1958–59 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1958–59 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 42nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, but lost to the Montreal Canadiens.

1958–59 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division4th NHL
1958–59 record27–32–11
Goals for189
Goals against201
Team information
General managerStafford Smythe (Oct–Nov) interim
Punch Imlach (Nov–Apr)
CoachBilly Reay (Oct–Nov)
Punch Imlach (Nov–Apr)
CaptainGeorge Armstrong
Team leaders
GoalsDick Duff (29)
AssistsBilly Harris (30)
PointsDick Duff (53)
Penalty minutesCarl Brewer (125)
WinsJohnny Bower (15)
Goals against averageJohnny Bower (2.72)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens70391813258158+10091
2Boston Bruins7032299205215−1073
3Chicago Black Hawks70282913197208−1169
4Toronto Maple Leafs70273211189201−1265
5New York Rangers70263212201217−1664
6Detroit Red Wings7025378167218−5158

Record vs. opponents
1958–59 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —6–7–18–5–16–6–26–5–36–6–2
Chicago 7–6–1—6–7–11–8–57–4–37–4–3
Detroit 5–8–17–6–1—1–9–46–7–16–7–1
Montreal 6–6–28–1–59–1–4—8–5–18–5–1
New York 5–6–34–7–37–6–15–8–1—5–5–4
Toronto 6–6–24–7–37–6–15–8–15–5–4—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 11, 19581–3Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)0–1–0
2LOctober 12, 19582–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)0–2–0
3LOctober 16, 19583–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)0–3–0
4WOctober 18, 19583–2Boston Bruins (1958–59)1–3–0
5LOctober 19, 19581–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)1–4–0
6WOctober 25, 19583–0Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)2–4–0
7LOctober 26, 19582–3@ New York Rangers (1958–59)2–5–0
8LOctober 29, 19580–5Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)2–6–0
9WNovember 1, 19584–3New York Rangers (1958–59)3–6–0
10LNovember 2, 19580–2@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)3–7–0
11WNovember 8, 19585–3Boston Bruins (1958–59)4–7–0
12WNovember 9, 19582–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)5–7–0
13LNovember 12, 19581–4Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)5–8–0
14LNovember 15, 19581–4Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)5–9–0
15TNovember 16, 19584–4@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)5–9–1
16LNovember 19, 19584–7@ New York Rangers (1958–59)5–10–1
17TNovember 22, 19582–2New York Rangers (1958–59)5–10–2
18TNovember 23, 19583–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)5–10–3
19LNovember 26, 19582–5Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)5–11–3
20LNovember 27, 19582–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)5–12–3
21LNovember 29, 19581–2Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)5–13–3
22WNovember 30, 19582–1@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)6–13–3
23TDecember 4, 19582–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)6–13–4
24WDecember 6, 19584–1Boston Bruins (1958–59)7–13–4
25WDecember 7, 19582–0@ New York Rangers (1958–59)8–13–4
26TDecember 10, 19582–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)8–13–5
27TDecember 13, 19584–4New York Rangers (1958–59)8–13–6
28LDecember 14, 19583–6@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)8–14–6
29LDecember 18, 19581–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)8–15–6
30TDecember 20, 19582–2Boston Bruins (1958–59)8–15–7
31LDecember 21, 19581–5@ New York Rangers (1958–59)8–16–7
32WDecember 25, 19582–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)9–16–7
33TDecember 27, 19582–2Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)9–16–8
34LDecember 28, 19583–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)9–17–8
35WDecember 31, 19582–0Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)10–17–8
36LJanuary 3, 19591–2Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)10–18–8
37WJanuary 4, 19594–2@ New York Rangers (1958–59)11–18–8
38WJanuary 7, 19593–1Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)12–18–8
39LJanuary 8, 19590–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)12–19–8
40WJanuary 10, 19594–1Boston Bruins (1958–59)13–19–8
41TJanuary 11, 19596–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)13–19–9
42LJanuary 14, 19592–3New York Rangers (1958–59)13–20–9
43WJanuary 17, 19592–1Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)14–20–9
44LJanuary 18, 19593–4@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)14–21–9
45WJanuary 21, 19593–1Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)15–21–9
46LJanuary 24, 19591–3Boston Bruins (1958–59)15–22–9
47WJanuary 25, 19594–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)16–22–9
48LJanuary 31, 19592–5New York Rangers (1958–59)16–23–9
49LFebruary 1, 19594–6@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)16–24–9
50WFebruary 5, 19596–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)17–24–9
51WFebruary 7, 19594–1Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)18–24–9
52LFebruary 8, 19592–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)18–25–9
53LFebruary 11, 19592–5Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)18–26–9
54WFebruary 14, 19595–1Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)19–26–9
55LFebruary 15, 19592–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)19–27–9
56TFebruary 21, 19591–1New York Rangers (1958–59)19–27–10
57LFebruary 22, 19591–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)19–28–10
58WFebruary 25, 19593–2Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)20–28–10
59LFebruary 28, 19592–4Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)20–29–10
60TMarch 1, 19591–1@ New York Rangers (1958–59)20–29–11
61WMarch 4, 19595–2Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)21–29–11
62LMarch 5, 19591–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)21–30–11
63WMarch 7, 19594–1Boston Bruins (1958–59)22–30–11
64LMarch 8, 19593–4@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)22–31–11
65LMarch 11, 19592–6Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)22–32–11
66WMarch 14, 19595–0New York Rangers (1958–59)23–32–11
67WMarch 15, 19596–5@ New York Rangers (1958–59)24–32–11
68WMarch 19, 19596–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1958–59)25–32–11
69WMarch 21, 19595–1Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)26–32–11
70WMarch 22, 19596–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)27–32–11

Playoffs

(2) Boston Bruins vs. (4) Toronto Maple Leafs
March 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–5 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 07:50 – Jerry Toppazzini (1)
Gerry Ehman (1) – 06:07 Second period 10:53 – Leo Labine (1)
11:53 – Vic Stasiuk (1)
18:45 – sh – Larry Leach (1)
No scoring Third period 06:18 – Don McKenney (1)
Johnny Bower Goalie stats Harry Lumley
March 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–4 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Dick Duff (1) – 15:45 First period 10:00 – Fleming MacKell (1)
12:14 – pp – Fleming MacKell (2)
Ron Stewart (1) – 08:09 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 15:59 – Jean-Guy Gendron (1)
19:15 – Leo Labine (2)
Johnny Bower Goalie stats Harry Lumley
March 28 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Vic Stasiuk (2) – pp – 02:43 First period 16:21 – Bob Pulford (1)
Vic Stasiuk (3) – 17:34 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 17:08 – Gerry Ehman (2)
No scoring First overtime period 05:02 – Gerry Ehman (3)
Harry Lumley Goalie stats Johnny Bower
March 31 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period 06:58 – pp – Gerry Ehman (4)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Jerry Toppazzini (2) – 02:02
Bronco Horvath (1) – 07:20		 Third period 02:46 – Brian Cullen (1)
No scoring First overtime period 11:21 – pp – Frank Mahovlich (1)
Harry Lumley Goalie stats Johnny Bower
April 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Bert Olmstead (1) – pp – 09:26 First period No scoring
Dick Duff (2) – 06:37 Second period No scoring
Frank Mahovlich (2) – 00:19
Bob Pulford (2) – sh – 09:02		 Third period 11:25 – Jerry Toppazzini (3)
Johnny Bower Goalie stats Harry Lumley
April 4 Boston Bruins 5–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Jerry Toppazzini (4) – pp – 07:28
Don McKenney (2) – 09:34		 First period 15:13 – pp – Bert Olmstead (2)
Johnny Bucyk (1) – 09:57
Johnny Bucyk (2) – 17:19		 Second period 03:50 – Frank Mahovlich (3)
Bronco Horvath (2) – 12:56 Third period 02:55 – Gerry Ehman (5)
07:37 – sh – Frank Mahovlich (4)
Harry Lumley Goalie stats Johnny Bower
April 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Larry Regan (1) – pp – 05:33 First period 01:11 – pp – Vic Stasiuk (4)
No scoring Second period 14:33 – Leo Boivin (1)
Bob Pulford (3) – 08:36
Gerry Ehman (6) – 17:27		 Third period No scoring
Johnny Bower Goalie stats Harry Lumley
Toronto won series 4–3

Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 1959 Stanley Cup Finals
April 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–5 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Dick Duff (3) – sh – 04:53
Billy Harris (1) – 06:24		 First period 00:36 – Henri Richard (3)
15:41 – Ralph Backstrom (1)
Ron Stewart (2) – 18:26 Second period 16:28 – Andre Pronovost (2)
No scoring Third period 11:59 – Marcel Bonin (8)
15:02 – pp – Dickie Moore (4)
Johnny Bower Goalie stats Jacques Plante
April 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 05:12 – pp – Tom Johnson (1)
Ron Stewart (3) – 11:41 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 05:02 – Claude Provost (5)
18:33 – Claude Provost (6)
Johnny Bower Goalie stats Jacques Plante
April 14 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Marcel Bonin (9) – pp – 17:31 First period 16:29 – Billy Harris (2)
No scoring Second period 17:11 – Bert Olmstead (3)
Dickie Moore (5) – 01:30 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 10:06 – Dick Duff (4)
Jacques Plante Goalie stats Johnny Bower
April 16 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Ab McDonald (1) – 09:54
Ralph Backstrom (2) – 13:01
Bernie Geoffrion (3) – 15:56		 Third period 03:45 – Billy Harris (3)
18:36 – Frank Mahovlich (5)
Jacques Plante Goalie stats Johnny Bower
April 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–5 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 04:13 – pp – Ralph Backstrom (3)
13:42 – Bernie Geoffrion (4)
16:26 – Tom Johnson (2)
Bob Pulford (4) – pp – 04:27 Second period 09:55 – Marcel Bonin (10)
19:25 – pp – Bernie Geoffrion (5)
Frank Mahovlich (6) – 12:07
Bert Olmstead (4) – 16:19		 Third period No scoring
Johnny Bower Goalie stats Jacques Plante
Montreal won series 4–1

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Dick Duff6929245373
Billy Harris7022305229
Frank Mahovlich6322274994
Bert Olmstead7010314174
Bob Pulford7023143753
George Armstrong5920163637
Ron Stewart7021133423
Tim Horton705212676
Gerry Ehman3812132512
Larry Regan32421252
Carl Brewer6932124125
Allan Stanley701222347
Brian Cullen594141810
Barry Cullen40681417
Dave Creighton3439124
Bob Baun5118987
Marc Reaume5115667
Gary Aldcorn50332
Rudy Migay191124
Stephen Kraftcheck81010
Willie Marshall90112
Johnny Bower390002
Ed Chadwick310000
Bob Nevin20002
Noel Price280004
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Johnny Bower234039151771062.723
Ed Chadwick18603112154922.973
Team:4200702732111982.836

Playoffs
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Gerry Ehman1267138
Frank Mahovlich12651118
Bob Pulford124488
Dick Duff124378
Billy Harris1234716
Bert Olmstead1242613
Ron Stewart123366
Carl Brewer1206640
George Armstrong1204410
Tim Horton1203316
Allan Stanley120332
Larry Regan81122
Brian Cullen101010
Dave Creighton50110
Bob Baun1200024
Johnny Bower120000
Gary Collins20000
Barry Cullen20000
Rudy Migay20000
Noel Price50002
Marc Reaume100000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Johnny Bower7461257383.060
Team:7461257383.060

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See also

References
  1. "1958–1959 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1958-59 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
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