1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season
| 1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Northeast |
| Conference | 4th Eastern |
| 1998–99 record | 45–30–7 |
| Home record | 23–13–5 |
| Road record | 22–17–2 |
| Goals for | 268 |
| Goals against | 231 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Ken Dryden |
| Coach | Pat Quinn |
| Captain | Mats Sundin |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens and Air Canada Centre |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Sergei Berezin (37) |
| Assists | Mats Sundin (52) |
| Points | Mats Sundin (83) |
| Penalties in minutes | Tie Domi (198) |
| Plus/minus | Alexander Karpovtsev (+39) |
| Wins | Curtis Joseph (35) |
| Goals against average | Curtis Joseph (2.56) |
The 1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 82nd season. Two moves occurred this season. First, the club moved from the Western to the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Secondly, the club moved from Maple Leaf Gardens to the new Air Canada Centre. Toronto qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Buffalo Sabres.
The Toronto Maple Leafs moved from the Central Division of the Western Conference to the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.
The 1998–99 season was a tremendous improvement for the Maple Leafs over the 1997–98 season and the team got plenty of help from its new members, including Bryan Berard, Sylvain Cote, Curtis Joseph, Alexander Karpovtsev (who led the NHL in plus-minus with +39, but was not eligible for the NHL Plus-Minus Award because he played just 58 games), Yanic Perreault and Steve Thomas (who finished second on the team in points, with 73). Former Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Pat Quinn replaced Mike Murphy as Toronto's head coach. Six Maple Leafs scored 20 or more goals. Toronto set a club record for most regular-season wins (45) and earned 97 points to finish second in the Northeast Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference. They led the NHL in most goals for, with 268, and were the only team to score 200 or more even-strength goals.
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