2006–07 record 40–31–11 Goals against 269 | Conference 9th Eastern Goals for 258 General Manager John Ferguson, Jr. | |
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.
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Offseason
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.
Regular season
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 clinch 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.
The Maple Leafs tied the Dallas Stars for fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season, with three.
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
P- Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot
October
Record for month 6–4–3 (Home 3–3–2 Away 3–1–1)
November
Record for Month 7–6–1 (Home 3–3–0 Away 4–3–1)
December
Record for Month 4–7–2 (Home 3–3–1 Away 1–4–1)
January
Record for month 8–4–0 (Home 2–3–0 Away 6–1–0)
February
Record for month 5–4–3 (Home 1–2–2 Away 4–2–1)
March
Record for month 8–4–2 (Home 7–1–0 Away 1–3–2)
April
Record for month 2–2–0 (Home 2–0–0 Away 0–2–0)
Playoffs
On April 8, 2007, the New York Islanders defeated the New Jersey Devils in a shootout 3-2, thus clinching an eighth and final playoff spot and eliminating the Leafs from playoff contention. Following the Islanders win, it meant that the Leafs missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
Regular season
* Mikael Tellqvist was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes on November 29. Stats reflect games played with the Maple Leafs only.
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 goalsMin, 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;
Draft picks
Toronto's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Leafs had the 13th overall draft pick in the 2005–06 NHL season.