1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Maple Leafs finish in third place in the Adams Division with a record of 34 wins, 31 losses, and 15 ties for 83 points. They defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins two games to one in the preliminary round before losing the Quarter-Finals in seven games to the Philadelphia Flyers.

1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division3rd Adams
Conference5th Wales
1975–76 record34–31–5
Goals for294
Goals against276
Team information
General managerJim Gregory
CoachRed Kelly
CaptainDarryl Sittler
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsErrol Thompson (43)
AssistsDarryl Sittler (59)
PointsDarryl Sittler (100)
Penalty minutesTiger Williams (299)
WinsWayne Thomas (28)
Goals against averageWayne Thomas (3.19)

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
16Don Ashby (C) CanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)
224Doug Jarvis (C) CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
342Bruce Boudreau (C) CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
578Ted Long (D) CanadaHamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
696Kevin Campbell (D) CanadaSt. Lawrence University (ECAC)
7114Mario Rouillard (RW) CanadaTrois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
8132Ron Wilson (D) United StatesProvidence College (ECAC)
9149Paul Evans (LW) CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
10165Jean Latendresse (D) CanadaShawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
10166Paul Crowley (RW) CanadaSudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
11179Dan D'Alvise (C) CanadaRoyal York Rangers (OPJHL)
11180Jack Laine (RW) CanadaBowling Green University (CCHA)
12188Ken Holland (G) CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
12189Bob Barnes (D) CanadaHamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
12191Gary Burns (LW) United StatesUniversity of New Hampshire (ECAC)
12193Jim Montgomery (C) CanadaHull Festivals (QMJHL)
13199Rick Martin (RW) CanadaLondon Knights (OMJHL)

Regular season

Sittler's Ten Point Night

  • February 7, 1976 – In his first season as captain Darryl Sittler set the NHL record for most points scored in one game when he recorded ten points (six goals, four assists) against the Boston Bruins. At the 9:27 mark of the third period, he scored a goal and earned the ninth point of the game, breaking the NHL record for most points in a game. He would go on to earn another point to set a new record with 10 points in a game. Almost 40 years later, this record still stands. Sittler finished the season with 41 goals and 59 assists, being the first Leaf ever to reach the 100-point mark.

Season standings

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins80481517313237113
Buffalo Sabres80462113339240105
Toronto Maple Leafs8034311529427683
California Golden Seals8027421125027865

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 11, 19752–1Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)1–0–0
2LOctober 12, 19753–8@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)1–1–0
3LOctober 15, 19754–8Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)1–2–0
4WOctober 18, 19754–1New York Rangers (1975–76)2–2–0
5LOctober 19, 19750–3@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)2–3–0
6WOctober 22, 19753–2Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)3–3–0
7WOctober 24, 19756–3@ Washington Capitals (1975–76)4–3–0
8TOctober 25, 19752–2California Golden Seals (1975–76)4–3–1
9WOctober 29, 19753–2Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)5–3–1
10LOctober 30, 19752–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)5–4–1
11WNovember 1, 19753–0Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)6–4–1
12WNovember 5, 19757–3Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)7–4–1
13TNovember 7, 19753–3@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)7–4–2
14TNovember 8, 19753–3@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)7–4–3
15LNovember 11, 19752–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)7–5–3
16WNovember 14, 19754–2@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)8–5–3
17TNovember 15, 19751–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)8–5–4
18WNovember 18, 19754–2Washington Capitals (1975–76)9–5–4
19LNovember 22, 19752–4Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)9–6–4
20TNovember 23, 19753–3@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)9–6–5
21TNovember 26, 19754–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)9–6–6
22LNovember 28, 19753–6@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)9–7–6
23TNovember 29, 19751–1Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)9–7–7
24LDecember 3, 19751–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)9–8–7
25LDecember 6, 19752–4Boston Bruins (1975–76)9–9–7
26LDecember 7, 19753–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)9–10–7
27TDecember 10, 19753–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)9–10–8
28LDecember 13, 19753–5New York Islanders (1975–76)9–11–8
29WDecember 14, 19756–1@ New York Rangers (1975–76)10–11–8
30WDecember 17, 19756–2St. Louis Blues (1975–76)11–11–8
31LDecember 18, 19752–4@ New York Islanders (1975–76)11–12–8
32WDecember 20, 19755–1Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)12–12–8
33WDecember 22, 19754–3Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)13–12–8
34LDecember 27, 19751–4Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)13–13–8
35WDecember 29, 19756–2Atlanta Flames (1975–76)14–13–8
36WJanuary 1, 19765–1California Golden Seals (1975–76)15–13–8
37LJanuary 3, 19760–1Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)15–14–8
38WJanuary 4, 19768–6@ New York Rangers (1975–76)16–14–8
39LJanuary 7, 19763–7Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)16–15–8
40WJanuary 8, 19765–3@ New York Islanders (1975–76)17–15–8
41WJanuary 10, 19764–3Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)18–15–8
42LJanuary 11, 19760–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)18–16–8
43WJanuary 14, 19766–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)19–16–8
44WJanuary 15, 19766–4@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)20–16–8
45TJanuary 17, 19764–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)20–16–9
46LJanuary 22, 19763–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)20–17–9
47TJanuary 24, 19765–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)20–17–10
48LJanuary 25, 19763–5@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)20–18–10
49LJanuary 28, 19762–3New York Islanders (1975–76)20–19–10
50WJanuary 31, 19766–4New York Rangers (1975–76)21–19–10
51LFebruary 1, 19761–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)21–20–10
52TFebruary 4, 19764–4Washington Capitals (1975–76)21–20–11
53WFebruary 7, 197611–4Boston Bruins (1975–76)22–20–11
54WFebruary 8, 19764–1Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)23–20–11
55LFebruary 11, 19762–5@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)23–21–11
56LFebruary 14, 19763–4Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)23–22–11
57WFebruary 16, 19765–1@ Washington Capitals (1975–76)24–22–11
58LFebruary 18, 19765–7Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)24–23–11
59LFebruary 19, 19765–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)24–24–11
60WFebruary 21, 19766–4Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)25–24–11
61WFebruary 23, 19767–1Atlanta Flames (1975–76)26–24–11
62WFebruary 25, 19768–0Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)27–24–11
63LFebruary 26, 19762–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)27–25–11
64WFebruary 28, 19764–2California Golden Seals (1975–76)28–25–11
65WMarch 1, 19764–2Minnesota North Stars (1975–76)29–25–11
66WMarch 3, 19764–1@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)30–25–11
67WMarch 6, 19764–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)31–25–11
68TMarch 7, 19767–7@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)31–25–12
69TMarch 10, 19762–2St. Louis Blues (1975–76)31–25–13
70LMarch 11, 19762–6@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)31–26–13
71TMarch 13, 19762–2New York Islanders (1975–76)31–26–14
72LMarch 17, 19765–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)31–27–14
73WMarch 20, 19767–3Washington Capitals (1975–76)32–27–14
74LMarch 21, 19762–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)32–28–14
75WMarch 24, 19762–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)33–28–14
76LMarch 27, 19762–4Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)33–29–14
77WMarch 29, 19765–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)34–29–14
78TMarch 31, 19764–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)34–29–15
79LApril 3, 19762–4Boston Bruins (1975–76)34–30–15
80LApril 4, 19762–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)34–31–15

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Darryl SittlerC79415910090121112
Lanny McDonaldRW753756937024654
Errol ThompsonLW7543378026281317
Borje SalmingD781641577033801
Ian TurnbullD762036569024713
Stan WeirC641932512210503
George FergusonC791232447611322
Tiger WilliamsLW78211940299-1303
Inge HammarstromLW76192140210105
Jack ValiquetteC4510233330-8111
Pat BoutetteC/RW77102232140-1202
Jim McKennyD4610192919-7400
Bob NeelyLW699132289-15000
Don AshbyC5061521105100
Rod SeilingD77316194611000
Blaine StoughtonRW43611178-2100
Greg HubickD726814100001
Claire AlexanderD3326860000
Dave DunnD4308884-5000
Brian GlennieD690887510000
Scott GarlandC1643780100
Doug FavellG300000000
Gord McRaeG2000000000
Wayne ThomasG64000180000
Kurt WalkerD500049-2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Wayne Thomas3684642824121963.192
Gord McRae95620652593.700
Doug Favell1603021155.630
Team:4800803431152703.382

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Darryl SittlerC10571219201
Ian TurnbullD10291129100
Lanny McDonaldRW104484201
Borje SalmingD103479100
Errol ThompsonLW103360210
Claire AlexanderD92464100
George FergusonC102462001
Jim McKennyD62352101
Jack ValiquetteC102352000
Pat BoutetteC/RW1014516000
Bob NeelyLW103147200
Stan WeirC91340101
Scott GarlandC712335100
Brian GlennieD601115000
Rod SeilingD100116000
Dave DunnD300017000
Gord McRaeG10000000
Wayne ThomasG100000000
Kurt WalkerD600024000
Bob WarnerD20000000
Tiger WilliamsLW1000075000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Wayne Thomas5871055343.481
Gord McRae1310014.620
Team:6001055353.501

[3]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1975-76 season.

Trades

June 17, 1975 To Montreal Canadiens
1st round pick in 1976 - Peter Lee
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Wayne Thomas
June 20, 1975 To California Golden Seals
Gary Sabourin
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Stan Weir
June 26, 1975 To Montreal Canadiens
Doug Jarvis
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Greg Hubick
September 1, 1975 To Los Angeles Kings
Cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Tom Cassidy
June 1, 1976 To Cincinnati Stingers (WHA)
Cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Pelyk
Randy Carlyle

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
Bob WarnerUndrafted free agent
Kurt WalkerUndrafted free agent

Playoffs

  • Darryl Sittler tied the playoff record for most goals in one game, with five against Philadelphia.

Awards and records

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1975-76 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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