2006-07 Toronto Maple Leafs season
| 2006–07 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
|---|---|
| Division | 3rd Northeast |
| Conference | 9th Eastern |
| 2006–07 record | 40–31–11 |
| Goals for | 258 |
| Goals against | 269 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | John Ferguson, Jr. |
| Coach | Paul Maurice |
| Captain | Mats Sundin |
| Alternate captains |
Tomas Kaberle Bryan McCabe |
| Arena | Air Canada Centre |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Mats Sundin (27) |
| Assists | Mats Sundin (49) |
| Points | Mats Sundin (76) |
| Wins | Andrew Raycroft (37) |
| Goals against average | Mikael Tellqvist (2.03) |
The 2006–07 NHL season saw the Toronto Maple Leafs attempting to recover from a 2005–06 season in which it finished two points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Michael Peca was a major addition to the team for 2006–07, signed from the defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers. Peca went down with a broken leg in December, however, after recording just four goals in 35 games.
Goaltender Andrew Raycroft was acquired in a trade from the Boston Bruins, to take over the starting job vacated by Ed Belfour's departure to the Florida Panthers.
On January 4, 2007, the Maple Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins on the road by a score of 10–2. Alexander Steen had a hat trick in the victory. It was the first time that an NHL team had scored 10 goals in a regular-season game since January 14, 2006, when the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Los Angeles Kings at home by a score of 10–1. It was also the first time that the Maple Leafs had scored 10 goals in a regular-season game since November 12, 1998, when they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks on the road by a score of 10–3.
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 8th 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.
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