2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season

2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division 4th Northeast
Conference 9th Eastern
2005–06 record 41–33–8
Goals for 254
Goals against 263
Team information
General Manager John Ferguson, Jr.
Coach Pat Quinn
Captain Mats Sundin
Alternate captains Tomas Kaberle
Bryan McCabe
Arena Air Canada Centre
Team leaders
Goals Mats Sundin (31)
Assists Bryan McCabe (49)
Points Mats Sundin (78)
Penalties in minutes Bryan McCabe (116)
Wins Ed Belfour (22)
Goals against average Jean-Sebastien Aubin (2.21)
<2004–05 2006–07>

The 2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 89th season of the franchise, 79th season as the Maple Leafs.

Off season

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season

The Maple Leafs would go on to lead all 30 teams with most power-play goals scored during the regular season, with 107.[1] Captain Mats Sundin, who scored only 13 goals in his first 49 games of the season, scored 18 goals in his final 21 games, for the 12th 30-goal season of his career. The 32-year-old veteran Eric Lindros, signed by the Maple Leafs on August 11, 2005, had a solid start to the season, scoring seven goals in his first eight games. However, wrist injuries would limit him to 33 games played for the year; he finished with 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points. Tomas Kaberle, Bryan McCabe and Darcy Tucker would all have career years, finishing with 68, 67 and 61 points, respectively.

Defensively, the Maple Leafs finished 21st out of 30 in goaltending, allowing 263 goals (excluding seven shootout goals allowed). It was the most goals allowed by a Maple Leafs team since the 1996–97 squad allowed 273. Toronto finished 26th in power-play goals allowed, with 99 and 24th in penalty killing, with 80.04%. While goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin posted a 9–0–2 record with a .924 save percentage, a 2.22 goals against average (GAA) and one shutout, Ed Belfour and Mikael Tellqvist each posted GAAs of over 3.00 and save percentages of under .900. Furthermore, for the first time since the 1988–89 season, Belfour did not record a shutout during the regular season.

The Maple Leafs finished the regular season with a 41–33–8 record for 90 points, two points behind the Tampa Bay Lightning, who captured the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference. Their ninth place finish meant that the Maple Leafs would miss the [layoffs for the first time since 1998. Throughout the season, Toronto struggled against their provincial and divisional rivals, the Ottawa Senators, winning only one game out of eight meetings with a 1–5–2 record. Excluding shootout goals, the Maple Leafs were outscored 39 to 19 and were shut-out twice. Goaltender Ed Belfour went 0–5–2 against the Senators with 34 goals allowed, a 5.20 GAA and a save percentage of .834.

Season standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Ottawa Senators 82 52 21 9 314 211 113
2 4 Buffalo Sabres 82 52 24 6 281 239 110
3 7 Montreal Canadiens 82 42 31 9 243 247 93
4 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 41 33 8 257 270 90
5 13 Boston Bruins 82 29 37 16 230 266 74

[2] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 9 314 211 113
2 Y- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
3 Y - New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 27 8 242 229 101
4 X- Buffalo Sabres NE 82 52 24 6 242 239 110
5 X-Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 26 11 267 259 101
6 X– New York Rangers AT 82 44 26 12 257 215 100
7 X-Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 31 9 243 247 93
8 X- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 41 33 8 257 270 90
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
11 Florida Panthers SE 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
12 New York Islanders AT 82 36 40 6 230 278 78
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 29 37 16 230 266 74
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 29 41 12 237 306 70
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 22 46 14 244 316 58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z- Clinched Conference; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Torino Olympics

Six members of the Maple Leafs competed in Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Bryan McCabe represented Canada; Nik Antropov competed for the Kazakhstan; Aki Berg competed for Finland; Tomas Kaberle for the Czech Republic; and Mats Sundin and Mikael Tellqvist captured the gold medal while representing Sweden. Sundin also held the distinction of serving as captain for Sweden

Playoffs

This marked the first time since the Maple Leafs joined the Eastern Conference in the 1998–99 season that the team did not make the playoffs.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 5, 20052–3 SO Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 0–0–1
2LOctober 8, 20054–5 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 0–1–1
3LOctober 10, 20055–6 SO @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 0–1–2
4WOctober 11, 20054–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 1–1–2
5WOctober 14, 20059–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 2–1–2
6WOctober 15, 20053–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 3–1–2
7WOctober 20, 20055–4 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 4–1–2
8LOctober 22, 20052–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 4–2–2
9WOctober 24, 20055–4 SO Boston Bruins (2005–06) 5–2–2
10LOctober 27, 20051–2 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 5–3–2
11LOctober 29, 20050–8 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 5–4–2
12WOctober 31, 20052–1 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 6–4–2
13LNovember 3, 20053–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 6–5–2
14WNovember 5, 2005 †5–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 7–5–2
15LNovember 6, 20054–5 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 7–6–2
16WNovember 8, 20056–4 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 8–6–2
17LNovember 11, 20052–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 8–7–2
18WNovember 12, 20055–4 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 9–7–2
19WNovember 15, 20052–1 New York Rangers (2005–06) 10–7–2
20WNovember 17, 20054–1 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 11–7–2
21WNovember 19, 20055–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 12–7–2
22LNovember 23, 20051–5 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 12–8–2
23LNovember 25, 20053–4 SO @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 12–8–3
24WNovember 26, 20054–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 13–8–3
25WNovember 28, 20052–1 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 14–8–3
26LNovember 30, 20051–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 14–9–3
27WDecember 1, 20054–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 15–9–3
28LDecember 3, 20054–5 San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 15–10–3
29LDecember 6, 20051–2 Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 15–11–3
30LDecember 10, 20051–2 Dallas Stars (2005–06) 15–12–3
31WDecember 12, 20053–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 16–12–3
32LDecember 17, 20052–8 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 16–13–3
33WDecember 19, 20059–6 New York Islanders (2005–06) 17–13–3
34LDecember 22, 20051–4 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 17–14–3
35WDecember 23, 20052–1 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 18–14–3
36WDecember 26, 20052–1 New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 19–14–3
37WDecember 27, 20053–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 20–14–3
38WDecember 29, 20054–3 SO Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 21–14–3
39WDecember 31, 20056–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 22–14–3
40WJanuary 2, 20063–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 23–14–3
41LJanuary 6, 20060–1 @ Calgary Flames (2005–06) 23–15–3
42WJanuary 7, 20063–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06) 24–15–3
43LJanuary 10, 20063–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06) 24–16–3
44LJanuary 14, 20063–4 Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 24–17–3
45LJanuary 17, 20063–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06) 24–18–3
46LJanuary 18, 20063–5 @ Minnesota Wild (2005–06) 24–19–3
47LJanuary 21, 20060–7 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 24–20–3
48LJanuary 23, 20063–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 24–21–3
49LJanuary 26, 20064–8 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 24–22–3
50LJanuary 28, 20063–4 OT Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 24–22–4
51WJanuary 30, 20064–2 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 25–22–4
52LJanuary 31, 20062–3 SO @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 25–22–5
53LFebruary 3, 20061–4 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 25–23–5
54WFebruary 4, 20064–2 New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 26–23–5
55WFebruary 7, 20064–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 27–23–5
56LFebruary 10, 20062–4 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 27–24–5
57LFebruary 11, 20062–4 New York Rangers (2005–06) 27–25–5
58LFebruary 28, 20063–5 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 27–26–5
59LMarch 3, 20062–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 27–27–5
60LMarch 4, 20062–4 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 27–28–5
61WMarch 7, 20065–3 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 28–28–5
62LMarch 10, 20061–2 SO @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 28–28–6
63WMarch 11, 20065–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 29–28–6
64WMarch 14, 20065–4 SO Boston Bruins (2005–06) 30–28–6
65LMarch 16, 20061–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 30–29–6
66LMarch 18, 20062–5 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 30–30–6
67WMarch 19, 20061–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 31–30–6
68WMarch 21, 20063–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 32–30–6
69LMarch 23, 20061–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 32–31–6
70LMarch 25, 20062–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 32–32–6
71WMarch 26, 20064–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 33–32–6
72WMarch 28, 20063–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 34–32–6
73WApril 1, 20067–0 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 35–32–6
74LApril 3, 20062–3 SO Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 35–32–7
75WApril 5, 20063–2 New York Islanders (2005–06) 36–32–7
76LApril 6, 20062–3 SO @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 36–32–8
77WApril 8, 20065–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 37–32–8
78WApril 11, 20066–5 OT Florida Panthers (2005–06) 38–32–8
79WApril 13, 20064–3 OT @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 39–32–8
80WApril 15, 20065–1 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 40–32–8
81LApril 16, 20060–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 40–33–8
82WApril 18, 20065–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 41–33–8

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Sundin, MatsMats Sundin 70 31 47 78 5871622
McCabe, BryanBryan McCabe 73 19 49 68 116-11306
Kaberle, TomasTomas Kaberle 82 9 58 67 46-1602
Tucker, DarcyDarcy Tucker 74 28 33 61 100-121804
Allison, JasonJason Allison 66 17 43 60 76-18902
Steen, AlexanderAlexander Steen 75 18 27 45 42-9913
Wellwood, KyleKyle Wellwood 81 11 34 45 140300
Ponikarovsky, AlexeiAlexei Ponikarovsky 81 21 17 38 6815243
O'Neill, JeffJeff O'Neill 74 19 19 38 64-191406
Antropov, NikNik Antropov 57 12 19 31 5613210
Kilger, ChadChad Kilger 79 17 11 28 63-6112
Stajan, MattMatt Stajan 80 15 12 27 505345
Lindros, EricEric Lindros 33 11 11 22 43-3402
Domi, TieTie Domi 77 5 11 16 109-10100
Klee, KenKen Klee 56 3 12 15 66-1101
Khavanov, AlexanderAlexander Khavanov 64 6 6 12 60-11210
Wilm, ClarkeClarke Wilm 60 1 7 8 43-15000
Berg, AkiAki Berg 75 0 8 8 56-5000
Colaiacovo, CarloCarlo Colaiacovo 21 2 5 7 170100
White, IanIan White 12 1 5 6 102000
Czerkawski, MariuszMariusz Czerkawski 19 4 1 5 6-2100
Pohl, JohnJohn Pohl 7 3 1 4 42100
Belak, WadeWade Belak 55 0 3 3 109-13000
Richardson, LukeLuke Richardson 21 0 3 3 41-1000
Williams, JeremyJeremy Williams 1 1 0 1 00000
Belfour, EdEd Belfour 49 0 1 1 120000
Harrison, JayJay Harrison 8 0 1 1 25000
Kronwall, StaffanStaffan Kronwall 34 0 1 1 14-3000
Wozniewski, AndyAndy Wozniewski 13 0 1 1 13-8000
Aubin, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Aubin 11 0 0 0 00000
Bell, BrendanBrendan Bell 1 0 0 0 00000
Ondrus, BenBen Ondrus 22 0 0 0 18-10000
Perrott, NathanNathan Perrott 3 0 0 0 2-5000
Suglobov, AleksanderAleksander Suglobov 2 0 0 0 0-1000
Tellqvist, MikaelMikael Tellqvist 25 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L OTL GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Belfour, EdEd Belfour 2897 49 22 22 4 159 3.29 014761317.892
Tellqvist, MikaelMikael Tellqvist 1399 25 10 11 2 73 3.13 2697624.895
Aubin, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Aubin 677 11 9 0 2 25 2.22 1330305.924
Team: 4973 82 41 33 8 257 3.10 32503 2246 .897

[4]

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 goals
Min, 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;

Awards and records

Milestones

  Player is still active or individual record
Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Ed Belfour Passes Terry Sawchuk for second all-time in wins by a goaltender December 19, 2005
Jay Harrison 1st NHL Assist January 30, 2006
Staffan Kronwall 1st NHL Game October 29, 2005
Staffan Kronwall 1st NHL Assist February 7, 2006
Alexei Ponikarovsky 1st 20 Goal Season
Alexander Steen 1st NHL Goal October 8, 2005
Mats Sundin 1,150th NHL Point -
Mikael Tellqvist 1st NHL Shutout December 1, 2005
Kyle Wellwood 1st NHL Multi-Point Game October 14, 2005

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season.

Trades

July 30, 2005 To Carolina Hurricanes
4th round pick in 2006 (Reto Berra)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jeff O'Neill
August 24, 2005 To St. Louis Blues
Future Considerations
To Toronto Maple Leafs
John Pohl
November 6, 2005 To Dallas Stars
Nathan Perrott
To Toronto Maple Leafs
6th round pick in 2006 (Leo Komarov)
March 8, 2006 To New Jersey Devils
Ken Klee
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Aleksander Suglobov
March 8, 2006 To Columbus Blue Jackets
5th round pick in 2006 (Nick Sucharski)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Luke Richardson
June 15, 2006 To Boston Bruins
Petr Tenkrat
To Toronto Maple Leafs
7th round pick in 2006 (Chris Frank)
June 24, 2006 To Boston Bruins
Tuukka Rask
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Andrew Raycroft
June 24, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks
3rd round pick in 2006 (Tony Lagerstrom)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
4th round pick in 2006 (James Reimer)
4th round pick in 2006 (Korbinian Holzer)
June 24, 2006 To Phoenix Coyotes
7th round pick in 2006 ()(Chris Frank)
7th round pick in 2006 (Benn Ferriero)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
6th round pick in 2006 (Viktor Stalberg)

Waivers

March 8, 2006 To Boston Bruins
Mariusz Czerkawski

Free agents

Player Former Team
Jason Allison Los Angeles Kings
Alexander Khavanov St. Louis Blues
Eric Lindros New York Rangers
Jean-Sebastien Aubin Pittsburgh Penguins
Mariusz Czerkawski New York Islanders
Brad Brown Buffalo Sabres
Alex Foster Undrafted free agent
Player New Team
Alexander Mogilny New Jersey Devils
Brian Leetch Boston Bruins
Gary Roberts Florida Panthers
Joe Nieuwendyk Florida Panthers
Jason MacDonald Boston Bruins
Bryan Marchment Calgary Flames

Draft picks

The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. As a lockout cancelled the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on July 22, 2005. Teams were assigned 1 to 3 balls based on their playoff appearances and first overall draft picks from the past three years. According to the draft order, the selection worked its way up to 30 as usual; then instead of repeating the order as in past years, the draft "snaked" back down to the team with the first pick. Therefore the team with the first pick overall would not pick again until the 60th pick. The team with the 30th pick would also get the 31st pick. The draft was only seven rounds in length, compared to nine rounds in years past. The labor dispute caused the shortened draft.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 21 Tuukka Rask Goaltender  Finland Ilves Jr. (Finland)
3 82 Phil Oreskovic Defence  Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
5 153 Alex Berry  United States Bruins Jr. (EJHL)
6 173 Johan Dahlberg  Sweden Modo Hockey Jr. (Sweden)
7 216 Anton Stralman Defence  Sweden Skovde (Sweden 2)
7 228 Chad Rau  United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League

The Maple Leafs were also affiliated with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL.[5]

Roster

2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

See also

References

  1. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2006.html
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  3. "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. "2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  5. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.14, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
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