2018–19 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2018–19 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 102nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The Maple Leafs forward group changed significantly before the season, losing team veterans Tyler Bozak, James van Riemsdyk and Leo Komarov while adding all-star centre John Tavares in free agency, which many publications called one of the biggest signings in NHL history. On April 1, 2019, the Maple Leafs clinched a playoff spot after a 2–1 win over the New York Islanders.
The Maple Leafs faced the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year, where they lost in seven games.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==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 	4–2 	2–3 	1–5 	3–6 	Carolina 	1–4 	 	2–5 	4–1 	Chicago 	4–5 	7–6 	Anaheim 	6–1 	2–1
Buffalo 	5–3 	5–2 	4–3 	4–2 	Columbus 	4–2 	 	2–4 	4–2 	Colorado 	3–6 	5–2 	Arizona 	2–4 	0–2
Detroit 	4–5 	5–4 	5–3 	2–3 	New Jersey 	6–1 	 	7–2 	4–2 	Dallas 	1–2 	7–4 	Calgary 	1–3 	6–2
Florida 	6–1 	7–5 	3–4 	1–3 	N.Y. Islanders 	0–4 	 	1–6 	2–1 	Minnesota 	3–4 	5–3 	Edmonton 	6–2 	3–2
Montreal 	3–2 	6–3 	4–3 	5–6 	N.Y. Rangers 	5–3 	1–2 	1–4 	 	Nashville 	0–4 	0–3 	Los Angeles 	4–1 	5–1
Ottawa 	3–5 	5–4 	2–6 	2–4 	Philadelphia 	6–0 	7–6 	4–5 	 	St. Louis 	1–4 	2–3 	San Jose 	5–3 	5–3
Tampa Bay 	2–6 	1–3 	1–4 	4–2 	Pittsburgh 	0–3 	3–2 	5–0 	 	Winnipeg 	3–2 	4–2 	Vancouver 	5–0 	2–3
 	 	 	 	 	Washington 	6–3 	2–3 	4–2 	 	 	 	 	Vegas 	3–1 	6–3
Records 	9–4–1 	9–4–1 	5–6–3 	5–6–3 	 	7–4–1 	7–4–1 	7–4–1 	7–4–1 	 	1–6–0 	5–1–1 	 	6–2–0 	6–1–1
Division 	14–10–4 	14–10–4 	14–10–4 	14–10–4 	 	14–8–2 	14–8–2 	14–8–2 	14–8–2 	 	6–7–1 	6–7–1 	 	12–3–1 	12–3–1
Conference 	28–18–6 (Home: 16–8–2; Road: 12–10–4) 	28–18–6 (Home: 16–8–2; Road: 12–10–4) 	28–18–6 (Home: 16–8–2; Road: 12–10–4) 	28–18–6 (Home: 16–8–2; Road: 12–10–4) 	28–18–6 (Home: 16–8–2; Road: 12–10–4) 	28–18–6 (Home: 16–8–2; Road: 12–10–4) 	28–18–6 (Home: 16–8–2; Road: 12–10–4) 	28–18–6 (Home: 16–8–2; Road: 12–10–4) 	28–18–6 (Home: 16–8–2; Road: 12–10–4) 	 	18–10–2 (Home: 7–8–0; Road: 11–2–2) 	18–10–2 (Home: 7–8–0; Road: 11–2–2) 	18–10–2 (Home: 7–8–0; Road: 11–2–2) 	18–10–2 (Home: 7–8–0; Road: 11–2–2) 	18–10–2 (Home: 7–8–0; Road: 11–2–2)
Overall 	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	46–28–8 (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)
;Notes
: Game decided in overtime
: Game decided in a shootout
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
2018 preseason: 6–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–1–0)
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Game	Date 	Opponent 	Score	OT	Decision 	Location 	Attendance	Record	Recap
1 	September 18	Ottawa Senators 	4–1 	 	McElhinney (1–0–0)	Lucan Community Memorial Centre	— 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 19	@ Ottawa Senators 	4–1 	 	Pickard (1–0–0) 	Canadian Tire Centre 	11,375 	2–0–0 	Recap
3 	September 21	Buffalo Sabres 	5–3 	 	McElhinney (2–0–0)	Scotiabank Arena 	18,833 	3–0–0 	Recap
4 	September 22	@ Buffalo Sabres 	3–2 	 	Pickard (2–0–0) 	KeyBank Center 	17,624 	4–0–0 	Recap
5 	September 24	Montreal Canadiens 	1–5 	 	Sparks (0–1–0) 	Scotiabank Arena 	18,843 	4–1–0 	Recap
6 	September 26	@ Montreal Canadiens	5–3 	 	Andersen (1–0–0) 	Bell Centre 	20,486 	5–1–0 	Recap
7 	September 28	Detroit Red Wings 	6–2 	 	Andersen (2–0–0) 	Scotiabank Arena 	18,889 	6–1–0 	Recap
8 	September 29	@ Detroit Red Wings 	1–5 	 	McElhinney (2–1–0)	Little Caesars Arena 	18,753 	6–2–0 	Recap
===Regular season===
2018–19 game log: 46–28–8, 100 points (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	2018–19 game log: 46–28–8, 100 points (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	2018–19 game log: 46–28–8, 100 points (Home: 23–16–2; Road: 23–12–6)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
October: 8–4–0, 16 points (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 5–0–0)
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Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score	OT	Decision 	Location 	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
1 	October 3 	Montreal Canadiens 	3–2 	OT	Andersen (1–0–0)	Scotiabank Arena 	19,589 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 6 	Ottawa Senators 	3–5 	 	Andersen (1–1–0)	Scotiabank Arena 	19,321 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 7 	@ Chicago Blackhawks 	7–6 	OT	Sparks (1–0–0) 	United Center 	21,812 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap
4 	October 9 	@ Dallas Stars 	7–4 	 	Andersen (2–1–0)	American Airlines Center	17,866 	3–1–0 	6 	Recap
5 	October 11 	@ Detroit Red Wings 	5–3 	 	Andersen (3–1–0)	Little Caesars Arena 	19,515 	4–1–0 	8 	Recap
6 	October 13 	@ Washington Capitals 	4–2 	 	Andersen (4–1–0)	Capital One Arena 	18,506 	5–1–0 	10 	Recap
7 	October 15 	Los Angeles Kings 	4–1 	 	Sparks (2–0–0) 	Scotiabank Arena 	19,429 	6–1–0 	12 	Recap
8 	October 18 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	0–3 	 	Andersen (4–2–0)	Scotiabank Arena 	19,483 	6–2–0 	12 	Recap
9 	October 20 	St. Louis Blues 	1–4 	 	Andersen (4–3–0)	Scotiabank Arena 	19,268 	6–3–0 	12 	Recap
10 	October 24 	@ Winnipeg Jets 	4–2 	 	Andersen (5–3–0)	Bell MTS Place 	15,321 	7–3–0 	14 	Recap
11 	October 27 	Winnipeg Jets 	3–2 	 	Andersen (6–3–0)	Scotiabank Arena 	19,545 	8–3–0 	16 	Recap
12 	October 29 	Calgary Flames 	1–3 	 	Andersen (6–4–0)	Scotiabank Arena 	18,989 	8–4–0 	16 	Recap
===Overtime statistics===
 	Games	Won	Lost	Game-winning goal scorers
Overtime	12 	6 	6 	Matthews (2), Rielly (2), Kapanen (1), Tavares (1)
Shootout	2 	0 	2 	
Total 	14 	6 	8 	
===Playoffs===
The Maple Leafs faced the Boston Bruins in the First Round of the playoffs, and were defeated in seven games. They played against each other in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Maple Leafs lost to the Bruins in the First Round in seven games.
2019 Stanley Cup playoffs	2019 Stanley Cup playoffs	2019 Stanley Cup playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Boston Bruins: Boston won 4–3
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Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score	OT	Decision 	Location 	Attendance	Series	Recap
1 	April 11 	@ Boston Bruins 	4–1 	 	Andersen (1–0)	TD Garden 	17,565 	1–0 	Recap
2 	April 13 	@ Boston Bruins 	1–4 	 	Andersen (1–1)	TD Garden 	17,565 	1–1 	Recap
3 	April 15 	Boston Bruins 	3–2 	 	Andersen (2–1)	Scotiabank Arena	19,611 	2–1 	Recap
4 	April 17 	Boston Bruins 	4–6 	 	Andersen (2–2)	Scotiabank Arena	19,638 	2–2 	Recap
5 	April 19 	@ Boston Bruins 	2–1 	 	Andersen (3–2)	TD Garden 	17,565 	3–2 	Recap
6 	April 21 	Boston Bruins 	2–4 	 	Andersen (3–3)	Scotiabank Arena	19,683 	3–3 	Recap
7 	April 23 	@ Boston Bruins 	1–5 	 	Andersen (3–4)	TD Garden 	17,565 	3–4 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	26	68	94	22	22
 	82	47	41	88	19	34
 	68	37	36	73	−9	12
 	82	20	52	72	24	14
 	78	20	24	44	12	27
 	73	16	28	44	−2	43
 	73	20	23	43	14	32
 	71	21	20	41	16	65
 	82	16	21	37	−6	28
 	62	3 	27	30	19	26
 	82	8 	21	29	11	16
 	54	7 	20	27	−4	16
 	81	5 	18	23	30	21
 	51	12	6 	18	−6	2
 	64	4 	13	17	−5	22
(c) 	30	5 	11	16	11	14
 	70	3 	11	14	3 	12
 	81	3 	11	14	2 	18
(b) 	61	1 	11	12	5 	18
 	25	2 	6 	8 	1 	2
 	53	3 	4 	7 	0 	14
(b) 	27	4 	2 	6 	1 	7
 	24	1 	4 	5 	−4	12
 	4 	1 	0 	1 	−3	0
(c) 	5 	1 	0 	1 	−3	0
 	11	0 	1 	1 	−5	2
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	7	5	1	6	−3	2
 	7	2	3	5	−5	0
 	7	1	4	5	0 	0
 	7	2	2	4	−4	2
 	7	1	3	4	−4	0
 	7	1	2	3	0 	2
 	7	1	2	3	1 	2
 	2	1	1	2	1 	19
 	7	1	1	2	−1	2
 	5	0	2	2	1 	2
(c) 	7	0	2	2	−6	2
 	7	0	2	2	−2	0
 	7	0	2	2	1 	2
 	7	1	0	1	−3	2
 	7	1	0	1	1 	0
 	7	0	1	1	5 	2
 	7	0	1	1	2 	2
 	7	0	0	0	1 	2
 	7	0	0	0	−3	2
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	60	60	3,511	36	16	7	162	2.77	1958	.917	1	0	1	2
 	20	17	1,105	8 	9 	1	58 	3.15	592 	.902	1	0	0	0
(c) 	5 	5 	295 	2 	3 	0	13 	2.64	152 	.914	1	0	0	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	7	7	413:49	3	4	19	2.75	244	.922	0	0	0	0
(a) Player currently playing for the minor league affiliate Toronto Marlies of the AHL 
(b) Player is no longer with the Maple Leafs organization 
(c) 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 2018–19 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To St. Louis Blues1st-round pick in 2018 	To Toronto Maple LeafsWPG's 1st-round pick in 20183rd-round pick in 2018	
 	To Buffalo Sabres6th-round pick in 2019 	To Toronto Maple Leafs6th-round pick in 2018 	
 	To New York IslandersMatt Martin 	To Toronto Maple LeafsEamon McAdam 	
 	To Dallas StarsConnor Carrick 	To Toronto Maple LeafsConditional 7th-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Calgary FlamesAndrew Nielsen 	To Toronto Maple LeafsMorgan Klimchuk 	
 	To Vancouver CanucksJosh Leivo 	To Toronto Maple LeafsMichael Carcone 	
 	To Anaheim DucksAdam Cracknell 	To Toronto Maple LeafsSteven Oleksy 	
 	To Florida Panthers5th-round pick in 2020 	To Toronto Maple LeafsMichael Hutchinson 	
 	To Ottawa SenatorsMorgan Klimchuk 	To Toronto Maple LeafsGabriel Gagne 	
 	To Los Angeles KingsSean DurziCarl Grundstrom1st-round pick in 2019	To Toronto Maple LeafsJake Muzzin 	
 	To Nashville PredatorsFuture considerations 	To Toronto Maple LeafsNicholas Baptiste 	
 	To Winnipeg JetsPar Lindholm 	To Toronto Maple LeafsNic Petan 	
 	To Minnesota WildFedor Gordeev 	To Toronto Maple LeafsConditional 7th-round pick in 2020 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Miro Aaltonen 	to Vityaz Podolsk (KHL) 	Unknown 	
 	Tyler Bozak 	to St. Louis Blues 	3-year 	
 	Adam Cracknell 	from Montreal Canadiens 	1-year 	
 	Josh Jooris 	from Pittsburgh Penguins 	1-year 	
 	Leo Komarov 	to New York Islanders 	4-year 	
 	Tomas Plekanec 	to Montreal Canadiens 	1-year 	
 	Roman Polak 	to Dallas Stars 	1-year 	
 	Jordan Subban 	from Los Angeles Kings 	1-year 	
 	John Tavares 	from New York Islanders 	7-year 	
 	James van Riemsdyk	to Philadelphia Flyers 	5-year 	
 	Tyler Ennis 	from Minnesota Wild 	1-year 	
 	Kyle Baun 	to Belfast Giants (EIHL) 	1-year 	
 	Martins Dzierkals 	to Dinamo Riga (KHL) 	Unknown 	
 	Joseph Duszak 	from Mercyhurst Lakers (AHA)	2-year 	
 	Ilya Mikheyev 	from Avangard Omsk (KHL) 	1-year 	
 	Teemu Kivihalme 	from Oulun Kärpät (Liiga) 	1-year 	
 	Igor Ozhiganov 	to Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) 	2-year 	
 	Josh Jooris 	to Lausanne (NL) 	3-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Curtis McElhinney	to Carolina Hurricanes	
 	Calvin Pickard 	to Philadelphia Flyers	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Martin Marincin 	1-year 	
 	Justin Holl 	2-year 	
 	Frederik Gauthier 	2-year 	
 	Andreas Johnsson 	1-year 	
 	Rasmus Sandin 	3-year 	
 	Semyon Der-Arguchintsev	3-year 	
 	William Nylander 	6-year 	
 	Calle Rosen 	2-year 	
 	Ian Scott 	3-year 	
 	Trevor Moore 	2-year 	
 	Auston Matthews 	5-year 	
 	Garret Sparks 	1-year 	
 	Andreas Borgman 	1-year 	
 	Mac Hollowell 	3-year 	
 	Joseph Duszak 	2-year 	
 	Nic Petan 	2-year 	
 	Joseph Woll 	3-year 	
 	Yegor Korshkov 	2-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The Leafs drafted a total of nine players. They held on to only three (rounds 4, 5, 7) of their own seven picks. On the first day of the draft they exchanged their first-round pick for a lower first-round pick held by the St. Louis Blues but did receive the Blues' third-round pick as well, their second round pick had been traded to the Montreal Canadiens in the Tomas Plekanec deal in February 2018, their third-round pick was given to the New Jersey Devils as compensation for signing general manager Lou Lamoriello in 2015, and their sixth-round pick had been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Calvin Pickard deal in October 2017. Through various trades they acquired an additional six picks, including the first-round pick originally held by St. Louis mentioned above.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	291 	Rasmus Sandin 	D 	Sweden 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2 	522 	Sean Durzi 	D 	Canada 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
3 	763 	Semyon Der-Arguchintsev	C 	Russia 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 	834 	Riley Stotts 	C 	Canada 	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
4 	118 	Mac Hollowell 	D 	Canada 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5 	149 	Filip Kral 	D 	Czech Republic	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6 	1565	Pontus Holmberg 	RW 	Sweden 	VIK Västerås HK (Hockeyettan)
7 	2096	Zachary Bouthillier 	G 	Canada 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
7 	211 	Semyon Kizimov 	RW 	Russia 	Ladia Togliatti (MHL)
Notes:
# The Winnipeg Jets' first-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018, that sent a first-round pick in 2018 (25th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in 2018 (76th overall) and this pick.
# The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 22, 2016, that sent Roman Polak and Nick Spaling to San Jose in exchange for Raffi Torres, a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
# The St. Louis Blues' third-round pick went the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018, that sent a first-round pick in 2018 (25th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Winnipeg's first-round pick in 2018 (29th overall) and this pick.
# The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016, that sent James Reimer and Jeremy Morin to San Jose in exchange for Alex Stalock, Ben Smith and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).
# The Buffalo Sabres' sixth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Toronto's sixth-round pick in 2019 to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
# The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade January 10, 2017, that sent Jhonas Enroth to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
==References==
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