1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1970-71 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 54th season in the NHL. The Maple Leafs finished 4th in the East Division and lost in the Quarter-finals to the New York Rangers 4 games to 2.
==Off-season==
===NHL Draft===
	= NHL All-Star			= Hall of Famer
Round	Pick	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1 	8. 	Darryl Sittler	 	London Knights (OHA)
==Regular Season==
In February, the Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers swung a large trade. Toronto picked up Bernie Parent and a second-round draft choice for Bruce Gamble, Mike Walton and a first-round draft choice.
Norm Ullman ranked sixth in the league in the scoring with 85 points.National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.162, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
===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 11, 1970 	3–5 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	0–1–0
2 	W 	October 14, 1970 	7–3 	St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	1–1–0
3 	L 	October 17, 1970 	2–6 	New York Rangers (1970–71) 	1–2–0
4 	L 	October 18, 1970 	2–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	1–3–0
5 	L 	October 21, 1970 	2–3 	@ New York Rangers (1970–71) 	1–4–0
6 	L 	October 24, 1970 	0–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	1–5–0
7 	W 	October 28, 1970 	6–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	2–5–0
8 	L 	October 31, 1970 	1–3 	Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	2–6–0
9 	W 	November 1, 1970 	5–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	3–6–0
10 	L 	November 4, 1970 	2–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	3–7–0
11 	L 	November 6, 1970 	4–8 	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	3–8–0
12 	L 	November 7, 1970 	2–3 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	3–9–0
13 	L 	November 11, 1970 	2–4 	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	3–10–0
14 	W 	November 14, 1970 	3–2 	Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	4–10–0
15 	L 	November 15, 1970 	2–4 	@ New York Rangers (1970–71) 	4–11–0
16 	L 	November 18, 1970 	2–7 	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	4–12–0
17 	L 	November 19, 1970 	1–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	4–13–0
18 	W 	November 21, 1970 	5–3 	California Golden Seals (1970–71) 	5–13–0
19 	T 	November 24, 1970 	4–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 	5–13–1
20 	L 	November 26, 1970 	0–1 	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	5–14–1
21 	W 	November 28, 1970 	9–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	6–14–1
22 	L 	November 29, 1970 	2–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	6–15–1
23 	W 	December 2, 1970 	7–0 	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	7–15–1
24 	L 	December 5, 1970 	0–1 	New York Rangers (1970–71) 	7–16–1
25 	L 	December 6, 1970 	2–6 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	7–17–1
26 	L 	December 8, 1970 	0–4 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 	7–18–1
27 	W 	December 9, 1970 	4–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	8–18–1
28 	W 	December 12, 1970 	2–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	9–18–1
29 	W 	December 13, 1970 	4–0 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	10–18–1
30 	W 	December 16, 1970 	4–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 	11–18–1
31 	W 	December 19, 1970 	2–0 	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	12–18–1
32 	W 	December 20, 1970 	4–2 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	13–18–1
33 	W 	December 23, 1970 	7–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	14–18–1
34 	L 	December 25, 1970 	3–6 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	14–19–1
35 	W 	December 26, 1970 	9–1 	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	15–19–1
36 	W 	December 30, 1970 	3–1 	California Golden Seals (1970–71) 	16–19–1
37 	W 	January 2, 1971 	13–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	17–19–1
38 	W 	January 5, 1971 	2–0 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	18–19–1
39 	T 	January 6, 1971 	4–4 	Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	18–19–2
40 	W 	January 9, 1971 	5–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 	19–19–2
41 	W 	January 10, 1971 	3–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	20–19–2
42 	T 	January 13, 1971 	1–1 	California Golden Seals (1970–71) 	20–19–3
43 	L 	January 14, 1971 	0–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	20–20–3
44 	W 	January 16, 1971 	8–1 	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	21–20–3
45 	L 	January 17, 1971 	1–9 	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	21–21–3
46 	W 	January 20, 1971 	5–1 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	22–21–3
47 	L 	January 22, 1971 	2–5 	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	22–22–3
48 	L 	January 23, 1971 	2–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	22–23–3
49 	L 	January 27, 1971 	1–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 	22–24–3
50 	W 	January 30, 1971 	5–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	23–24–3
51 	W 	February 3, 1971 	6–2 	St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	24–24–3
52 	W 	February 6, 1971 	4–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	25–24–3
53 	W 	February 7, 1971 	4–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	26–24–3
54 	T 	February 9, 1971 	3–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	26–24–4
55 	W 	February 10, 1971 	3–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	27–24–4
56 	W 	February 13, 1971 	8–1 	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	28–24–4
57 	L 	February 14, 1971 	1–5 	Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	28–25–4
58 	W 	February 17, 1971 	4–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) 	29–25–4
59 	W 	February 20, 1971 	3–1 	St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	30–25–4
60 	W 	February 21, 1971 	4–1 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	31–25–4
61 	T 	February 25, 1971 	1–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	31–25–5
62 	W 	February 27, 1971 	2–0 	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	32–25–5
63 	L 	February 28, 1971 	3–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	32–26–5
64 	W 	March 3, 1971 	3–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	33–26–5
65 	L 	March 5, 1971 	1–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	33–27–5
66 	T 	March 6, 1971 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	33–27–6
67 	W 	March 10, 1971 	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	34–27–6
68 	L 	March 13, 1971 	2–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	34–28–6
69 	L 	March 14, 1971 	0–1 	@ New York Rangers (1970–71) 	34–29–6
70 	L 	March 18, 1971 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	34–30–6
71 	W 	March 20, 1971 	3–1 	New York Rangers (1970–71) 	35–30–6
72 	T 	March 21, 1971 	1–1 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	35–30–7
73 	W 	March 24, 1971 	6–0 	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	36–30–7
74 	L 	March 25, 1971 	3–5 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	36–31–7
75 	L 	March 28, 1971 	1–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	36–32–7
76 	T 	March 31, 1971 	2–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	36–32–8
77 	L 	April 3, 1971 	3–8 	Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	36–33–8
78 	W 	April 4, 1971 	3–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	37–33–8
==Playoffs==
===New York Rangers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	73	34	51	85 	24
 	76	38	38	76 	4
 	72	30	30	60 	34
 	78	24	29	53 	10
 	76	22	19	41 	42
 	78	15	22	37 	79
 	78	13	20	33 	108
 	68	4 	26	30 	42
 	74	7 	22	29 	198
 	73	5 	21	26 	54
 	59	7 	18	25 	6
 	61	19	5 	24 	21
 	50	9 	15	24 	115
 	76	4 	16	20 	151
 	49	10	8 	18 	37
 	58	1 	17	18 	123
 	23	3 	10	13 	21
 	28	2 	10	12 	13
 	54	0 	8 	8 	31
 	20	1 	2 	3 	4
 	11	0 	1 	1 	2
 	11	0 	1 	1 	6
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	18	0 	0 	0 	0
 	23	0 	0 	0 	0
 	40	0 	0 	0 	2
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SA	SV	SV%	SO
 	2329	40	24	11	4	73 	1.88	 	 	 	4
 	1040	18	7 	7 	3	46 	2.65	 	 	 	0
 	1286	23	6 	14	1	83 	3.87	 	 	 	2
 	25 	2 	0 	1 	0	4 	9.60	 	 	 	0
Team: 	4680	78	37	33	8	206	2.64	 	 	 	6
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
 	6 	5	1	6 	4
 	6 	3	2	5 	0
 	6 	2	1	3 	2
 	6 	2	1	3 	31
 	6 	0	3	3 	2
 	6 	2	0	2 	2
 	6 	1	1	2 	2
 	6 	0	2	2 	0
 	6 	0	2	2 	4
 	6 	0	2	2 	2
 	6 	0	1	1 	19
 	6 	0	1	1 	19
 	6 	0	1	1 	33
 	6 	0	1	1 	17
 	3 	0	0	0 	0
 	5 	0	0	0 	0
 	6 	0	0	0 	10
 	6 	0	0	0 	0
 	3 	0	0	0 	0
 	4 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA 	SA	SV	SV%	SO
 	235	4 	2	2	 	9 	2.30	 	 	 	0
 	134	3 	0	2	 	7 	3.13	 	 	 	0
Team: 	369	6 	2	4	 	16	2.60	 	 	 	0
==Awards and Records==
*Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Dave Keon, Runner up National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
*Dave Keon, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Jacques Plante, Goalie, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1970-71 season.
===Trades===
August 1, 1970 	To Vancouver CanucksAndre Hinse 	To Toronto Maple LeafsPat HanniganTed McCaskill
August 31, 1970 	To Buffalo SabresBrent Imlach 	To Toronto Maple LeafsCash
September 1, 1970	To Vancouver CanucksCash 	To Toronto Maple LeafsLoan of Andre Hinse
September 2, 1970	To Buffalo SabresFloyd Smith 	To Toronto Maple LeafsCash
September 3, 1970	To Los Angeles KingsBob Pulford 	To Toronto Maple LeafsGarry MonahanBrian Murphy
November 13, 1970	To St. Louis BluesBrit Selby 	To Toronto Maple LeafsBob Baun
December 23, 1970	To Montreal CanadiensTerry Clancy 	To Toronto Maple LeafsCash
January 31, 1971 	To Philadelphia FlyersMike WaltonBruce Gamble1st round pick in 1971 - Pierre Plante	To Toronto Maple LeafsBernie Parent2nd round pick in 1971 - Rick Kehoe
February 1, 1971 	To Los Angeles KingsNorm Armstrong 	To Toronto Maple LeafsDon Westbrooke
June 10, 1971 	To Boston BruinsCash 	To Toronto Maple Leafs7th round pick in 1971 - Steve Johnson
===Intra-League Draft===
June 8, 1971	To Buffalo SabresRene Robert
June 8, 1971	To California Golden SealsFrank Hughes
June 8, 1971	To Buffalo SabresKen Murray
June 8, 1971	From Buffalo SabresDon Marshall
===Free Agents===
{|class="wikitable"	
Player 	Former Team
Murray McLachlan	Undrafted Free Agent
==Gallery==
Espo_72nd-3Apr1971.gif|Phil Esposito scores his 72nd goal, April 3, 1971.
Hodge_goal-Orr_Espo-3Apr1971.gif|Bobby Orr's 100th assist on Ken Hodge's goal, April 3, 1971.
70-71NHLTorontoOpenerGameAd.jpg|Home opener
70-71NHLQFTorontoGameAd.jpg|Quarter Final
==Video==
Leafs-Rangers game from October 17, 1970.
1970 Toronto vs New York Orig
Video of the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 over the Maple Leafs on November 7, 1970.
1970_Nov_7_Leafs_vs_Vancouver_NHL_Network
The first half of the Bruins-Leafs game on November 14, 1970.
1970 11 14 Boston vs Toronto part 1 CBC Orig
The second half of the Bruins-Leafs game on November 14, 1970.
1970 11 14 Boston vs Toronto part 2 CBC Orig
Film of the Sabres inaugural season including the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft and 1970 NHL Amateur Draft and many interviews. Footage of the Sabres first exhibition game (against the Rangers), a game versus Montreal, Toronto on November 18, 1970 (featuring Leafs goalie Murray McLachlan in one of his two NHL games), Detroit on February 20, 1971, Boston on February 23, Chicago on March 5, St. Louis on March 18 (Gilbert Perreault breaks the record for most goals by a rookie), Vancouver on March 26, 1971.
Two 1970 NHL Buffalo Sabres Films Sabres Ready, & Touché (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs)
==References==
* Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
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