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|AssistsLeader=Mats Sundin (31)
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|PIMLeader=Nik Antropov (50)
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|WinsLeader=Vesa Toskala (15)
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Revision as of 02:41, 20 January 2008

2007-08 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division5th Northeast
Conference14th Eastern
2007-08 record19-21-8
Home record10-8-5
Road record9-13-3
Goals for136
Goals against157
Team information
General managerJohn Ferguson Jr.
CoachPaul Maurice
CaptainMats Sundin
Alternate captainsTomas Kaberle
Bryan McCabe
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance19,430 (103.2%)
Team leaders
GoalsMats Sundin (20)
AssistsMats Sundin (32)
PointsMats Sundin (52)
Penalty minutesNik Antropov (50)
WinsVesa Toskala (16)
Goals against averageVesa Toskala (2.74)


The 2007-08 Toronto Maple Leafs season began October 4, 2007. It is the 90th season of the franchise, 80th season as the Maple Leafs.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

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Regular season

On October 8, 2007, newly-acquired winger Jason Blake announced that he had chronic myelogenous leukemia, a treatable form of cancer. He plans to continue playing during treatment.

Season standings

Northeast Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 82 47 25 10 262 222 104
2 Ottawa Senators 82 43 31 8 261 247 94
3 Boston Bruins 82 41 29 12 212 222 94
4 Buffalo Sabres 82 39 31 12 255 242 90
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 36 35 11 231 260 83

Game log

October

Record: 5-5-3; Home: 3-4-2; Road: 2-1-1

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
1 October 3 Ottawa 4 - 3 Toronto OT Raycroft 19,476 0-0-1 1
2 October 4 Toronto 2 - 3 Ottawa Toskala 19,857 0-1-1 1
3 October 6 Montreal 3 - 4 Toronto OT Toskala 19,476 1-1-1 3
4 October 9 Carolina 7 - 1 Toronto Toskala 19,224 1-2-1 3
5 October 11 N.Y. Islanders 1 - 8 Toronto Raycroft 19,319 2-2-1 5
6 October 13 Pittsburgh 6 - 4 Toronto Toskala 19,479 2-3-1 5
7 October 15 Toronto 4 - 5 Buffalo OT Raycroft 18,217 2-3-2 6
8 October 18 Florida 2 - 3 Toronto Toskala 19,349 3-3-2 8
9 October 20 Chicago 6 - 4 Toronto Raycroft 19,314 3-4-2 8
10 October 23 Atlanta 5 - 4 Toronto SO Toskala 19,210 3-4-3 9
11 October 25 Toronto 5 - 2 Pittsburgh Toskala 17,051 4-4-3 11
12 October 27 Toronto 4 - 1 N.Y. Rangers Toskala 18,200 5-4-3 13
13 October 29 Washington 7 - 1 Toronto Toskala 19,316 5-5-3 13

November

Record: 4-6-3; Home: 1-1-3; Road: 3-5-0

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
14 November 2 Toronto 2 - 3 New Jersey Toskala 14,523 5-6-3 13
15 November 3 Toronto 3 - 2 Montreal Toskala 21,273 6-6-3 15
16 November 6 Toronto 1 - 5 Ottawa Toskala 19,613 6-7-3 15
17 November 9 Toronto 3 - 0 Buffalo Raycroft 18,690 7-7-3 17
18 November 10 N.Y. Rangers 3 - 2 Toronto SO Toskala 19,503 7-7-4 18
19 November 13 Montreal 4 - 3 Toronto OT Raycroft 19,595 7-7-5 19
20 November 15 Toronto 2 - 5 Boston Raycroft 16,373 7-8-5 19
21 November 17 Ottawa 0 - 3 Toronto Toskala 19,596 8-8-5 21
22 November 20 Boston 4 - 2 Toronto Toskala 19,441 8-9-5 21
23 November 23 Toronto 1 - 3 Dallas Toskala 18,409 8-10-5 21
24 November 24 Toronto 1 - 5 Phoenix Raycroft 17,190 8-11-5 21
25 November 27 Montreal 4 - 3 Toronto SO Toskala 19,608 8-11-6 22
26 November 29 Toronto 4 - 2 Atlanta Toskala 14,031 9-11-6 24

December

Record: 6-5-2; Home: 3-2-0; Road: 3-3-2

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
27 December 1 Pittsburgh 2 - 4 Toronto Toskala 19,534 10-11-6 26
28 December 4 Nashville 1 - 3 Toronto Toskala 19,400 11-11-6 28
29 December 6 Toronto 6 - 2 N.Y. Rangers Toskala 18,200 12-11-6 30
30 December 8 Boston 2 - 1 Toronto Toskala 19,441 12-12-6 30
31 December 10 Tampa Bay 1 - 6 Toronto Toskala 19,454 13-12-6 32
32 December 14 Toronto 4 - 0 Atlanta Toskala 16,424 14-12-6 34
33 December 15 Toronto 1 - 4 Montreal Toskala 21,273 14-13-6 34
34 December 18 Toronto 2 - 3 Carolina OT Toskala 17,045 14-13-7 35
35 December 20 Toronto 1 - 2 Tampa Bay Toskala 19,131 14-14-7 35
36 December 22 Toronto 2 - 1 Florida OT Toskala 18,500 15-14-7 37
37 December 26 Toronto 3 - 4 N.Y. Islanders OT Raycroft 15,301 15-14-8 38
38 December 27 Toronto 1 - 4 Philadelphia Raycroft 19,727 15-15-8 38
39 December 29 N.Y. Rangers 6 - 1 Toronto Raycroft 19,408 15-16-8 38

January

Record:4-5-0 ; Home: 3-1-0; Road: 1-4-0

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
40 January 1 Tampa Bay 3 - 4 Toronto SO Clemmensen 19,347 16-16-8 40
41 January 3 Toronto 2 - 6 Pittsburgh Clemmensen 17,074 16-17-8 40
42 January 5 Philadelphia 3 - 2 Toronto Raycroft 19,412 16-18-8 40
43 January 9 Toronto 0 - 5 Anaheim Toskala 17,174 16-19-8 40
44 January 10 Toronto 2 - 5 Los Angeles Raycroft 18,118 16-20-8 40
45 January 12 Toronto 2 - 3 San Jose Toskala 17,496 16-21-8 40
46 January 15 Carolina 4 - 5 Toronto Toskala 19,444 17-21-8 42
47 January 17 Toronto 3 - 2 Boston SO Toskala 13,907 18-21-8 44
48 January 19 Buffalo 2 - 4 Toronto Toskala 19,436 19-21-8 46
49 January 20 Toronto New Jersey
50 January 23 Washington Toronto
51 January 24 Toronto Washington
52 January 29 St. Louis Toronto
53 January 31 Toronto Carolina

February

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
54 February 2 Ottawa Toronto
55 February 5 Florida Toronto
56 February 7 Toronto Montreal
57 February 9 Detroit Toronto
58 February 13 Toronto Buffalo
59 February 14 NY Islanders Toronto
60 February 16 Boston Toronto
61 February 19 Columbus Toronto
62 February 21 Buffalo Toronto
63 February 23 Atlanta Toronto
64 February 25 Toronto Ottawa
65 February 27 Toronto Florida
66 February 29 Toronto Tampa Bay

March

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
67 March 1 Toronto Washington
68 March 4 New Jersey Toronto
69 March 6 Toronto Boston
70 March 8 New Jersey Toronto
71 March 11 Philadelphia Toronto
72 March 12 Toronto Philadelphia
73 March 15 Buffalo Toronto
74 March 18 Toronto NY Islanders
75 March 21 Toronto Buffalo
76 March 22 Toronto Ottawa
77 March 25 Boston Toronto
78 March 27 Toronto Boston
79 March 29 Montreal Toronto

April

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

Game # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
80 April 1 Buffalo Toronto
81 April 3 Ottawa Toronto
82 April 5 Toronto Montreal

Playoffs

The Toronto Maple Leafs hope to make the playoffs for the first time since 2004. The club missed the post-season by a single point in the 2006-2007 NHL season.

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Mats Sundin 47 20 31 51 10 36
Nik Antropov 47 17 20 37 4 50
Thomas Kaberle 47 7 24 31 -1 14
Jason Blake 47 8 21 29 4 16
Alexei Ponikarovsky 42 12 9 21 4 26
Pavel Kubina 37 3 18 21 3 48
Matt Stajan 47 11 9 20 2 20
Alex Steen 46 8 12 20 -2 14
Hal Gill 47 2 15 17 -1 42
Chad Kilger 42 8 5 13 -5 18

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO Sv% GAA
Vesa Toskala 34 1946 15 13 4 88 2 .905 2.74
Andrew Raycroft 15 749 2 7 4 50 1 .871 4.01
Scott Clemmensen 3 154 1 1 0 10 0 .839 3.89

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Tomas Kaberle 600th NHL Game October 3, 2007
Darcy Tucker 1200th NHL PIM October 9, 2007
Matt Stajan 100th NHL Point October 11, 2007
Andy Wozniewski 1st NHL Goal October 11, 2007
Bryan McCabe 1500th NHL PIM October 13, 2007
Mats Sundin 1000th NHL PIM October 13, 2007
Nik Antropov 200th NHL Point October 18, 2007
Pavel Kubina 600th NHL Game October 18, 2007
Wade Belak 400th NHL Game October 20, 2007
Chad Kilger 100th NHL Goal October 20, 2007
Anton Stralman 1st NHL Game October 23, 2007
Jiri Tlusty 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		 October 25, 2007
Ian White 100th NHL Game October 27, 2007
Jason Blake 300th NHL Point November 2, 2007
Jiri Tlusty 1st NHL Assist November 2, 2007
Mats Sundin 400th Goal with the Leafs November 27, 2007
Mark Bell 1st Goal with the Leafs December 1, 2007
Mats Sundin 540th career goal ties 26th spot
on the all-time NHL scoring list		 December 27, 2007
Scott Clemmensen 1st NHL Win with the Leafs January 1, 2008
Mats Sundin 541st career goal ties 25th spot
on the all-time NHL scoring list		 January 1, 2008

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.

Trades

June 22, 2007
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Vesa Toskala
Mark Bell 		To San Jose Sharks
1st round pick in 2007
2nd round pick in 2007
4th round pick in 2009

Free Agents

Player Former team Contract Terms
Jason Blake New York Islanders 5 year, $20 million
Scott Clemmensen New Jersey Devils 1 year, $500,000
Player New team
Yanic Perreault Chicago Blackhawks

Draft picks

Toronto's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[1]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
3 74 Dale Mitchell RW  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 99 Matt Frattin RW  Canada Fort Saskatchewan Traders (AJHL)
4 104 Ben Winnett LW  Canada Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
5 134 Juraj Mikus D  Slovakia Trencin (Slovakia)
6 164 Christopher Didomenico C  Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QJHML)
7 194 Carl Gunnarsson D  Sweden Linköpings HC (SEL)


Roster

Updated May 1, 2024[2][3]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
26 United States Nick Abruzzese C L 24 2019 Slate Hill, New York
2 Canada Simon Benoit D L 25 2023 Laval, Quebec
59 Canada Tyler Bertuzzi LW L 29 2023 Sudbury, Ontario
78 Canada T. J. Brodie D L 33 2020 Chatham, Ontario
43 Canada Kyle Clifford LW L 33 2021 Ayr, Ontario
24 Canada Connor Dewar C L 24 2024 The Pas, Manitoba
11 Canada Max Domi LW L 29 2023 Winnipeg, Manitoba
20 Canada Joel Edmundson D L 30 2024 Brandon, Manitoba
57 United States Dylan Gambrell C R 27 2023 Bonney Lake, Washington
55 Canada Mark Giordano D L 40 2022 Toronto, Ontario
18 Canada Noah Gregor C L 25 2023 Beaumont, Alberta
41 Sweden Dennis Hildeby G L 22 2024 Järfälla, Sweden
29 Sweden Pontus Holmberg C L 25 2018 Västerås, Sweden
19 Sweden Calle Jarnkrok RW R 32 2022 Gävle, Sweden
31 Canada Martin Jones G L 34 2023 North Vancouver, British Columbia
64 Czech Republic David Kampf C L 29 2021 Jirkov, Czech Republic
3 Sweden John Klingberg Injured Reserve D R 31 2023 Gothenburg, Sweden
23 United States Matthew Knies LW L 21 2021 Phoenix, Arizona
84 Finland Mikko Kokkonen D L 23 2019 Mikkeli, Finland
48 Canada Maxime Lajoie D L 26 2023 Quebec City, Quebec
37 Sweden Timothy Liljegren D R 25 2017 Kristianstad, Sweden
46 Russia Ilya Lyubushkin D R 30 2024 Moscow, Russia
16 Canada Mitch Marner (A) RW R 27 2015 Markham, Ontario
34 United States Auston Matthews (A) C L 26 2016 San Ramon, California
22 United States Jake McCabe D L 30 2023 Eau Claire, Wisconsin
74 Canada Bobby McMann C L 27 2022 Wainwright, Alberta
30 Canada Matt Murray Injured Reserve G L 30 2022 Thunder Bay, Ontario
47 Finland Topi Niemelä D R 22 2020 Oulu, Finland
88 Sweden William Nylander RW R 28 2014 Calgary, Alberta
75 Canada Ryan Reaves RW R 37 2023 Winnipeg, Manitoba
44 Canada Morgan Rielly (A) D L 30 2012 West Vancouver, British Columbia
83 Canada Marshall Rifai D L 26 2023 Beaconsfield, Quebec
89 United States Nicholas Robertson LW L 22 2019 Arcadia, California
35 Russia Ilya Samsonov G L 27 2022 Magnitogorsk, Russia
46 United States Alex Steeves LW L 24 2021 Bedford, New Hampshire
91 Canada John Tavares (C) C L 33 2018 Mississauga, Ontario
25 Canada Conor Timmins D R 25 2022 St. Catharines, Ontario
52 United States Cade Webber D L 23 2024 Meadville, Pennsylvania
60 United States Joseph Woll G L 25 2016 Dardenne Prairie, Missouri

See also

References

  1. ^ 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com
  2. ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs Roster Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
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