1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the Toronto Maple Leafs 73rd season of the franchise, 63rd season as the Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs finished 3rd in the Norris Division and lost in the Division Semi-finals to the St. Louis Blues 4 games to 1.
==Off-season==
===Draft Picks===
Round	Pick	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1 	3. 	Scott Thornton (C)	 	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
1 	12. 	Rob Pearson (R) 	 	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
1 	21. 	Steve Bancroft (D)	 	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
==Regular Season==
On the power play, the Maple Leafs scored 81 goals on 348 advantages for a 23.3% success rate. This ranked 4th 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 managed to score 16 Short Handed Goals, which was 3rd best in the league. Dave Reid was influential by scoring four shorthanded goals.
Ed 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.
The Maple Leafs had their first season with a greater than .500 record since the 1978-79 season. Gary Leeman became the second member of the Maple Leafs to score 50 goals in one season.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season 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
==Playoffs==
===St. Louis Blues 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1===
 	 	 	
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	
 	 	 	
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	80	51	44	95 	63 	4 	14 	1 	5
 	C 	80	33	61	94 	56 	2 	9 	0 	5
 	C 	79	32	56	88 	78 	0 	6 	0 	4
 	RW 	68	39	37	76 	82 	1 	14 	0 	3
 	LW 	78	23	50	73 	91 	2 	3 	1 	6
 	D 	75	21	42	63 	135	-4 	6 	1 	0
 	D 	70	15	37	52 	29 	-8 	9 	1 	1
 	D 	80	8 	41	49 	202	-1 	3 	0 	1
 	C 	54	19	26	45 	62 	-18	4 	0 	2
 	RW 	80	21	15	36 	127	-12	0 	2 	4
 	LW 	70	9 	19	28 	9 	-8 	0 	4 	1
 	LW/D	38	18	8 	26 	116	2 	7 	0 	2
 	C 	21	7 	11	18 	13 	6 	3 	0 	2
 	C 	65	7 	11	18 	89 	1 	0 	4 	0
 	D 	67	4 	14	18 	122	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	59	5 	12	17 	117	-12	0 	1 	1
 	C 	39	6 	9 	15 	55 	-12	0 	1 	0
 	LW 	41	5 	10	15 	90 	-7 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	48	1 	14	15 	92 	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	79	1 	13	14 	95 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	55	9 	4 	13 	252	-8 	3 	0 	0
 	D 	72	2 	9 	11 	301	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	7 	1 	1 	2 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	0 	2 	2 	0 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	42	0 	2 	2 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10	0 	1 	1 	12 	-10	0 	0 	0
 	G 	21	0 	1 	1 	10 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	27	0 	1 	1 	23 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	2 	0 	0 	0 	42 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	0 	0 	0 	14 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	0 	0 	0 	20 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	2206	42	20	16	0	165	4.49	0 	1296	1131	.873
 	1343	27	9 	14	0	87 	3.89	0 	765 	678 	.886
 	1101	21	9 	6 	3	81 	4.41	0 	630 	549 	.871
 	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
 	RW 	5 	3	3	6 	16 	2 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	2	3	5 	12 	0 	1 	0
 	RW 	5 	2	2	4 	12 	2 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	2	1	3 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	1	2	3 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	1	2	3 	20 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	3	3 	16 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	3	3 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	2 	2	0	2 	10 	0 	0 	0
 	LW/D	5 	1	1	2 	19 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	0	2	2 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	1	0	1 	4 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	5 	1	0	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	1	1 	19 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	0	1	1 	20 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	0	1	1 	26 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	0	1	1 	33 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	0	0 	22 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	4 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	108	2 	1	1	6 	3.33	0 	50 	44 	.880
 	196	4 	0	3	14	4.29	0 	120	106	.883
Team: 	304	5 	1	4	20	3.95	0 	170	150	.882
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 
==Awards and Records==
*Fewest Ties in One Season, 4 ties NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2006, Senior Managing Editor: Ralph Dinger, Published in Canada by Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, ON, ISBN in Canada 0-920445-98-5, p. 131
*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, Defense, NHL All-Star Game
Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ed Olczyk 	400th NHL Game	October 28, 1990	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Roster==
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1989-90 Toronto Maple Leafs [NHL] player statistics at hockeydb.com
==Transactions==
The Maple Leafs were 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 - Andre Lomakin
September 8, 1989	To Philadelphia Flyers5th round pick in 1991 - Juha Ylonen7th round pick in 1991 - Andre 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 CapuanoPaul GagneDerek Laxdal 	To Toronto Maple LeafsGilles ThibaudeauMike 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 Maguire8th round pick in 1991 - Dmitri Mironov
June 28, 1990 	To New York RangersTie DomiMark Laforest 	To Toronto Maple LeafsGreg Johnston
===Free Agents===
{|class="wikitable"	
Player 	Former Team
Rocky Dundas	Montreal Canadiens
==References==
* Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
* Game Log at Database Hockey
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