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The Toronto Maple Leafs have been round for greater than a century. With 100-plus years of historical past, they’ve had a number of characters and quite a few Corridor of Fame gamers. Lots of the franchise’s finest gamers had prolonged careers with the workforce, racking up vital statistics. Listed below are the highest 20 highest goal-scorers for the blue and white.
No. 1: Mats Sundin, 420 Objectives
He’s the lone European on the checklist and was the franchise’s first non-Canadian captain. Mats Sundin was the face of the franchise for greater than a decade. He was acquired in 1994 and led the Maple Leafs in scoring in each season however one throughout his tenure. His 420 targets are highlighted by two 41-goal seasons in 1996-97 and 2001-02. In 13 seasons in Toronto, he scored 30 targets or extra in 10 of them.
Sundin is the franchise chief in factors with 987, game-winning targets with 79, powerplay targets with 124 and second for all-time assists with 567. What’s most spectacular about his manufacturing, is the remainder of the workforce’s roster throughout Sundin’s time in Toronto. He hardly ever had a constant winger and positively not a constant celebrity. The perfect of his common linemates, maybe, was Gary Roberts, who had two 40-point seasons and one 50-point season as a Maple Leaf.
The vast majority of Sundin’s work was accomplished by himself, and it’s outstanding that he nonetheless comes out on prime because the Maple Leafs’ all-time goal-scoring (and factors) chief. He was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 2012.
No. 2: Darryl Sittler, 389 Objectives
Darryl Sittler, maybe finest identified for his report 10-point recreation in 1976 when he scored six targets and 4 assists, is second on the franchise’s goal-scoring checklist. He was the first-round draft choose by the Maple Leafs in 1970 and spent a dozen seasons with the workforce earlier than being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers.
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In these 12 seasons, he topped the 40-goal plateau 4 instances, his highest goal-scoring complete was within the 1977-78 season, when he recorded 45. However his title seems a number of instances within the Leafs’ report books. He’s second in all-time scoring with 916 factors, second in most powerplay targets having amassed 120 and he has essentially the most hat tips in workforce historical past with 18.
Sittler was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 1989, however his accomplishments had been additionally acknowledged by being included within the Ontario Sports activities Corridor of Fame in 2003 and the Canadian Stroll of Fame in 2016. In 2017, he was named one of many 100 Biggest NHL Gamers in historical past.
No. 3: Auston Matthews, 368 Objectives
Auston Matthews has cracked this checklist after simply six seasons with the franchise. He was chosen first general within the 2016 draft by the Maple Leafs. He made fairly a primary impression on Leaf Nation by scoring 4 targets in his first NHL recreation – the primary participant in modern-day NHL historical past to perform that feat. Matthews went on to attain 40 targets in his rookie season, and win the Calder Memorial Trophy.
The dynamic centre suffered just a few accidents throughout his subsequent two seasons however nonetheless managed to attain 71 targets in 170 video games. Matthews was on a record-setting tempo throughout the 2019-20 season. He had 47 targets when the season was stopped for the worldwide pandemic. Analytics recommend Matthews would’ve scored eight extra targets within the subsequent 12 video games beating Rick Vaive’s 54 objective mark from the 1980-81 season.
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Matthews grew to become the primary participant in franchise historical past to win the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy after scoring 41 targets in 52 video games throughout the shortened 2020-21 season. Had it been a full 82-game common schedule, Matthews was projected so as to add one other 22 targets, for a complete of 63. Through the 2021-22 season, he grew to become the primary Maple Leaf to attain 60 targets in a season. The American-born celebrity has three extra seasons below contract with the membership. Within the 2023-24 season, Matthews scored 69 targets, which is essentially the most targets within the wage cap period, and led to him capturing his third Rocket Richard Trophy.
No. 4: Dave Keon, 365 Objectives
Hailed because the workforce’s best participant of all time, Dave Keon spent 15 seasons, nearly his total profession, with the Maple Leafs, scoring 365 targets. He received the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1961 and by no means slowed down. He received 4 Stanley Cups with Toronto. His private finest season, in 1970-71, noticed him rating 38 targets.
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In his profession with the Maple Leafs, Keon reached the 20-goal mark 11 instances. Remarkably, he additionally gathered a complete of solely 75 penalty minutes, by far the bottom of any of the Maple Leafs’ top-10 objective scorers (and third behind Syl Apps and Auston Matthews within the prime 20).
Keon is an eight-time NHL All-Star, a two-time recipient of the Woman Byng Memorial Trophy, and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1967. He was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 1986, named to the 100 Biggest NHL Gamers checklist in 2017 and added to Canada’s Sports activities Corridor of Fame in 2018.
No. 5: Ron Ellis, 332 Objectives
Ron Ellis received a Stanley Cup in 1967 and was a part of Crew Canada throughout the famed 1972 Summit Collection. Ellis spent the whole lot of his 16-year NHL profession with the Maple Leafs. His finest season, in 1969-70, noticed him register 35 targets. He reached the 20-goal plateau 11 instances in his profession, together with 10 straight seasons.
Probably the most fascinating a part of Ellis’ profession is that he would’ve been significantly larger on this checklist. After his best season, Ellis abruptly retired throughout the 1975 coaching camp. He denied that it was in protest of Sittler being named captain. He returned to the workforce two years later for the beginning of the 1977-78 season.
The four-time NHL All-Star, averaged greater than 20 targets a season and left in his prime. It’s truthful to say he would’ve simply tacked on one other 40 to 50 targets, difficult Sittler for second on this checklist. The 2-year retirement might have additionally value Ellis an induction within the Hockey Corridor of Fame. Sarcastically, he later labored for the Hockey Corridor of Fame.
No. 6: Rick Vaive, 299 Objectives
Changing into the first Maple Leafs participant to attain 50 targets in a season, Rick Vaive scored 54 of his 299 targets within the blue and white within the 1980-81 season. That quantity nonetheless stands because the report for many targets in a season by any Maple Leafs participant. He would attain the 50-goal mark two extra instances, scoring 51 and 52 targets, respectively, within the following years. In his seven full seasons with the Maple Leafs, Vaive by no means scored lower than 32 targets.
Vaive was a excessive draft choose of the Vancouver Canucks in 1979 however was traded to Toronto in a multi-player deal that noticed Maple Leafs’ fan favorite, Dave “Tiger” Williams, head west. Vaive solely performed half of his profession in Toronto. He was unceremoniously traded in 1987 by workforce proprietor Harold Ballard, throughout among the most tumultuous instances within the historical past of the group. Had he performed the whole lot of his NHL profession in Toronto, he could be the workforce’s prime objective scorer. In 13 NHL season’s he scored 441 targets. He has not been inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame.
No. 7 (Tie): Frank Mahovlich, 296 Objectives
Frank Mahovlich spent 10 vibrant seasons with the Maple Leafs. The Massive M, who was additionally known as Moses, received the Calder Memorial Trophy for his 1957-58 season efficiency the place he scored 20 targets and including 16 assists in 67 video games. He continued to seek out the online in ensuing seasons, his most memorable got here in 1960-61 when he scored 48 targets for 36 assists and 131 penalty minutes in simply 70 video games. His 48 objective season stood because the excessive watermark for 21 seasons.
Nonetheless, Mahovlich spent a tough decade in Toronto squaring off with coach Punch Imlach and was usually booed by followers at Maple Leaf Gardens. He was admitted to the hospital at the very least twice whereas coping with bouts of despair. After 4 Stanley Cup wins with Toronto he was traded to the Detroit Purple Wings midway by way of his eleventh professional season. Later discovering himself on the rival Montreal Canadiens the place he received two extra Stanley Cups.
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He was a 15-time NHL All-Star, 9 of these appearances as a Maple Leaf. He was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 1981, the Canada Sports activities Corridor of Fame in 1990 and was named one of many Prime 100 NHL Gamers in Historical past in 2017. Later in life, he was a Liberal Senator within the Canadian Senate.
No. 7 (Tie): George Armstrong, 296 Objectives
George Armstrong spent 21 years taking part in centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs, however his tenure with the workforce didn’t finish when his taking part in time did. In truth, he spent 75 years as a part of the workforce, as a coach, assistant basic supervisor, scout after which an envoy. His dedication to the workforce is what locations him on this goal-scoring checklist as he was not a prolific scorer, however he holds the franchise report for the longest-serving participant with an unbelievable 1,187 video games.
Once you play that many video games, you’re sure to attain some targets. His highest season output was in 1959-60 when he scored 23. He solely reached the 20-goal mark 4 instances in 21 seasons. He served as captain for 12 years and Conn Smythe known as Armstrong, “one of the best captain, as a captain, the Leafs have ever had.”
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Not solely did Armstrong play practically 1,200 common seasons video games with the Leafs, he performed one other 110 playoff video games. He scored the ultimate objective of the unique six-era of the NHL. He scored the final Leafs’ objective in a Stanley Cup Closing. He was a 7-time NHL All-Star and four-time Stanley Cup champion. He was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 1979.
No. 9: Wendel Clark, 260 Objectives
Wendel Clark was the first-overall choose by the Maple Leafs in 1985. The pleasure of Kelvington, Saskatchewan grew to become probably the most beloved gamers within the historical past of the workforce. Not solely is he ranked excessive on the goal-scoring checklist, however Clark additionally amassed 1535 penalty minutes as a Maple Leaf, which is third all-time.
He scored 34 targets in his rookie season and improved on that with 37 in his sophomore 12 months. Following that, he grew to become the sufferer of accidents, taking part in in simply 28, 15, and 38 video games over the subsequent three seasons. His highest scoring season was in 1993-94 the place he scored 46 targets. Coincidentally he additionally had his highest penalty minutes in that season too with 76 minutes within the field in simply 64 video games performed.
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Clark was probably the most bodily gamers in workforce historical past, however his bodily play restricted his motion. He performed lower than half of the season a number of instances in his NHL profession. He was additionally a part of probably the most stunning and later legendary trades in franchise historical past. Clark was traded to the Quebec Nordiques as part of a multi-player swap that included Mats Sundin coming to Toronto.
No. 10: Bob Pulford, 251 Objectives
Bob Pulford was an excellent hockey participant and clearly among the best for the franchise, however he’s remembered way more for what he did for the sport. Pulford was named the primary president of the Nationwide Hockey League Gamers’ Affiliation in 1967. He additionally performed with the Los Angeles Kings after which coached them. He received the Jack Adams Award in 1974-75. After that, he spent 30 years with the Chicago Blackhawks as a coach and basic supervisor.
Like just a few others on this checklist, Pulford was not a really prolific objective scorer, however his time spent with the workforce is why he lands on the checklist. His finest season got here in 1965-66 when he scored 28 targets. He reached the 20-goal plateau 4 instances with the Maple Leafs, however by no means scored under 11 in a season. Maybe his most well-known second was when he scored the 2OT winner in Recreation 3 of the 1967 Stanley Cup Closing to offer his workforce the 2-1 sequence lead, they went on to win the Cup. He was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 1991.
No. 11: Ted Kennedy, 230 Objectives
Rounding out the highest ten is Ted Kennedy. He first appeared in Toronto’s lineup for 2 video games as a 17-year-old in 1942-43. He’s nonetheless the youngest participant to decorate for the Maple Leafs. He was captain for eight seasons throughout his tenure between 1942 to 1957. He was extra of a tenacious forechecker than an offensive dynamo, however his 14 laborious working seasons with the workforce netted him 230 targets.
His finest season noticed him rating 29 targets in 1944-45, and he reached the 20-goal plateau 5 instances. He’s nonetheless thought-about among the best faceoff gamers to ever play the sport, serving to him help on 330 targets, which is nice for eighth on the groups all time help checklist.
He helped the workforce turn out to be the NHL’s second dynasty once they received 4 Stanley Cups in 5 years.He was the primary NHL participant (alongside teammate Turk Broda) to win 5 Stanley Cups. He’s additionally the final Maple Leafs’ participant to win the Hart Trophy, again in 1955. He was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 1966 and was later named to the NHL’s Prime 100 Participant’s Record.
No. 12: Lanny McDonald, 219 Objectives
Lanny McDonald, maybe finest know for his well-known moustache, additionally did some scoring for the Maple Leafs. The workforce drafted him fourth general throughout the 1973 draft and he went on to play six full seasons in Toronto. After a sluggish begin to his profession, his objective scoring means began to indicate in his third season. He scored 37 targets in 1975-76 and adopted it up with three straight 40 objective seasons or extra targets 3 times whereas he was with the Maple Leafs.
Throughout his seventh season Toronto traded McDonald to the Colorado Rockies. A transfer that resulted in protests in entrance of Maple Leaf Gardens. He was later traded to the Calgary Flames and his title is throughout that franchise’s report books as nicely. He’s fifth on the Calgary Flames all time goal-scoring checklist with 215 targets in 492 video games. McDonald’s highest scoring season was in 1982-83 when he received 66 targets for the Flames, a franchise report that also stands.
He went on to attain 500 targets and 1000 factors in his 16 NHL seasons and was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 1992, and nonetheless sports activities the moustache to at the present time.
No. 13: William Nylander, 217 Objectives
William Nylander appears to have probably the most distinctive relationships with the fan base. Many individuals in Leafs Nations love him and what he brings to the workforce. Nonetheless, there’s nonetheless a portion that may’t stand him and really feel that he’s too delicate. Regardless, he now formally tops the highest 20 objective scorers in Maple Leafs’ historical past.
Nylander was chosen within the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and made his debut throughout the 2015-16 NHL season. In that season, he appeared in 22 video games and scored six targets and 7 assists for 13 factors. Nonetheless, it has solely been up from there for him; he has produced at a really excessive degree for the workforce. His finest NHL season is by far the 2022-23 marketing campaign. He scored a career-high 40 targets, which comes as a shock to completely nobody as a result of his scoring means is simple. Nylander moved up on the checklist from twentieth to thirteenth within the 2023-24 season and he eclipsed the 40-goal mark for the second straight season.
No. 14: Syl Apps, 201 Objectives
The primary Maple Leafs participant to ever win the Calder Memorial Trophy, Syl Apps spent his total 10-year NHL profession taking part in in Toronto. Consistency was the secret for Apps, who registered six 20-goal seasons and three 15-goal seasons. His finest, scoring-wise got here throughout his final within the league, when he potted 26 targets.
A 3-time Stanley Cup champion with the Maple Leafs, Apps was additionally a participant of nice character. He was awarded the Woman Byng Memorial Trophy in 1942 for his manner, and he solely registered 56 PIMs all through his profession. He was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 1961.
No. 15: Charlie Conacher, 200 Objectives
Seen by many as one in every of, if not the best participant to ever play for the Maple Leafs, Charlie Conacher performed for the workforce for 9 years. In an period of low scoring, he frequently scored 30 or extra targets, registering 4 such seasons all through his tenure. In truth, with era-adjusted scoring, Conacher holds 4 of the top-10 spots in targets scored by a Maple Leafs participant.
His finest season got here in 1934-35 when he scored 36 targets. Adjusted for the period, nevertheless, his finest season was in 1930-31 when he scored 62 era-adjusted targets. He led the NHL in goal-scoring 5 instances whereas with the Maple Leafs and led the league in factors twice. He received the Stanley Cup as soon as, in 1932. The person they known as the Massive Bomber was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 1961 and is one the NHL’s Prime 100 Gamers checklist.
No. 16: Mitch Marner, 194 Objectives
Mitch Marner was chosen by the Maple Leafs within the 2015 NHL Draft with the fourth general choose. Since then, he has teamed up extraordinarily nicely with Matthews as a goal-scoring duo. Marner lastly makes it onto the checklist after eight seasons with the workforce. Often known as a passer, in the previous couple of seasons, he has developed a greater shot and compelled the defencemen to honour his goal-scoring means.
Marner’s career-high in targets is 35, which got here within the 2021–22 season. Within the two seasons since, he has scored 30 and 26 targets. He’ll all the time be a pass-first participant, however now that he has confirmed that he can rating 30-plus in a season, he’ll slowly transfer up the Maple Leafs goal-scoring checklist. He’s set to turn out to be an unrestricted free agent after the 2024–25 season, and if he re-signs with the workforce, he might find yourself being within the prime 10 all-time in workforce scoring.
No. 17: John Anderson, 189 Objectives
Anderson spent eight seasons with the Maple Leafs within the late 70s and early 80s after being chosen by the workforce within the first spherical of the 1977 Draft.
All through this high-scoring period, he registered 4 consecutive seasons of 30 targets or extra. His finest season got here in 1983-84, when he scored 37 targets, discovering success with teammates Rick Vaive and Invoice Derlago on their acquisition by the Maple Leafs. He has not been inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame.
No. 18 (Tie): Busher Jackson, 186 Objectives
Of the three ties, Jackson wanted the fewest video games to achieve 186 targets. Identified largely in fashionable days for his off-ice struggles, he was an excellent participant for the Maple Leafs all through his 10 seasons with the workforce.
Consistency was key for Jackson, who put up 5 20-goal seasons, together with 4 consecutively. His finest season got here in 1931-32 when he scored 28 targets (period adjusted: 49), led the NHL in factors with 53, and received the Stanley Cup. He was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 1971.
No. 18 (Tie): Sid Smith, 186 Objectives
Of the three tied gamers, Sid Smith took the second-fewest video games to achieve 186 targets. He spent his total NHL profession with the Maple Leafs, spanning 9 full seasons and three shortened seasons break up with the Pittsburgh Hornets of the AHL and the Quebec Aces of the QSHL.
Repeatedly placing up 20-goal seasons, Smith’s finest got here in 1954-55 when he scored 33 targets. He reached the 30-goal plateau one different time, whereas reaching the 20-goal plateau for six consecutive seasons. He’s a three-time Stanley Cup champion. He has not been inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame.
No. 18 (Tie): Ron Stewart, 186 Objectives
Of the three ties, Stewart wanted essentially the most video games to achieve 186 targets. He spent over half of his NHL profession with the Maple Leafs, totalling 13 full seasons.
Not a very expert objective scorer, Stewart broke the 20-goal mark with the Maple Leafs simply as soon as, in 1958-59, scoring 21 targets. Regardless of this, he nonetheless managed to attain at the very least 13 targets in all however one season in Toronto. He’s a three-time Stanley Cup champion with the workforce. He has not been inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame.
