1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 79th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division3rd Central
Conference4th Western
1995–96 record34–36–12
Home record19–15–7
Road record15–21–5
Goals for247
Goals against252
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachPat Burns (Oct-Mar)
Nick Beverley (Mar-Apr)
CaptainDoug Gilmour
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Average attendance15,729
Minor league affiliate(s)St. John's Maple Leafs
Team leaders
GoalsMike Gartner (35)
AssistsMats Sundin (50)
PointsMats Sundin (83)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (297)
Plus/minusKenny Jonsson (+12)
WinsFelix Potvin (30)
Goals against averageDamian Rhodes (2.79)

Offseason

Regular season

The Leafs headed into the 1995–96 regular season with high hopes considering the fact the club reached the playoffs for the last three years. Pat Burns was the head coach until an eight-game losing streak (and a miserable run of 3–16–3 over January and February) led to his termination.[1] General manager Cliff Fletcher felt that Nick Beverley could get the job done for the rest of the season and named him interim coach.[1] The team under Beverley went an impressive 9–6–2 and clinched a playoff spot on the final day of their regular season.

  • December 11, 1995: Patrick Roy earned his first victory in net as a member of the Colorado Avalanche.[2] It was a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
  • December 30, 1995: Mats Sundin scored just 6 seconds into the overtime period to give the Maple Leafs a 4-3 road win over the St. Louis Blues.[3][4] It would prove to be the fastest regular-season overtime goal ever scored and has been matched twice since.[5][6]

Season standings

Central Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Detroit Red Wings8262137325181131
2Chicago Blackhawks8240281427322094
3Toronto Maple Leafs8234361224725280
4St. Louis Blues8232341621924880
5Winnipeg Jets823640627529178
6Dallas Stars8226421422728066

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[7]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN8262137325181131
2Colorado AvalanchePAC82472510326240104
3Chicago BlackhawksCEN8240281427322094
4Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8234361224725280
5St. Louis BluesCEN8232341621924880
6Calgary FlamesPAC8234371124124079
7Vancouver CanucksPAC8232351527827879
8Winnipeg JetsCEN823640627529178
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC823539823424778
10Edmonton OilersPAC823044824030468
11Dallas StarsCEN8226421422728066
12Los Angeles KingsPAC8224401825630266
13San Jose SharksPAC822055725235747

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

Regular season

1995–96 regular season[8]
October: 4–5–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 7, 19953–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)0–1–0Recap
2WOctober 10, 19957–3New York Islanders (1995–96)1–1–0Recap
3LOctober 14, 19950–2New York Rangers (1995–96)1–2–0Recap
4WOctober 17, 19957–2San Jose Sharks (1995–96)2–2–0Recap
5WOctober 20, 19954–3 OTCalgary Flames (1995–96)3–2–0Recap
6LOctober 21, 19953–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)3–3–0Recap
7LOctober 24, 19951–6Florida Panthers (1995–96)3–4–0Recap
8WOctober 26, 19952–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)4–4–0Recap
9TOctober 28, 19952–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (1995–96)4–4–1Recap
10LOctober 29, 19952–3@ New York Rangers (1995–96)4–5–1Recap
November: 7–4–3 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–3–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11WNovember 1, 19954–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)5–5–1Recap
12TNovember 3, 19954–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)5–5–2Recap
13TNovember 4, 19953–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)5–5–3Recap
14WNovember 7, 19956–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)6–5–3Recap
15WNovember 10, 19956–1Washington Capitals (1995–96)7–5–3Recap
16WNovember 11, 19953–1@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)8–5–3Recap
17LNovember 14, 19952–5@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)8–6–3Recap
18WNovember 16, 19955–4 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)9–6–3Recap
19WNovember 18, 19952–1Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)10–6–3Recap
20WNovember 21, 19955–2St. Louis Blues (1995–96)11–6–3Recap
21LNovember 24, 19950–4Hartford Whalers (1995–96)11–7–3Recap
22TNovember 25, 19952–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)11–7–4Recap
23LNovember 28, 19953–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)11–8–4Recap
24LNovember 30, 19952–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)11–9–4Recap
December: 8–4–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 5–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25TDecember 2, 19954–4 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)11–9–5Recap
26WDecember 5, 19954–1Ottawa Senators (1995–96)12–9–5Recap
27WDecember 7, 19952–1@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)13–9–5Recap
28WDecember 9, 19953–1Dallas Stars (1995–96)14–9–5Recap
29LDecember 11, 19951–5Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)14–10–5Recap
30WDecember 14, 19954–1@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)15–10–5Recap
31WDecember 16, 19956–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)16–10–5Recap
32WDecember 17, 19953–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)17–10–5Recap
33LDecember 20, 19952–4Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)17–11–5Recap
34TDecember 21, 19953–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)17–11–6Recap
35WDecember 23, 19956–1Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)18–11–6Recap
36LDecember 27, 19950–4@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)18–12–6Recap
37LDecember 29, 19952–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)18–13–6Recap
38WDecember 30, 19954–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)19–13–6Recap
January: 3–6–3 (home: 2–3–2; road: 1–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39WJanuary 1, 19961–0@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)20–13–6Recap
40TJanuary 3, 19964–4 OTBoston Bruins (1995–96)20–13–7Recap
41LJanuary 5, 19961–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)20–14–7Recap
42WJanuary 6, 19965–2Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)21–14–7Recap
43WJanuary 10, 19965–4Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)22–14–7Recap
44LJanuary 11, 19963–4@ New York Islanders (1995–96)22–15–7Recap
45LJanuary 13, 19962–5Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)22–16–7Recap
46LJanuary 17, 19962–4Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)22–17–7Recap
47TJanuary 24, 19962–2 OTChicago Blackhawks (1995–96)22–17–8Recap
48TJanuary 27, 19962–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)22–17–9Recap
49LJanuary 30, 19962–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)22–18–9Recap
50LJanuary 31, 19960–4St. Louis Blues (1995–96)22–19–9Recap
February: 3–9–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–5–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
51LFebruary 3, 19961–4Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)22–20–9Recap
52LFebruary 5, 19964–6@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)22–21–9Recap
53WFebruary 7, 19962–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)23–21–9Recap
54LFebruary 8, 19963–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)23–22–9Recap
55TFebruary 10, 19962–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (1995–96)23–22–10Recap
56WFebruary 12, 19964–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)24–22–10Recap
57WFebruary 14, 19964–3San Jose Sharks (1995–96)25–22–10Recap
58LFebruary 16, 19963–4@ Washington Capitals (1995–96)25–23–10Recap
59LFebruary 18, 19962–3Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)25–24–10Recap
60LFebruary 21, 19962–3 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)25–25–10Recap
61LFebruary 22, 19963–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)25–26–10Recap
62LFebruary 24, 19962–3Dallas Stars (1995–96)25–27–10Recap
63LFebruary 28, 19963–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)25–28–10Recap
March: 6–6–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 3–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
64LMarch 2, 19961–5@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)25–29–10Recap
65LMarch 3, 19960–4@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)25–30–10Recap
66TMarch 6, 19962–2 OTNew Jersey Devils (1995–96)25–30–11Recap
67LMarch 8, 19964–7@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)25–31–11Recap
68WMarch 9, 19964–3Calgary Flames (1995–96)26–31–11Recap
69TMarch 13, 19963–3 OTWinnipeg Jets (1995–96)26–31–12Recap
70WMarch 15, 19963–0Dallas Stars (1995–96)27–31–12Recap
71WMarch 17, 19964–2Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)28–31–12Recap
72LMarch 19, 19965–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)28–32–12Recap
73LMarch 20, 19963–4 OTDetroit Red Wings (1995–96)28–33–12Recap
74LMarch 23, 19960–4Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)28–34–12Recap
75WMarch 25, 19964–2@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)29–34–12Recap
76WMarch 27, 19966–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)30–34–12Recap
77WMarch 30, 19964–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)31–34–12Recap
April: 3–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
78LApril 3, 19962–5Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)31–35–12Recap
79WApril 4, 19963–1@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)32–35–12Recap
80WApril 6, 19965–1St. Louis Blues (1995–96)33–35–12Recap
81LApril 11, 19962–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)33–36–12Recap
82WApril 13, 19966–3Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)34–36–12Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs[8]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) St. Louis Blues: Blues win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 16, 19961–3St. Louis BluesBlues lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 18, 19965–4 OTSt. Louis BluesSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LApril 21, 19962–3 OT@ St. Louis BluesBlues lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 23, 19961–5@ St. Louis BluesBlues lead 3–1Recap
5WApril 25, 19965–4 OTSt. Louis BluesBlues lead 3–2Recap
6LApril 27, 19961–2@ St. Louis BluesBlues win 4–2Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13Mats SundinRW763350838466314−84
93Doug GilmourC81324072−5776178−412
55Larry MurphyD82124961−2346022−84
11Mike GartnerRW823519545526415−54
14Dave AndreychukLW61202444−1154
33Benoit HogueLW44122537668
19Kenny JonssonD50422261222
21Kirk MullerC3691625−3426325−10
23Todd GillD7471825−151166000−224
15Dave GagnerLW2871522−2596022−56
4Dave EllettD8031922−10596000−54
9Mike CraigLW7081220−8426000018
24Randy WoodLW467916−436
17Wendel ClarkLW1387157166224−62
7Sergio MomessoLW547815−11112
8Todd WarrinerC577815−1126611202
28Tie DomiRW727613−3297602204
16Darby HendricksonLW466612−247
26Dmitri YushkevichD6911011−1454400010
25Paul DiPietroC20448−34
34Jamie MacounD82088287602238
12Brandon ConveryC11527−74500002
72Mathieu SchneiderD13257−2106044−78
22Ken BaumgartnerLW60235−5152
37Mark KolesarRW21224014310112
18Wayne PresleyRW19224−414500002
15Mike HudsonRW27202−529
10Bill BergLW23112−633
32Nick KypreosLW19112030500004
20Zdenek NedvedRW7112−16
40Kelly FairchildC101112
2Rob ZettlerD29011−148200000
33Don BeaupreG80001420000
52Sean HaggertyLW100000
38David HarlockD100000
36Jamie HewardD5000−10
3Matt MartinD13000−114
29Felix PotvinG69000460002
1Damian RhodesG110000
18Peter WhiteC100000

Goaltending

  • = 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.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
29Felix Potvin6930261121351922.87.91024009624198193.26.9040350
1Damian Rhodes11451301292.79.9040624
33Don Beaupre8050170264.64.84703362001325.88.846020

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Mike Gartner [9]
Larry Murphy[lower-alpha 1]
Felix Potvin
Mats Sundin
Team Molson Cup Felix Potvin [11]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th point Doug Gilmour December 23, 1995 [12]
Larry Murphy March 27, 1996 [13]

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995-96 season.

Trades

August 30, 1995 To Philadelphia Flyers
1st round pick in 1996Dainius Zubrus
4th round pick in 1996Mikael Simons
2nd round pick in 1997Jean-Marc Pelletier
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dmitry Yushkevich
2nd round pick in 1996Francis Larivee
October 2, 1995 To Colorado Avalanche
Warren Rychel
To Toronto Maple Leafs
7th round pick in 1997Shawn Thornton
December 4, 1995 To Edmonton Oilers
Kent Manderville
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Peter White
4th round pick in 1996Jason Sessa
January 23, 1996 To New York Islanders
Damian Rhodes
Ken Belanger
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Don Beaupre
Kirk Muller
January 28, 1996 To Dallas Stars
Randy Wood
Benoit Hogue
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dave Gagner
6th round pick in 1996Dmitri Yakushin
January 29, 1996 To Chicago Blackhawks
Cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Pomichter
February 29, 1996 To New York Rangers
Sergio Momesso
Bill Berg
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Nick Kypreos
Wayne Presley
March 13, 1996 To New Jersey Devils
Dave Andreychuk
To Toronto Maple Leafs
2nd round pick in 1996Marek Posmyk
4th round pick in 1998Kristian Antila
March 13, 1996 To New York Islanders
Darby Hendrickson
Sean Haggerty
Kenny Jonsson
1st round pick in 1997Roberto Luongo
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Wendel Clark
Mathieu Schneider
D. J. Smith
March 20, 1996 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Ken Baumgartner
To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th round pick in 1996Kim Staal
June 14, 1996 To San Jose Sharks
Todd Gill
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jamie Baker
5th round pick in 1996Peter Cava
June 22, 1996 To Phoenix Coyotes
Mike Gartner
To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th round pick in 1996Vladimir Antipov
June 22, 1996 To Calgary Flames
Dave Gagner
To Toronto Maple Leafs
3rd round pick in 1996Mike Lankshear

Waivers

October 2, 1995 To St. Louis Blues
Pat Jablonski
January 4, 1996 To St. Louis Blues
Mike Hudson

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Mike HudsonPittsburgh Penguins
PlayerNew Team
Grant JenningsBuffalo Sabres

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[14]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
115Jeff Ware (D) CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
354Ryan Pepperall (RW) CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHL)
6139Doug Bonner (G) United StatesSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6145Yannick Tremblay (D) CanadaBeauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
7171Marek Melenovsky (C) Czech RepublicHC Dukla Jihlava Jr. (Czech Republic)
8197Mark Murphy (LW) United StatesStratford Cullitons (MWJBHL)
9223Danny Markov (D) RussiaSpartak Moscow (Russia)

Farm teams

  • The Maple Leafs farm team was the St. John's Maple Leafs in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Notes

  1. Murphy was an injury replacement for Gary Suter of the Chicago Blackhawks.[10]

References

  • "Toronto Maple Leafs 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  • "1995-96 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  1. "LEAFS GIVE BURNS THE BOOT". Washington Post. March 6, 1996. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  2. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.382, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  3. "Toronto Maple Leafs at St. Louis Blues Box Score — December 30, 1995".
  4. "Quick Start Carries Penguins - Spokesman Mobile - Dec. 31, 1995". Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  5. "Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks Box Score — March 9, 2006".
  6. "Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers Box Score — December 15, 2006".
  7. "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  8. "1995-96 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  9. "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1996". NHL.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  10. Clark, Cammy (January 19, 1996). "Hamrlik rides in style with his star treatment". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 28, 2023. On the Western Conference team, Toronto defenseman Larry Murphy replaced Chicago's Gary Suter, who injured his knee in a 3-2 loss to Washington Wednesday.
  11. Toronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide, p.373
  12. "NHL ROUNDUP : Maple Leafs Win, Gilmour Gets 1,000th Point". Los Angeles Times. December 24, 1995. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  13. "WashingtonPost.com: March 1996 in Sports". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023. March 27 -- Larry Murphy became the fourth defensemen in NHL history to attain 1,000 points when he got Nos. 1,000 and 1,001, with a goal and an assist in Toronto's 6-2 victory over Vancouver.
  14. "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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