1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1997-98 NHL season was the Toronto Maple Leafs last full season at Maple Leaf Gardens. Just a few days before the season's start, Mats Sundin became their 16th Captain and their first European Captain in their 80 year history.
==Offseason==
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L	October 1, 1997 	1–4 	Washington Capitals (1997–98) 	0–1–0
2 	L	October 4, 1997 	0–3 	@ New York Islanders (1997–98) 	0–2–0
3 	W	October 7, 1997 	2–1 	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	1–2–0
4 	T	October 9, 1997 	2–2 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	1–2–1
5 	L	October 11, 1997 	1–2 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	1–3–1
6 	L	October 14, 1997 	2–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	1–4–1
7 	W	October 15, 1997 	4–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	2–4–1
8 	L	October 18, 1997 	4–5 	Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	2–5–1
9 	L	October 22, 1997 	2–6 	Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 	2–6–1
10 	W	October 25, 1997 	4–3 	Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	3–6–1
11 	T	October 28, 1997 	2–2 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 	3–6–2
12 	L	November 1, 1997 	1–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 	3–7–2
13 	T	November 4, 1997 	0–0 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	3–7–3
14 	W	November 5, 1997 	4–3 	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	4–7–3
15 	L	November 8, 1997 	0–3 	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	4–8–3
16 	W	November 11, 1997	5–2 	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	5–8–3
17 	W	November 13, 1997	2–1 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	6–8–3
18 	L	November 15, 1997	0–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 	6–9–3
19 	L	November 17, 1997	2–3 	St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 	6–10–3
20 	W	November 19, 1997	3–1 	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 	7–10–3
21 	L	November 21, 1997	1–3 	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	7–11–3
22 	L	November 22, 1997	0–2 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	7–12–3
23 	W	November 25, 1997	3–1 	San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	8–12–3
24 	L	November 29, 1997	2–4 	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	8–13–3
25 	T	December 2, 1997 	3–3 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 	8–13–4
26 	L	December 4, 1997 	3–4 	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 	8–14–4
27 	W	December 6, 1997 	7–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 	9–14–4
28 	W	December 8, 1997 	3–0 	Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	10–14–4
29 	T	December 10, 1997	2–2 OT	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	10–14–5
30 	L	December 13, 1997	0–3 	New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 	10–15–5
31 	L	December 15, 1997	2–3 	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	10–16–5
32 	W	December 17, 1997	6–2 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	11–16–5
33 	L	December 18, 1997	2–5 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 	11–17–5
34 	W	December 20, 1997	3–2 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	12–17–5
35 	W	December 23, 1997	5–4 	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	13–17–5
36 	L	December 26, 1997	1–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	13–18–5
37 	L	December 27, 1997	1–8 	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	13–19–5
38 	T	December 31, 1997	2–2 OT	Boston Bruins (1997–98) 	13–19–6
39 	T	January 1, 1998 	3–3 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	13–19–7
40 	L	January 3, 1998 	2–4 	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 	13–20–7
41 	L	January 6, 1998 	3–5 	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98) 	13–21–7
42 	W	January 7, 1998 	5–2 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 	14–21–7
43 	L	January 10, 1998 	3–4 	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	14–22–7
44 	L	January 12, 1998 	2–3 	@ New York Rangers (1997–98) 	14–23–7
45 	L	January 14, 1998 	1–4 	Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 	14–24–7
46 	W	January 21, 1998 	3–0 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	15–24–7
47 	W	January 22, 1998 	3–0 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	16–24–7
48 	W	January 24, 1998 	5–2 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 	17–24–7
49 	L	January 26, 1998 	1–5 	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	17–25–7
50 	L	January 29, 1998 	0–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 	17–26–7
51 	L	January 31, 1998 	2–5 	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	17–27–7
52 	L	February 2, 1998 	1–5 	Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	17–28–7
53 	W	February 4, 1998 	3–2 	St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 	18–28–7
54 	L	February 5, 1998 	2–3 	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 	18–29–7
55 	W	February 7, 1998 	3–2 	Florida Panthers (1997–98) 	19–29–7
56 	T	February 25, 1998	2–2 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 	19–29–8
57 	L	February 26, 1998	2–5 	New York Rangers (1997–98) 	19–30–8
58 	W	February 28, 1998	4–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 	20–30–8
59 	L	March 2, 1998 	1–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 	20–31–8
60 	L	March 4, 1998 	3–5 	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	20–32–8
61 	W	March 7, 1998 	4–1 	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	21–32–8
62 	L	March 9, 1998 	2–3 	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	21–33–8
63 	W	March 11, 1998 	3–1 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	22–33–8
64 	W	March 12, 1998 	2–1 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 	23–33–8
65 	W	March 14, 1998 	2–1 	Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	24–33–8
66 	L	March 16, 1998 	1–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 	24–34–8
67 	L	March 18, 1998 	2–5 	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	24–35–8
68 	L	March 19, 1998 	0–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 	24–36–8
69 	T	March 21, 1998 	1–1 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	24–36–9
70 	L	March 24, 1998 	2–4 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	24–37–9
71 	W	March 26, 1998 	1–0 	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	25–37–9
72 	W	March 28, 1998 	4–3 OT	New York Islanders (1997–98) 	26–37–9
73 	L	March 30, 1998 	2–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 	26–38–9
74 	L	April 1, 1998 	4–6 	St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 	26–39–9
75 	L	April 4, 1998 	3–5 	San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	26–40–9
76 	L	April 6, 1998 	2–4 	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	26–41–9
77 	W	April 7, 1998 	3–1 	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98) 	27–41–9
78 	L	April 9, 1998 	2–5 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 	27–42–9
79 	W	April 11, 1998 	5–1 	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 	28–42–9
80 	W	April 15, 1998 	3–2 	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	29–42–9
81 	L	April 18, 1998 	3–4 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	29–43–9
82 	W	April 19, 1998 	2–1 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	30–43–9
==Player stats==
===Regular season===
;Scoring
Player	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	82	33	41	74 	49 	-3 	9 	1 	5
 	82	15	32	47 	24 	-4 	5 	0 	0
 	77	21	25	46 	43 	-7 	4 	0 	3
 	78	17	22	39 	22 	-18	6 	3 	5
 	76	11	26	37 	44 	-12	4 	1 	1
 	74	16	16	32 	32 	-5 	1 	0 	4
 	68	16	15	31 	10 	-3 	3 	0 	3
 	63	10	18	28 	40 	-8 	1 	0 	1
 	47	12	7 	19 	80 	-21	4 	0 	3
 	60	6 	10	16 	6 	-7 	0 	0 	1
 	81	3 	13	16 	100	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	80	4 	10	14 	365	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	45	5 	8 	13 	20 	5 	0 	0 	1
 	80	8 	4 	12 	67 	-20	0 	0 	0
 	72	0 	12	12 	78 	-13	0 	0 	0
 	12	3 	6 	9 	6 	2 	1 	0 	1
 	19	1 	8 	9 	10 	2 	1 	0 	0
 	25	2 	5 	7 	28 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	67	0 	7 	7 	63 	-17	0 	0 	0
 	59	0 	7 	7 	108	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	6 	3 	3 	6 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	82	3 	3 	6 	199	-13	0 	0 	2
 	29	2 	4 	6 	8 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	38	2 	4 	6 	6 	-6 	1 	0 	0
 	22	1 	4 	5 	10 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	13	0 	5 	5 	10 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	9 	0 	4 	4 	8 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	13	0 	1 	1 	14 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	21	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	67	0 	0 	0 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	10	0 	0 	0 	6 	-9 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	3864	67	26	33	7	176	2.73	5 	1882	1706	.906
 	1068	21	4 	10	2	53 	2.98	0 	453 	400 	.883
 	17 	2 	0 	0 	0	0 	0.00	0 	9 	9 	1.000
Team: 	4949	82	30	43	9	229	2.78	5 	2344	2115	.902
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage; 
==Playoffs==
*The Maple Leafs did not qualify for the Playoffs for the second consecutive season.
==Roster==
						
Goaltenders
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Defensemen
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Wingers
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Centres
* 
* - C
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*GM: Ken Dryden
*Coach: Mike Murphy
==Transactions==
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1997-98 season.
===Trades===
September 30, 1997	To St. Louis BluesKelly Chase 	To Toronto Maple LeafsFuture Considerations
January 2, 1998 	To Carolina Hurricanes4th round pick in 1999 - Yevgeny Pavlov 	To Toronto Maple LeafsJeff Brown
March 7, 1998 	To Vancouver CanucksBrandon Convery 	To Toronto Maple LeafsLonny Bohonos
March 17, 1998 	To Ottawa SenatorsPer Gustafsson 	To Toronto Maple Leafs8th round pick in 1998 - Dwight Wolfe
March 24, 1998 	To Dallas StarsMike Kennedy 	To Toronto Maple Leafs8th round pick in 1998 - Mikhail Travnicek
March 24, 1998 	To Detroit Red WingsJamie Macoun 	To Toronto Maple Leafs4th round pick in 1998 - Alexei Ponikarovsky
March 24, 1998 	To Washington CapitalsJeff Brown 	To Toronto Maple LeafsSylvain Cote
June 27, 1998 	To Chicago Blackhawks1st round pick in 1998 - Mark Bell 4th round pick in 1998 - Matthias Trattnig	To Toronto Maple Leafs1st round pick in 1998 - Nik Antropov 3rd round pick in 1998 - Jamie Hodson 5th round pick in 1998 - Morgan Warren
===Expansion Draft===
June 26, 1998	To Nashville PredatorsRob Zettler
===Free agents===
{|class="wikitable"	
Player 	Former Team
Mike Kennedy	Dallas Stars
Derek King 	Hartford Whalers
Kris King 	Phoenix Coyotes
Glenn Healy 	New York Rangers
Kevyn Adams 	Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL)
Igor Korolev	Phoenix Coyotes
==Awards and records==
==Draft picks==
===NHL Draft===
#	Player	Nationality 	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
3	57 	Jeff Farkas (Center) 	 	Boston College
4	84 	Adam Mair (Right Wing) 	 	
5	111 	Frank Mrazek (Left Wing) 	 	
6	138 	Eric Gooldy (Left Wing) 	 	Detroit Whalers
7	165 	Hugo Marchand (Defense) 	 	Victoriaville Tigres
7	190 	Shawn Thornton (Right wing) 	 	Peterborough Petes
8	194 	Russ Bartlett (Center) 	 	Phillips-Exeter Academy
9	221 	Jonathan Hedstrom (Left Wing)	 	Skelleftea
 http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1997e.html
==Farm Teams==
*The Maple Leafs farm team was the St. John's Maple Leafs in St. John's, Newfoundland. 
==References==
* Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
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