1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Maple Leafs finish in second place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 35 wins, 26 losses, and 9 ties for 79 points. They defeated the Detroit Red Wings in six games in the Semi-finals before being swept by their arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, in the Stanley Cup Finals.

1959–60 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division2nd NHL
1959–60 record35–26–9
Goals for199
Goals against195
Team information
General managerPunch Imlach
CoachPunch Imlach
CaptainGeorge Armstrong
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsBob Pulford (24)
AssistsTim Horton (29)
PointsBob Pulford (52)
Penalty minutesCarl Brewer (150)
WinsJohnny Bower (34)
Goals against averageJohnny Bower (2.68)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens70401812255178+7792
2Toronto Maple Leafs7035269199195+479
3Chicago Black Hawks70282913191180+1169
4Detroit Red Wings70262915186197−1167
5Boston Bruins7028348220241−2164
6New York Rangers70173815187247−6049

Record vs. opponents
1959–60 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —5–6–35–8–14–88–4–26–6–2
Chicago 6–5–3—4–8–23–7–411–1–24–8–2
Detroit 8–5–18–4–2—2–7–54–6–44–9–1
Montreal 8–47–3–47–2–5—6–6–210–3–1
New York 4–8–21–11–26–4–46–6–2—2–9–3
Toronto 6–6–28–4–29–4–13–10–19–2–3—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 10, 19596–3Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)1–0–0
2WOctober 11, 19593–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)2–0–0
3LOctober 15, 19592–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)2–1–0
4WOctober 17, 19593–0Boston Bruins (1959–60)3–1–0
5LOctober 18, 19590–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)3–2–0
6WOctober 21, 19593–2@ New York Rangers (1959–60)4–2–0
7TOctober 24, 19591–1New York Rangers (1959–60)4–2–1
8TOctober 28, 19591–1Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)4–2–2
9WOctober 31, 19594–3Boston Bruins (1959–60)5–2–2
10LNovember 1, 19593–6@ Boston Bruins (1959–60)5–3–2
11WNovember 4, 19594–1New York Rangers (1959–60)6–3–2
12TNovember 7, 19592–2Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)6–3–3
13WNovember 10, 19593–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)7–3–3
14LNovember 12, 19590–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)7–4–3
15TNovember 14, 19593–3Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)7–4–4
16TNovember 15, 19592–2@ New York Rangers (1959–60)7–4–5
17WNovember 18, 19593–2Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)8–4–5
18LNovember 21, 19591–4Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)8–5–5
19WNovember 22, 19592–1@ Boston Bruins (1959–60)9–5–5
20WNovember 26, 19594–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)10–5–5
21TNovember 28, 19592–2Boston Bruins (1959–60)10–5–6
22WNovember 29, 19594–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)11–5–6
23WDecember 2, 19591–0Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)12–5–6
24WDecember 5, 19596–3New York Rangers (1959–60)13–5–6
25LDecember 6, 19590–6@ New York Rangers (1959–60)13–6–6
26LDecember 10, 19593–6@ Boston Bruins (1959–60)13–7–6
27LDecember 12, 19592–4Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)13–8–6
28LDecember 13, 19592–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)13–9–6
29LDecember 17, 19592–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)13–10–6
30WDecember 19, 19594–2Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)14–10–6
31LDecember 20, 19594–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)14–11–6
32WDecember 26, 19594–0New York Rangers (1959–60)15–11–6
33WDecember 27, 19596–3@ New York Rangers (1959–60)16–11–6
34LDecember 30, 19592–3Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)16–12–6
35WDecember 31, 19594–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)17–12–6
36LJanuary 2, 19602–4Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)17–13–6
37WJanuary 3, 19604–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)18–13–6
38WJanuary 6, 19603–1Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)19–13–6
39LJanuary 9, 19602–3Boston Bruins (1959–60)19–14–6
40LJanuary 10, 19600–4@ Boston Bruins (1959–60)19–15–6
41LJanuary 14, 19601–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)19–16–6
42WJanuary 16, 19603–1New York Rangers (1959–60)20–16–6
43LJanuary 17, 19603–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)20–17–6
44TJanuary 23, 19603–3Boston Bruins (1959–60)20–17–7
45LJanuary 24, 19602–6@ Boston Bruins (1959–60)20–18–7
46WJanuary 27, 19602–1Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)21–18–7
47WJanuary 30, 19603–2New York Rangers (1959–60)22–18–7
48TJanuary 31, 19603–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)22–18–8
49WFebruary 3, 19604–2@ New York Rangers (1959–60)23–18–8
50LFebruary 4, 19602–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)23–19–8
51WFebruary 6, 19606–4Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)24–19–8
52LFebruary 7, 19600–3@ Boston Bruins (1959–60)24–20–8
53LFebruary 10, 19602–4Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)24–21–8
54WFebruary 13, 19607–1Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)25–21–8
55WFebruary 14, 19603–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)26–21–8
56WFebruary 17, 19603–1Boston Bruins (1959–60)27–21–8
57WFebruary 20, 19603–1Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)28–21–8
58LFebruary 21, 19605–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)28–22–8
59WFebruary 24, 19603–1Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)29–22–8
60LFebruary 27, 19603–4Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)29–23–8
61WFebruary 28, 19605–3@ New York Rangers (1959–60)30–23–8
62LMarch 3, 19601–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)30–24–8
63WMarch 5, 19605–2Boston Bruins (1959–60)31–24–8
64WMarch 6, 19603–1@ Boston Bruins (1959–60)32–24–8
65LMarch 9, 19604–9Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)32–25–8
66LMarch 12, 19601–4New York Rangers (1959–60)32–26–8
67TMarch 13, 19602–2@ New York Rangers (1959–60)32–26–9
68WMarch 17, 19606–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1959–60)33–26–9
69WMarch 19, 19601–0Chicago Black Hawks (1959–60)34–26–9
70WMarch 20, 19603–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1959–60)35–26–9

Playoffs

Montreal swept the Chicago Black Hawks in four games to reach the Final. In the other semi-final, Toronto defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two.

Stanley Cup Finals

Montreal swept the Maple Leafs, outscoring them 15–5, en route to being the first team since the 1952 Detroit Red Wings to go without a loss in the playoffs.

After the series Rocket Richard retired. He went out with style, finishing with his 34th final-series goal in the third game.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 7Toronto Maple Leafs2Montreal Canadiens4
April 9Toronto Maple Leafs1Montreal Canadiens2
April 12Montreal Canadiens5Toronto Maple Leafs2
April 14Montreal Canadiens4Toronto Maple Leafs0

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Bob Pulford7024285281
George Armstrong7023285160
Dick Duff6719224151
Frank Mahovlich7018213961
Billy Harris7013253829
Bert Olmstead5315213663
Ron Stewart6714203428
Johnny Wilson701516318
Gerry Ehman6912162826
Larry Regan47416206
Gerry James34491356
Ted Hampson41281017
Garry Edmundson39461047
Dave Creighton141564
Rudy Migay10000
Ken Girard10000
Pat Hannigan10000

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Allan Stanley6410233322
Tim Horton703293269
Carl Brewer6741923150
Bobby Baun61891759
Red Kelly1865118
Joe Crozier50332
Marc Reaume360116
Al MacNeil40002

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Johnny Bower663424852.68
Ed Chadwick412103.75

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. "1959–1960 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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