2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 103rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Maple Leafs advanced to the playoffs, but lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the qualifying round in five games.
==Regular season==
At the start of the season, John Tavares was named the 25th captain in the history of the Maple Leafs, filling a position that had been vacant since Dion Phaneuf was traded to the Ottawa Senators in February 2016. Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Morgan Rielly were named alternate captains. The Maple Leafs won their season opener 5–3 against the Ottawa Senators on October 3. Matthews scored two goals, becoming the fourth player in NHL history to score in each of his first four season openers. Ilya Mikheyev also had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut during the season opener.
On November 20, following a six-game skid and only two regulation wins in their past 16 games, the Maple Leafs fired head coach Mike Babcock, and replaced him with their AHL affiliation Toronto Marlies head coach Sheldon Keefe.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Eastern Conference===
==Record vs opponents==
Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference
Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Metropolitan Division 	Metropolitan Division 	Metropolitan Division 	Metropolitan Division 	Metropolitan Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division
Team 	Home 	Home 	Road 	Road 	Team 	Home 	Home 	Road 	Road 	Team 	Home 	Road 	Team 	Home 	Road
Boston 	4–3 	2–4 	2–4 	Mar 14 	Carolina 	8–6 	3–6 	Mar 26 	 	Chicago 	2–6 	4–5 	Anaheim 	5–4 	1–2
Buffalo 	2–1 	5–3 	4–6 	2–5 	Columbus 	3–4 	Mar 21 	4–1 	 	Colorado 	1–3 	5–3 	Arizona 	3–2 	3–1
Detroit 	4–1 	Apr 2 	5–2 	6–0 	New Jersey 	7–4 	Mar 17 	5–4 	 	Dallas 	2–3 	5–3 	Calgary 	1–2 	2–4
Florida 	3–5 	Mar 23 	4–8 	5–3 	N.Y. Islanders 	3–0 	Mar 19 	4–5 	 	Minnesota 	4–2 	4–1 	Edmonton 	4–6 	4–1
Montreal 	5–6 	Apr 4 	2–5 	1–2 	N.Y. Rangers 	4–5 	 	6–3 	3–5 	Nashville 	Mar 12 	5–2 	Los Angeles 	3–1 	0–1
Ottawa 	5–3 	2–1 	4–2 	Mar 28 	Philadelphia 	2–3 	 	4–3 	1–6 	St. Louis 	2–3 	5–2 	San Jose 	4–1 	2–5
Tampa Bay 	3–7 	2–1 	4–3 	Mar 25 	Pittsburgh 	4–0 	 	1–6 	2–5 	Winnipeg 	3–4 	6–3 	Vancouver 	4–2 	4–1
 	 	 	 	 	Washington 	3–4 	 	3–4 	Mar 31 	 	 	 	Vegas 	2–1 	2–4
Records 	7–3–1 	7–3–1 	5–5–1 	5–5–1 	 	4–1–4 	4–1–4 	4–6–0 	4–6–0 	 	1–4–1 	6–1–0 	 	6–1–1 	3–4–1
Division 	12–8–2 	12–8–2 	12–8–2 	12–8–2 	 	8–7–4 	8–7–4 	8–7–4 	8–7–4 	 	7–5–1 	7–5–1 	 	9–5–2 	9–5–2
Conference 	20–15–6 (Home: 11–4–5; Road: 9–11–1) 	20–15–6 (Home: 11–4–5; Road: 9–11–1) 	20–15–6 (Home: 11–4–5; Road: 9–11–1) 	20–15–6 (Home: 11–4–5; Road: 9–11–1) 	20–15–6 (Home: 11–4–5; Road: 9–11–1) 	20–15–6 (Home: 11–4–5; Road: 9–11–1) 	20–15–6 (Home: 11–4–5; Road: 9–11–1) 	20–15–6 (Home: 11–4–5; Road: 9–11–1) 	20–15–6 (Home: 11–4–5; Road: 9–11–1) 	 	16–10–3 (Home: 7–5–2; Road: 9–5–1) 	16–10–3 (Home: 7–5–2; Road: 9–5–1) 	16–10–3 (Home: 7–5–2; Road: 9–5–1) 	16–10–3 (Home: 7–5–2; Road: 9–5–1) 	16–10–3 (Home: 7–5–2; Road: 9–5–1)
Overall 	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	36–25–9 (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)
;Notes
: Game decided in overtime
: Game decided in a shootout
: Game cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
2019 preseason: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–2–0)
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Game	Date 	Opponent 	Score	OT	Decision 	Location 	Attendance	Record	Recap
1 	September 17	Ottawa Senators 	1–3 	 	Kaskisuo (0–1–0) 	Mile One Centre 	— 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 18	@ Ottawa Senators 	3–4 	 	Hutchinson (0–1–0)	Canadian Tire Centre	11,531 	0–2–0 	Recap
3 	September 20	Buffalo Sabres 	3–0 	 	Andersen (1–0–0) 	Scotiabank Arena 	16,232 	1–2–0 	Recap
4 	September 21	@ Buffalo Sabres 	3–5 	 	Hutchinson (0–2–0)	KeyBank Center 	17,224 	1–3–0 	Recap
5 	September 23	@ Montreal Canadiens	3–0 	 	Hutchinson (1–2–0)	Bell Centre 	— 	2–3–0 	Recap
6 	September 25	Montreal Canadiens 	3–0 	 	Andersen (2–0–0) 	Scotiabank Arena 	18,863 	3–3–0 	Recap
7 	September 27	@ Detroit Red Wings 	4–3 	SO	Woll (1–0–0) 	Little Caesars Arena	— 	4–3–0 	Recap
8 	September 28	Detroit Red Wings 	5–0 	 	Andersen (3–0–0) 	Scotiabank Arena 	18,892 	5–3–0 	Recap
===Regular season===
2019–20 game log: 36–25–9, 81 points (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	2019–20 game log: 36–25–9, 81 points (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	2019–20 game log: 36–25–9, 81 points (Home: 18–9–7; Road: 18–16–2)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
October: 6–5–3, 15 points (Home: 4–2–3; Road: 2–3–0)
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Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score	OT	Decision 	Location 	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
1 	October 2 	Ottawa Senators 	5–3 	 	Andersen (1–0–0) 	Scotiabank Arena 	19,612 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 4 	@ Columbus Blue Jackets 	4–1 	 	Andersen (2–0–0) 	Nationwide Arena 	18,776 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
3 	October 5 	Montreal Canadiens 	5–6 	SO	Hutchinson (0–0–1)	Scotiabank Arena 	19,547 	2–0–1 	5 	Recap
4 	October 7 	St. Louis Blues 	2–3 	 	Andersen (2–1–0) 	Scotiabank Arena 	19,466 	2–1–1 	5 	Recap
5 	October 10 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	3–7 	 	Andersen (2–2–0) 	Scotiabank Arena 	19,387 	2–2–1 	5 	Recap
6 	October 12 	@ Detroit Red Wings 	5–2 	 	Andersen (3–2–0) 	Little Caesars Arena	19,515 	3–2–1 	7 	Recap
7 	October 15 	Minnesota Wild 	4–2 	 	Andersen (4–2–0) 	Scotiabank Arena 	19,149 	4–2–1 	9 	Recap
8 	October 16 	@ Washington Capitals 	3–4 	 	Hutchinson (0–1–1)	Capital One Arena 	18,573 	4–3–1 	9 	Recap
9 	October 19 	Boston Bruins 	4–3 	OT	Andersen (5–2–0) 	Scotiabank Arena 	19,394 	5–3–1 	11 	Recap
10 	October 21 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–4 	OT	Andersen (5–2–1) 	Scotiabank Arena 	18,898 	5–3–2 	12 	Recap
11 	October 22 	@ Boston Bruins 	2–4 	 	Hutchinson (0–2–1)	TD Garden 	17,193 	5–4–2 	12 	Recap
12 	October 25 	San Jose Sharks 	4–1 	 	Andersen (6–2–1) 	Scotiabank Arena 	19,102 	6–4–2 	14 	Recap
13 	October 26 	@ Montreal Canadiens 	2–5 	 	Hutchinson (0–3–1)	Bell Centre 	21,302 	6–5–2 	14 	Recap
14 	October 29 	Washington Capitals 	3–4 	OT	Andersen (6–2–2) 	Scotiabank Arena 	19,258 	6–5–3 	15 	Recap
===Overtime statistics===
 	Games	Won	Lost	Game-winning goal scorers
Overtime	11 	7 	4 	Tavares (3), Kapanen (1), Marner (1), Nylander (1), Rielly (1)
Shootout	6 	1 	5 	Johnsson (1)
Total 	17 	8 	9 	
===Playoffs===
The Maple Leafs were defeated by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the qualifying round in five games.
2020 Stanley Cup playoffs	2020 Stanley Cup playoffs	2020 Stanley Cup playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
Eastern Conference Qualifying Round vs. (9) Columbus Blue Jackets: Columbus won 3–2
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Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score	OT	Decision 	Location 	Series	Recap
1 	August 2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	0–2 	 	Andersen (0–1)	Scotiabank Arena	0–1 	Recap
2 	August 4 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–0 	 	Andersen (1–1)	Scotiabank Arena	1–1 	Recap
3 	August 6 	@ Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–4 	OT	Andersen (1–2)	Scotiabank Arena	1–2 	Recap
4 	August 7 	@ Columbus Blue Jackets 	4–3 	OT	Andersen (2–2)	Scotiabank Arena	2–2 	Recap
5 	August 9 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	0–3 	 	Andersen (2–3)	Scotiabank Arena	2–3 	Recap
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	70	47	33	80	19	8
 	59	16	51	67	6 	16
 	63	26	34	60	−7	24
 	68	31	28	59	−2	12
 	70	5 	34	39	−7	16
 	51	21	16	37	13	23
 	69	13	23	36	0 	22
 	65	9 	19	28	−2	32
 	47	3 	24	27	6 	24
 	58	9 	16	25	−3	18
 	39	8 	15	23	7 	4
 	53	6 	17	23	12	40
 	43	8 	13	21	0 	14
 	68	2 	16	18	13	43
 	48	8 	7 	15	4 	6
 	61	7 	5 	12	−4	10
 	56	4 	7 	11	14	37
(X) 	39	4 	5 	9 	1 	16
 	28	1 	7 	8 	−7	10
 	56	1 	7 	8 	7 	20
(X) 	27	3 	2 	5 	−3	4
 	26	1 	3 	4 	−1	14
(X) 	21	2 	1 	3 	2 	12
(p) 	16	1 	2 	3 	–1	23
(M) 	16	0 	3 	3 	−4	4
(M) 	7 	0 	3 	3 	1 	0
(M) 	1 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
(X) 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
(M) 	11	0 	1 	1 	−5	2
(M) 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
(p) 	4 	0 	1 	1 	−2	0
(p) 	8 	0 	0 	0 	−3	2
(M) 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	2	4	6	1 	0
 	5	2	2	4	−3	0
 	5	0	4	4	−1	2
 	5	2	1	3	−3	0
 	5	1	2	3	0 	0
 	5	0	3	3	0 	2
 	5	0	2	2	−2	14
 	4	1	0	1	−1	2
 	5	1	0	1	−1	2
 	5	1	0	1	0 	4
 	5	0	1	1	−2	4
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	5	0	0	0	−1	0
 	4	0	0	0	0 	0
 	5	0	0	0	−3	2
 	3	0	0	0	−2	0
 	5	0	0	0	−2	2
 	5	0	0	0	0 	0
 	5	0	0	0	0 	9
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	2	0	0	0	0 	2
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	52	52	3,006:40	29	13	7	143	2.85	1,577	.909	3	0	0	0
(X) 	15	11	787:01 	4 	9 	1	48 	3.66	421 	.886	1	0	0	0
(p) 	6 	6 	365:21 	3 	2 	1	16 	2.63	189 	.915	0	0	0	0
(M) 	1 	1 	60:00 	0 	1 	0	6 	6.00	38 	.842	0	0	0	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	5	326:17	2	3	10	1.84	157	.936	1	0	0	0
(M) Player currently playing for the minor league affiliate Toronto Marlies of the AHL 
(X) Player is no longer with the Maple Leafs organization 
(p) Player previously played with another team before being acquired by Toronto
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
==Transactions==
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Carolina HurricanesPatrick MarleauConditional 1st-round pick in 20207th-round pick in 2020 	To Toronto Maple Leafs6th-round pick in 2020 	
 	To Ottawa SenatorsConnor BrownMichael CarconeNikita Zaitsev 	To Toronto Maple LeafsCody CeciBen HarpurAaron LuchukCBJ's 3rd-round pick in 2020	
 	To Colorado AvalancheNazem KadriCalle Rosen3rd-round pick in 2020 	To Toronto Maple LeafsTyson BarrieAlexander Kerfoot6th-round pick in 2020 	
 	To Vegas Golden KnightsGarret Sparks 	To Toronto Maple LeafsDavid Clarkson4th-round pick in 2020 	
 	To St. Louis BluesAndreas Borgman 	To Toronto Maple LeafsJordan Schmaltz 	
 	To Los Angeles KingsTrevor MooreCBJ's 3rd-round pick in 2020 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2021	To Toronto Maple LeafsJack CampbellKyle Clifford 	
 	To Florida PanthersMason Marchment 	To Toronto Maple LeafsDenis Malgin 	
 	To Ottawa SenatorsAaron LuchukConditional 6th-round pick in 2021 	To Toronto Maple LeafsMax Veronneau 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheMichael Hutchinson 	To Toronto Maple LeafsCalle Rosén 	
 	To New York IslandersJordan Schmaltz 	To Toronto Maple LeafsMatt Lorito 	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksMartins Dzierkals 	To Toronto Maple LeafsRobin Lehner 	
 	To Vegas Golden KnightsRobin Lehner 	To Toronto Maple Leafs5th-round pick in 2020 	
 	Nashville PredatorsBen Harpur 	To Toronto Maple LeafsMiikka Salomaki 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Jason Spezza 	from Dallas Stars 	1-year 	
 	Tyler Ennis 	to Ottawa Senators 	1-year 	
 	Ron Hainsey 	to Ottawa Senators 	1-year 	
 	Chris Mueller 	to Tampa Bay Lightning 	1-year 	
 	Pontus Aberg 	from Minnesota Wild 	1-year 	
 	Kenny Agostino	from New Jersey Devils 	2-year 	
 	Tyler Gaudet 	from Nashville Predators 	1-year 	
 	Kalle Kossila 	from Anaheim Ducks 	2-year 	
 	Nick Shore 	from Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)	1-year 	
 	Garrett Wilson	from Pittsburgh Penguins 	1-year 	
 	Kevin Gravel 	from Edmonton Oilers 	1-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Nick Shore 	to Winnipeg Jets 	
 	Dmytro Timashov	to Detroit Red Wings	
===Contract terminations===
===Retirement===
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Kasperi Kapanen 	3-year 	
 	Andreas Johnsson 	4-year 	
 	Michael Hutchinson	1-year 	
 	Martin Marincin 	1-year 	
 	Alexander Kerfoot 	4-year 	
 	Cody Ceci 	1-year 	
 	Mitch Marner 	6-year 	
 	Nicholas Robertson	3-year 	
 	Justin Holl 	3-year 	
 	Martin Marincin 	1-year 	
 	Pierre Engvall 	2-year 	
 	Jake Muzzin 	4-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Leafs held on to four of their own seven picks (rounds 2, 3, 4, 5). In January 2019 they had traded away their first round pick along with Carl Grundström to Los Angeles for Jake Muzzin. During last year's draft they traded away this year's 6th round draft pick to Buffalo in exchange for the Sabres' 2018 6th round pick. Finally, before their 7th round pick was made they traded it to St. Louis in exchange for the Blues' 7th round pick in 2020. They acquired an additional two picks this year through various trades.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	53 	Nicholas Robertson	LW 	 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 	84 	Mikko Kokkonen 	D 	 	Mikkelin Jukurit (Liiga)
4 	115 	Mikhail Abramov 	C 	 	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
4 	1241	Nicholas Abruzzese	C 	 	Chicago Steel (USHL)
5 	146 	Michael Koster 	D 	 	Chaska (USHS)
7 	2042	Kalle Loponen 	D 	 	Oulun Kärpät U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
Notes:
# The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 15, 2018, that sent Nikita Soshnikov to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
# The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 1, 2018, that sent Connor Carrick to Dallas in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).
==References==
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