1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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)

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

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
1 Detroit Red Wings 82 62 13 7 325 181 131
2 Chicago Blackhawks 82 40 28 14 273 220 94
3 82 34 36 12 247 252 80
4 St. Louis Blues 82 32 34 16 219 248 80
5 Winnipeg Jets 82 36 40 6 275 291 78
6 Dallas Stars 82 26 42 14 227 280 66

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
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 62 13 7 325 181 131
2 Colorado Avalanche PAC 82 47 25 10 326 240 104
3 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 40 28 14 273 220 94
4 CEN 82 34 36 12 247 252 80
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 32 34 16 219 248 80
6 Calgary Flames PAC 82 34 37 11 241 240 79
7 Vancouver Canucks PAC 82 32 35 15 278 278 79
8 Winnipeg Jets CEN 82 36 40 6 275 291 78
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 35 39 8 234 247 78
10 Edmonton Oilers PAC 82 30 44 8 240 304 68
11 Dallas Stars CEN 82 26 42 14 227 280 66
12 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 24 40 18 256 302 66
13 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 20 55 7 252 357 47

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)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 October 7, 1995 3–8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 0–1–0 L
2 October 10, 1995 7–3 New York Islanders (1995–96) 1–1–0 W
3 October 14, 1995 0–2 New York Rangers (1995–96) 1–2–0 L
4 October 17, 1995 7–2 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 2–2–0 W
5 October 20, 1995 4–3 OT Calgary Flames (1995–96) 3–2–0 W
6 October 21, 1995 3–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 3–3–0 L
7 October 24, 1995 1–6 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 3–4–0 L
8 October 26, 1995 2–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 4–4–0 W
9 October 28, 1995 2–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 4–4–1 T
10 October 29, 1995 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 4–5–1 L
November: 7–4–3 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–3–3)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 November 1, 1995 4–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 5–5–1 W
12 November 3, 1995 4–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 5–5–2 T
13 November 4, 1995 3–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 5–5–3 T
14 November 7, 1995 6–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 6–5–3 W
15 November 10, 1995 6–1 Washington Capitals (1995–96) 7–5–3 W
16 November 11, 1995 3–1 @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 8–5–3 W
17 November 14, 1995 2–5 @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 8–6–3 L
18 November 16, 1995 5–4 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 9–6–3 W
19 November 18, 1995 2–1 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 10–6–3 W
20 November 21, 1995 5–2 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 11–6–3 W
21 November 24, 1995 0–4 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 11–7–3 L
22 November 25, 1995 2–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 11–7–4 T
23 November 28, 1995 3–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 11–8–4 L
24 November 30, 1995 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 11–9–4 L
December: 8–4–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 5–2–1)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 December 2, 1995 4–4 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 11–9–5 T
26 December 5, 1995 4–1 Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 12–9–5 W
27 December 7, 1995 2–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 13–9–5 W
28 December 9, 1995 3–1 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 14–9–5 W
29 December 11, 1995 1–5 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 14–10–5 L
30 December 14, 1995 4–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 15–10–5 W
31 December 16, 1995 6–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 16–10–5 W
32 December 17, 1995 3–2 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 17–10–5 W
33 December 20, 1995 2–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 17–11–5 L
34 December 21, 1995 3–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 17–11–6 T
35 December 23, 1995 6–1 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 18–11–6 W
36 December 27, 1995 0–4 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 18–12–6 L
37 December 29, 1995 2–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 18–13–6 L
38 December 30, 1995 4–3 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 19–13–6 W
January: 3–6–3 (home: 2–3–2; road: 1–3–1)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 January 1, 1996 1–0 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 20–13–6 W
40 January 3, 1996 4–4 OT Boston Bruins (1995–96) 20–13–7 T
41 January 5, 1996 1–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 20–14–7 L
42 January 6, 1996 5–2 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 21–14–7 W
43 January 10, 1996 5–4 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 22–14–7 W
44 January 11, 1996 3–4 @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 22–15–7 L
45 January 13, 1996 2–5 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 22–16–7 L
46 January 17, 1996 2–4 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 22–17–7 L
47 January 24, 1996 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 22–17–8 T
48 January 27, 1996 2–2 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 22–17–9 T
49 January 30, 1996 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 22–18–9 L
50 January 31, 1996 0–4 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 22–19–9 L
February: 3–9–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–5–0)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
51 February 3, 1996 1–4 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 22–20–9 L
52 February 5, 1996 4–6 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 22–21–9 L
53 February 7, 1996 2–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 23–21–9 W
54 February 8, 1996 3–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 23–22–9 L
55 February 10, 1996 2–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 23–22–10 T
56 February 12, 1996 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 24–22–10 W
57 February 14, 1996 4–3 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 25–22–10 W
58 February 16, 1996 3–4 @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 25–23–10 L
59 February 18, 1996 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 25–24–10 L
60 February 21, 1996 2–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 25–25–10 L
61 February 22, 1996 3–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 25–26–10 L
62 February 24, 1996 2–3 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 25–27–10 L
63 February 28, 1996 3–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 25–28–10 L
March: 6–6–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 3–4–0)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 March 2, 1996 1–5 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 25–29–10 L
65 March 3, 1996 0–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 25–30–10 L
66 March 6, 1996 2–2 OT New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 25–30–11 T
67 March 8, 1996 4–7 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 25–31–11 L
68 March 9, 1996 4–3 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 26–31–11 W
69 March 13, 1996 3–3 OT Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 26–31–12 T
70 March 15, 1996 3–0 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 27–31–12 W
71 March 17, 1996 4–2 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 28–31–12 W
72 March 19, 1996 5–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 28–32–12 L
73 March 20, 1996 3–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 28–33–12 L
74 March 23, 1996 0–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 28–34–12 L
75 March 25, 1996 4–2 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 29–34–12 W
76 March 27, 1996 6–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 30–34–12 W
77 March 30, 1996 4–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 31–34–12 W
April: 3–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 April 3, 1996 2–5 Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 31–35–12 L
79 April 4, 1996 3–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 32–35–12 W
80 April 6, 1996 5–1 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 33–35–12 W
81 April 11, 1996 2–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 33–36–12 L
82 April 13, 1996 6–3 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 34–36–12 W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs[8]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) St. Louis Blues: Blues win 4–2
Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 April 16, 1996 1–3 St. Louis Blues Blues lead 1–0 L
2 April 18, 1996 5–4 OT St. Louis Blues Series tied 1–1 W
3 April 21, 1996 2–3 OT @ St. Louis Blues Blues lead 2–1 L
4 April 23, 1996 1–5 @ St. Louis Blues Blues lead 3–1 L
5 April 25, 1996 5–4 OT St. Louis Blues Blues lead 3–2 W
6 April 27, 1996 1–2 @ St. Louis Blues Blues win 4–2 L

Legend: W Win L 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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13 Mats Sundin RW 76 33 50 83 8 46 6 3 1 4 −8 4
93 Doug Gilmour C 81 32 40 72 −5 77 6 1 7 8 −4 12
55 Larry Murphy D 82 12 49 61 −2 34 6 0 2 2 −8 4
11 Mike Gartner RW 82 35 19 54 5 52 6 4 1 5 −5 4
14 Dave Andreychuk‡ LW 61 20 24 44 −11 54 — — — — — —
33 Benoit Hogue‡ LW 44 12 25 37 6 68 — — — — — —
19 Kenny Jonsson‡ D 50 4 22 26 12 22 — — — — — —
21 Kirk Muller† C 36 9 16 25 −3 42 6 3 2 5 −1 0
23 Todd Gill D 74 7 18 25 −15 116 6 0 0 0 −2 24
15 Dave Gagner† LW 28 7 15 22 −2 59 6 0 2 2 −5 6
4 Dave Ellett D 80 3 19 22 −10 59 6 0 0 0 −5 4
9 Mike Craig LW 70 8 12 20 −8 42 6 0 0 0 0 18
24 Randy Wood‡ LW 46 7 9 16 −4 36 — — — — — —
17 Wendel Clark† LW 13 8 7 15 7 16 6 2 2 4 −6 2
7 Sergio Momesso‡ LW 54 7 8 15 −11 112 — — — — — —
8 Todd Warriner C 57 7 8 15 −11 26 6 1 1 2 0 2
28 Tie Domi RW 72 7 6 13 −3 297 6 0 2 2 0 4
16 Darby Hendrickson‡ LW 46 6 6 12 −2 47 — — — — — —
26 Dmitri Yushkevich D 69 1 10 11 −14 54 4 0 0 0 1 0
25 Paul DiPietro C 20 4 4 8 −3 4 — — — — — —
34 Jamie Macoun D 82 0 8 8 2 87 6 0 2 2 3 8
12 Brandon Convery C 11 5 2 7 −7 4 5 0 0 0 0 2
72 Mathieu Schneider† D 13 2 5 7 −2 10 6 0 4 4 −7 8
22 Ken Baumgartner‡ LW 60 2 3 5 −5 152 — — — — — —
37 Mark Kolesar RW 21 2 2 4 0 14 3 1 0 1 1 2
18 Wayne Presley† RW 19 2 2 4 −4 14 5 0 0 0 0 2
15 Mike Hudson‡ RW 27 2 0 2 −5 29 — — — — — —
10 Bill Berg‡ LW 23 1 1 2 −6 33 — — — — — —
32 Nick Kypreos† LW 19 1 1 2 0 30 5 0 0 0 0 4
20 Zdenek Nedved RW 7 1 1 2 −1 6 — — — — — —
40 Kelly Fairchild C 1 0 1 1 1 2 — — — — — —
2 Rob Zettler D 29 0 1 1 −1 48 2 0 0 0 0 0
33 Don Beaupre† G 8 0 0 0 14 2 0 0 0 0
52 Sean Haggerty‡ LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
38 David Harlock D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
36 Jamie Heward D 5 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
3 Matt Martin D 13 0 0 0 −1 14 — — — — — —
29 Felix Potvin G 69 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 2
1 Damian Rhodes‡ G 11 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
18 Peter White† C 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

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.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
29 Felix Potvin 69 30 26 11 2135 192 2.87 .910 2 4009 6 2 4 198 19 3.26 .904 0 350
1 Damian Rhodes‡ 11 4 5 1 301 29 2.79 .904 0 624 — — — — — — — — —
33 Don Beaupre† 8 0 5 0 170 26 4.64 .847 0 336 2 0 0 13 2 5.88 .846 0 20

Awards and records

Awards

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

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Mark Kolesar October 28, 1995 [12]
Jamie Heward February 3, 1996
Sean Haggerty February 22, 1996
Brandon Convery March 2, 1996
Kelly Fairchild March 20, 1996
1,000th point Doug Gilmour December 23, 1995 [13]
Larry Murphy March 27, 1996 [14]

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 1996 – Dainius Zubrus
4th round pick in 1996 – Mikael Simons
2nd round pick in 1997 – Jean-Marc Pelletier 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dmitry Yushkevich
2nd round pick in 1996 – Francis Larivee
October 2, 1995 To Colorado Avalanche
Warren Rychel 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
7th round pick in 1997 – Shawn Thornton
December 4, 1995 To Edmonton Oilers
Kent Manderville 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Peter White
4th round pick in 1996 – Jason 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 1996 – Dmitri 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 1996 – Marek Posmyk
4th round pick in 1998 – Kristian Antila
March 13, 1996 To New York Islanders
Darby Hendrickson
Sean Haggerty
Kenny Jonsson
1st round pick in 1997 – Roberto 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 1996 – Kim Staal
June 14, 1996 To San Jose Sharks
Todd Gill 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jamie Baker
5th round pick in 1996 – Peter Cava
June 22, 1996 To Phoenix Coyotes
Mike Gartner 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th round pick in 1996 – Vladimir Antipov
June 22, 1996 To Calgary Flames
Dave Gagner 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
3rd round pick in 1996 – Mike Lankshear

Waivers

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

Free agents

Player Former Team
Mike Hudson Pittsburgh Penguins
Player New Team
Grant Jennings Buffalo Sabres

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[15]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 15 Jeff Ware (D)  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 54 Ryan Pepperall (RW)  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6 139 Doug Bonner (G)  United States Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6 145 Yannick Tremblay (D)  Canada Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
7 171 Marek Melenovsky (C)  Czech Republic HC Dukla Jihlava Jr. (Czech Republic)
8 197 Mark Murphy (LW)  United States Stratford Cullitons (MWJBHL)
9 223 Danny Markov (D)  Russia Spartak 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. ^ a b "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
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  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. ^ a b "1995-96 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  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. ^ "1995-96 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  13. ^ "NHL ROUNDUP : Maple Leafs Win, Gilmour Gets 1,000th Point". Los Angeles Times. December 24, 1995. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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