RW/D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Lorne Chabot | 2620 | 42 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 113 | 2.59 | 6 |
| Benny Grant | 130 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5.08 | 0 |
| Team: | 2750 | 44 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 124 | 2.71 | 6 |
    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;

## Transactions

* October 7, 1929: Signed Free Agent Charlie Conacher
* October 10, 1929: Acquired Gord Brydson from the Buffalo Bisons of the IHL for Carl Voss and Wes King
* October 23, 1929: Acquired Cliff McBride from the Montreal Maroons for cash
* November 12, 1929: Traded Clem Loughlin to the London Panthers of the IHL for cash
* December 6, 1929: Traded Gord Brydson to the London Panthers of the IHL for cash
* December 18, 1929: Loaned Benny Grant to the New York Americans for cash
* January 24, 1930: Loaned Benny Grant to the Minneapolis Millers of the AHA for cash
* January 31, 1930: Acquired Frank Nighbor from the Ottawa Senators for Danny Cox and cash
* February 6, 1930: Traded Cliff McBride to the Toronto Falcons of the IHL for cash
* February 10, 1930: Signed Free Agent Babe Dye