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2022–23 Toronto Maple Leafs season

National Hockey League season

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ113365055 ↗
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The 2022–23 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 106th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). On March 27, 2023, the Maple Leafs clinched a playoff spot for the seventh year in a row after the Ottawa Senators defeated the Florida Panthers. On April 29, the Maple Leafs won their First Round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, which was the first playoff series win for the franchise since 2004. In the Second Round, the Maple Leafs lost to the Florida Panthers in five games.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

(M) Player was playing for the minor league affiliate Toronto Marlies of the AHL at end of regular season

(X) Player was no longer with the Maple Leafs organization by the end of regular season

Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

Key

† Contract is entry-level.

‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

Trades

Notes

Ottawa retains 25% of Murray's remaining contract.

Chicago retains 50% of McCabe's remaining contract.

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