1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game. It was played at Maple Leaf Gardens on January 16, 1968. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated an all-star team by a score of 4–3. The Leafs missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1957–58 season with a record of 33–31–10 for 76 points for a fifth place in the East Division. The Leafs finished with a better record than any of the six expansion teams that season.
Offseason
NHL draft
Players lost in expansion draft
The following Maple Leafs were lost to various franchises in the expansion draft.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Goaltending
Awards and records
Johnny Bower and Bruce Gamble, Runner-up, Vezina Trophy
Bruce Gamble, All-Star Game MVP
Tim Horton, 1967–68 NHL First Team All-Star
Transactions
The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1967–68 season.
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