1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1972–73 1972 Toronto Maple Leafs 27–41–10 20–12–7 7–29–3 East 6th 247 279 Jim Gregory John McLellan Dave Keon Maple Leaf Gardens Dave Keon (37) Darryl Sittler (48) Darryl Sittler (77) Mike Pelyk (118) Ron Low (12) Jacques Plante (3.04) The 1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 56th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Leafs slipped to sixth place in the East and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1969–70 season. 2 Offseason Toronto lost Bernie Parent, Rick Ley, Brad Selwood, Guy Trottier and Larry Pleau, who jumped to the new World Hockey Association (WHA). Regular season Final standings TOR Record vs. opponents TOR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid; 1972–73 regular season1972-73 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1973_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 4, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 7, 1972||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||0–1–0 |- |2||T||October 11, 1972||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) ||0–1–1 |- |3||W||October 14, 1972||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) ||1–1–1 |- |4||L||October 15, 1972||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) ||1–2–1 |- |5||W||October 18, 1972||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||October 21, 1972||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) ||2–3–1 |- |7||L||October 22, 1972||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) ||2–4–1 |- |8||W||October 25, 1972||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) ||3–4–1 |- |9||L||October 28, 1972||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1972–73) ||3–5–1 |- |10||L||October 29, 1972||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) ||3–6–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||W||November 1, 1972||7–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) ||4–6–1 |- |12||W||November 4, 1972||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1972–73) ||5–6–1 |- |13||T||November 5, 1972||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) ||5–6–2 |- |14||L||November 8, 1972||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) ||5–7–2 |- |15||L||November 11, 1972||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) ||5–8–2 |- |16||W||November 15, 1972||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1972–73) ||6–8–2 |- |17||T||November 18, 1972||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) ||6–8–3 |- |18||L||November 19, 1972||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) ||6–9–3 |- |19||L||November 22, 1972||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) ||6–10–3 |- |20||W||November 25, 1972||11–0 || style="text-align:left;"| California Golden Seals (1972–73) ||7–10–3 |- |21||L||November 26, 1972||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1972–73) ||7–11–3 |- |22||L||November 28, 1972||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) ||7–12–3 |- |23||L||November 29, 1972||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) ||7–13–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |24||T||December 2, 1972||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) ||7–13–4 |- |25||W||December 3, 1972||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) ||8–13–4 |- |26||W||December 5, 1972||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) ||9–13–4 |- |27||T||December 9, 1972||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) ||9–13–5 |- |28||L||December 10, 1972||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) ||9–14–5 |- |29||L||December 13, 1972||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1972–73) ||9–15–5 |- |30||L||December 16, 1972||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) ||9–16–5 |- |31||L||December 17, 1972||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) ||9–17–5 |- |32||L||December 20, 1972||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) ||9–18–5 |- |33||W||December 23, 1972||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||10–18–5 |- |34||L||December 24, 1972||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||10–19–5 |- |35||T||December 27, 1972||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) ||10–19–6 |- |36||W||December 29, 1972||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) ||11–19–6 |- |37||W||December 30, 1972||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1972–73) ||12–19–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||L||January 3, 1973||4–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) ||12–20–6 |- |39||W||January 6, 1973||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) ||13–20–6 |- |40||W||January 7, 1973||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| California Golden Seals (1972–73) ||14–20–6 |- |41||W||January 10, 1973||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1972–73) ||15–20–6 |- |42||L||January 12, 1973||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) ||15–21–6 |- |43||L||January 13, 1973||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1972–73) ||15–22–6 |- |44||L||January 16, 1973||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) ||15–23–6 |- |45||T||January 17, 1973||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ California Golden Seals (1972–73) ||15–23–7 |- |46||W||January 20, 1973||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) ||16–23–7 |- |47||L||January 24, 1973||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) ||16–24–7 |- |48||L||January 27, 1973||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) ||16–25–7 |- |49||L||January 28, 1973||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1972–73) ||16–26–7 |- |50||W||January 31, 1973||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1972–73) ||17–26–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |51||L||February 1, 1973||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) ||17–27–7 |- |52||L||February 3, 1973||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) ||17–28–7 |- |53||L||February 6, 1973||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1972–73) ||17–29–7 |- |54||W||February 7, 1973||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| California Golden Seals (1972–73) ||18–29–7 |- |55||L||February 10, 1973||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) ||18–30–7 |- |56||L||February 14, 1973||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) ||18–31–7 |- |57||W||February 17, 1973||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1972–73) ||19–31–7 |- |58||L||February 18, 1973||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) ||19–32–7 |- |59||T||February 21, 1973||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1972–73) ||19–32–8 |- |60||W||February 24, 1973||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1972–73) ||20–32–8 |- |61||W||February 28, 1973||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) ||21–32–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |62||T||March 3, 1973||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||21–32–9 |- |63||L||March 4, 1973||0–10 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) ||21–33–9 |- |64||L||March 7, 1973||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) ||21–34–9 |- |65||W||March 8, 1973||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1972–73) ||22–34–9 |- |66||W||March 10, 1973||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) ||23–34–9 |- |67||L||March 11, 1973||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1972–73) ||23–35–9 |- |68||W||March 14, 1973||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) ||24–35–9 |- |69||L||March 15, 1973||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) ||24–36–9 |- |70||W||March 17, 1973||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1972–73) ||25–36–9 |- |71||L||March 18, 1973||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) ||25–37–9 |- |72||L||March 21, 1973||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) ||25–38–9 |- |73||L||March 23, 1973||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ California Golden Seals (1972–73) ||25–39–9 |- |74||L||March 25, 1973||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) ||25–40–9 |- |75||L||March 27, 1973||1–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) ||25–41–9 |- |76||W||March 29, 1973||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) ||26–41–9 |- |77||W||March 31, 1973||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1972–73) ||27–41–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |78||T||April 1, 1973||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||27–41–10 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Darryl Sittler C 78 29 48 77 69−11801 Rick Kehoe RW 77 33 42 75 20−11205 Dave Keon C 76 37 36 73 24826 Norm Ullman C 65 20 35 55 10−18301 Jim McKenny D 77 11 41 52 556500 Ron Ellis RW 78 22 29 51 22−1412 Pierre Jarry LW 74 19 18 37 42−13202 Denis Dupere LW 61 13 23 36 10−4400 Paul Henderson RW 40 18 16 34 182203 Errol Thompson Errol Thompson (ice hockey) LW 68 13 19 32 84201 Garry Monahan LW 78 13 18 31 53−3003 George Ferguson George Ferguson (ice hockey) C 72 10 13 23 34−17301 Mike Pelyk D 72 3 16 19 118−20001 Brian Glennie D 44 1 10 11 542000 Joe Lundrigan D 49 2 8 10 204101 John Grisdale D 49 1 7 8 76−22000 Dave Fortier D 23 1 4 5 63−10000 Larry McIntyre D 40 0 3 3 266000 Bob Baun D 5 1 1 2 4−5000 Randy Osburn LW 26 0 2 2 0−5000 Terry Clancy RW 32 0 1 1 6−10000 Ron Low G 42 0 0 0 40000 Gord McRae G 11 0 0 0 00000 Lyle Moffat LW 1 0 0 0 0−1000 Jacques Plante G 32 0 0 0 00000 Dale Smedsmo LW 4 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO Ron Low 2343 42 12 24 4 152 3.89 1 Jacques Plante 1717 32 8 14 6 87 3.04 1 Gord McRae 620 11 7 3 0 39 3.77 0 Team: 4680 78 27 41 10 278 3.56 2 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1972-73 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1973.html Transactions The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1972–73 season. Trades March 3, 1973To Boston BruinsJacques Plante 3rd round pick in 1973 – Doug GibsonTo Toronto Maple Leafs1st round pick in 1973 – Ian Turnbull Future Considerations May 15, 1973To Minnesota North Stars11th round pick in 1973 – Russ WiechnikTo Toronto Maple LeafsCash May 15, 1973To Philadelphia FlyersBernie Parent 2nd round pick in 1973 – Larry GoodenoughTo Toronto Maple Leafs1st round pick in 1973 – Bob Neely Future Considerations May 15, 1973To New York IslandersCashTo Toronto Maple Leafs10th round pick in 1973 – Lee Palmer 11th round pick in 1973 – Norm McLeod Free agents Player Former team Borje Salming Brynäs IF (Division 1) Inge Hammarstrom Brynäs IF (Division 1) Draft picks Toronto's draft picks at the 1972 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)111 George Ferguson Canada Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)227 Randy Osburn Canada London Knights (OMJHL)343 Denis Deslauriers Canada Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)459 Brian Bowles Canada Cornwall Royals (OMJHL)575 Michel Plante Canada Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)691 Dave Shardlow Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)7107 Monte Miron Canada Clarkson University (ECAC)8123 Peter Williams Canada University of Prince Edward Island (CIAU)9139 Pat Boutette Canada University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)9143 Garry Schofield United States Clarkson University (ECAC) See also 1972–73 NHL season References Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1972-73 Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons Toronto Category:1972 in Toronto Category:1973 in Toronto