2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 100th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The Maple Leafs finished the season with 95 points and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 2012–13 season.
Off-season
The off-season was relatively quiet for the Maple Leafs relative to previous seasons. On July 1, the opening day of free agency, Toronto signed forward Matt Martin to a four-year, $10 million contract, then brought back defenceman Roman Polak on a one-year deal the following day. Justin Holl, who had played with the Marlies the previous season, also signed a one-year deal. At the end of July, forward Trevor Moore from the University of Denver signed a three-year, entry level contract after impressing the organization during rookie training camp a few weeks earlier, which Moore had been personally invited to. No more moves were made until nearly a month later when, on August 22, Jhonas Enroth was signed to a one-year deal to backup newly acquired goaltender Frederik Andersen. Mark Hunter was also promoted to an assistant general manager, while Brandon Prust and Raman Hrabarenka were signed to professional try outs.Standings
Record vs opponents
;NotesSchedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Overtime statistics
Playoffs
The Maple Leafs clinched the playoffs for the first time since the 2012–13 season. They qualified as the second wildcard team in the Eastern Conference and met the Washington Capitals, the division winner with the best record, in the first round. Washington won the series in 6 games, 4-2. This became only the third playoff series in NHL history in which five games were decided in overtime.Player statistics
Final statsSkaters
| Player | ||||||
| 82 | 40 | 29 | 69 | 2 | 14 | |
| 82 | 29 | 33 | 62 | −2 | 37 | |
| 82 | 32 | 29 | 61 | −7 | 95 | |
| 81 | 22 | 39 | 61 | −3 | 32 | |
| 77 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 0 | 38 | |
| 78 | 18 | 37 | 55 | −1 | 30 | |
| 82 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 24 | 34 | |
| 82 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 10 | |
| 82 | 4 | 32 | 36 | −22 | 38 | |
| 82 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 31 | |
| 82 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 30 | |
| 76 | 6 | 21 | 27 | −20 | 21 | |
| 72 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 18 | |
| 75 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 65 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | |
| 82 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 123 | |
| 56 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 16 | |
| 67 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 51 | |
| 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |
| 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −5 | 4 | |
| 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 23 | |
| † | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 18 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 2 | |
| † | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| ‡ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| † | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| ‡ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ‡ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Goaltenders
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 402:46 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 2.68 | 211 | .915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team and has now joined the Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
‡Denotes player spent time with the Maple Leafs and has now joined another team. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Roster
Awards and honours
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL Second Star of the Week | October 17, 2016 | |
| NHL Rookie of the Month | October 31, 2016 | |
| A. Matthews | NHL Rookie of the Month | December 31, 2016 |
| A. Matthews | NHL First Star of the Week | January 2, 2017 |
| NHL Third Star of the Week | January 30, 2017 | |
| NHL Rookie of the Month | January 31, 2017 | |
| NHL Second Star of the Week | February 20, 2017 | |
| W. Nylander | NHL Rookie of the Month | March 31, 2017 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st career NHL game | October 12, 2016 | |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL multi-goal game 1st career NHL hat trick | October 12, 2016 | |
| 1st career NHL game | October 12, 2016 | |
| M. Marner | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | October 15, 2016 |
| N. Zaitsev | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 15, 2016 |
| M. Marner | 1st career NHL assist | October 20, 2016 |
| A. Matthews | 1st career NHL assist | October 20, 2016 |
| 200th career NHL point | October 20, 2016 | |
| 100th career NHL point | October 20, 2016 | |
| 200th career NHL game | December 15, 2016 | |
| 100th career NHL assist | December 15, 2016 | |
| N. Zaitsev | 1st career NHL goal | December 17, 2016 |
| 1st career NHL goal | December 22, 2016 | |
| 300th career NHL point | December 22, 2016 | |
| N. Kadri | 100th career NHL goal | January 23, 2017 |
| 600th career NHL game | January 25, 2017 | |
| 1st career NHL hat trick | February 4, 2017 | |
| 300th career NHL point | February 5, 2017 | |
| 100th career NHL game | February 6, 2017 | |
| 100th career NHL point | February 6, 2017 | |
| J. van Riemsdyk | 500th career NHL game | February 11, 2017 |
| 100th career NHL win | February 14, 2017 | |
| 500th career NHL game | February 28, 2017 | |
| T. Bozak | 500th career NHL game | March 16, 2017 |
| M. Rielly | 300th career NHL game | March 18, 2017 |
| N. Kadri | 400th career NHL game | March 25, 2017 |
| J. Gardiner | 400th career NHL game | March 28, 2017 |
| L. Komarov | 100th career NHL point | March 28, 2017 |
Records
Auston Matthews- First #1 Overall pick to score a hat trick in their NHL debut: October 12, 2016
- First 4 goal game for a player in their NHL debut: October 12, 2016
- First Maple Leafs player to score a hat trick in their debut: October 12, 2016
- Most points by rookie in Leafs history
- Most goals by rookie in Leafs history
- Most goals by US-born rookie
- Most game-winning goals by rookie in Leafs history
- Most assists by rookie in Leafs history
- Longest rookie point streak in Leafs history
- Most power play points by rookie in Leafs history
- Most power play goals by rookie in Leafs history
- Longest rookie assist streak in Leafs history
- Most shorthanded goals by rookie in Leafs history
Transactions
Trades
Free agents acquired
Players signed to professional try out contracts are not included in this table. Please see off-season for try outs.| Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms | Ref |
| Matt Martin | New York Islanders | 4 years, $10 million | ||
| Roman Polak | San Jose Sharks | 1 year, $2.25 million | ||
| Justin Holl | Toronto Marlies | 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract | ||
| Trevor Moore | University of Denver | 3 years, $5.325 million entry-level contract | ||
| Jhonas Enroth | Los Angeles Kings | 1 year, $750,000 | ||
| Miro Aaltonen | HC Vityaz Podolsk | 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract | ||
| Calle Rosen | Växjö Lakers | 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract | ||
| Andreas Borgman | HV71 | 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract |
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picks
Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Leafs held on to each of their picks in all seven rounds, and acquired an additional four picks through various trades.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 1 | Auston Matthews |  United States | ZSC Lions | |
| 2 | 31 | Yegor Korshkov |  Russia | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | |
| 2 | 57 | Carl Grundstrom |  Sweden | Modo Hockey | |
| 3 | 62 | Joseph Woll |  United States | U.S. NTDP | |
| 3 | 72 | James Greenway | United States | U.S. NTDP | |
| 4 | 92 | Adam Brooks |  Canada | Regina Pats | |
| 4 | 101 | Keaton Middleton | Canada | Saginaw Spirit | |
| 5 | 122 | Vladimir Bobylev | Russia | Victoria Royals | |
| 6 | 152 | Jack Walker | United States | Victoria Royals | |
| 6 | 179 | Nicolas Mattinen |  Canada | London Knights | |
| 7 | 182 | Nikolai Chebykin |  Russia | MVD Balashikha |
;Pick Notes
- The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Daniel Winnik and Anaheim's fifth-round pick in 2016 to Washington in exchange for Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and this pick.
- The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015 that sent Phil Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon and a conditional second-round pick in 2016 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Nick Spaling, Kasperi Kapanen, Scott Harrington, a conditional first-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Colorado Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 21, 2016 that sent Shawn Matthias to Colorado in exchange for Colin Smith and this pick.
- The St. Louis Blues' sixth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade March 2, 2015 that sent Olli Jokinen to St. Louis in exchange for Joakim Lindstrom and this pick. The condition – Toronto will receive a sixth-round pick in 2016 if St. Louis fails to make it to the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals – was converted on April 26, 2015.