2006–07 Toronto Maple Leafs season

Offseason

Head coach Pat Quinn was fired on April 20. Paul Maurice was named his replacement on May 12.

Michael Peca was a major addition to the team for 2006–07, signed from the defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers. However, Peca suffered a broken leg in December after scoring just 4 goals in 35 games.

Goaltender Andrew Raycroft was acquired in a trade from the Boston Bruins to take over the starting job vacancy created by Ed Belfour's departure to the Florida Panthers.

Regular season

On January 4, 2007, the Maple Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins 10–2 away. Alexander Steen scored a hat-trick in the victory. It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a regular season game since January 14, 2006, when the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Los Angeles Kings 10–1 at home. It was also the first time that the Maple Leafs had scored ten goals in a regular season game since November 12, 1998, when they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 10–3 away.

Although they finished in third place in the Northeast Division, the Maple Leafs ultimately failed to qualify for the playoffs after the New York Islanders clinched the eighth and final playoff spot after a 3–2 victory in a shootout to the New Jersey Devils, finishing just one point out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Maple Leafs tied the Dallas Stars for fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season with three.

Season standings

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || October 4 || Ottawa || 4–1 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,520 || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- | 2 || October 5 || Toronto || 6–0 || Ottawa || || Raycroft || 19,237 || 1–1–0 || 2 || |- | 3 || October 7 || Montreal || 3–2 || Toronto || SO || Raycroft || 19,353 || 1–1–1 || 3 || |- | 4 || October 9 || Florida || 1–2 || Toronto || SO || Raycroft || 19,102 || 2–1–1 || 5 || |- | 5 || October 12 || Toronto || 6–7 || New Jersey || SO || Aubin || 15,623 || 2–1–2 || 6 || |- | 6 || October 14 || Calgary || 4–5 || Toronto || OT || Raycroft || 19,338 || 3–1–2 || 8 || |- | 7 || October 18 || Colorado || 4–1 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,463 || 3–2–2 || 8 || |- | 8 || October 20 || Toronto || 4–2 || Columbus || || Raycroft || 17,303 || 4–2–2 || 10 || |- | 9 || October 21 || NY Rangers || 5–4 || Toronto || SO || Raycroft || 19,419 || 4–2–3 || 11 || |- | 10 || October 24 || Ottawa || 6–2 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,485 || 4–3–3 || 11 || |- | 11 || October 26 || Toronto || 2–7 || Ottawa || || Raycroft || 19,178 || 4–4–3 || 11 || |- | 12 || October 28 || Toronto || 5–4 || Montreal || SO || Aubin || 21,273 || 5–4–3 || 13 || |- | 13 || October 30 || Atlanta || 2–4 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,285 || 6–4–3 || 15 ||

| Legend:

• † Hockey Hall of Fame Game

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
• • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.*
• • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.*

Goaltending

• • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.*

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Toronto's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Leafs had the 13th overall draft pick in the 2005–06 NHL season. The Maple Leaf's 2006 draft has been referred to in retrospectives as one of the most successful drafts for any team in league history, as all but one of the team's picks (Tyler Ruegsegger) would go on to become NHL regulars at some point in their careers. Leo Komarov, the 180th pick, would be named an NHL All-Star in 2016.

Notes

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