2023–24 Toronto Maple Leafs season
| 2023–24 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
|---|---|
| Division | 3rd Atlantic |
| Conference | 5th Eastern |
| 2023–24 record | 46–26–10 |
| Home record | 22–15–4 |
| Road record | 24–11–6 |
| Goals for | 303 |
| Goals against | 263 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Brad Treliving |
| Coach | Sheldon Keefe |
| Captain | John Tavares |
| Alternate captains | Mitch Marner Auston Matthews Morgan Rielly |
| Arena | Scotiabank Arena |
| Average attendance | 18,789 |
| Minor league affiliate(s) | Toronto Marlies (AHL) Newfoundland Growlers (ECHL) (Oct. 11 – Apr. 2) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Auston Matthews (69) |
| Assists | Mitch Marner (59) |
| Points | Auston Matthews (107) |
| Penalty minutes | Max Domi (118) |
| Plus/minus | Auston Matthews (+31) |
| Wins | Ilya Samsonov (23) |
| Goals against average | Martin Jones (2.87) |
The 2023–24 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 107th season (106th season of play) in the National Hockey League. Since the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs for the first time since 2006 along with the Washington Capitals and the Nashville Predators also missing the playoffs for the first time since 2014, the Maple Leafs tied their rivals, the Boston Bruins, for the longest active playoff streak with both making the playoffs every year since 2017 (Toronto would take sole possession of the record the next season when Boston finished second-last in the conference). The Maple Leafs played two games in Stockholm at the Avicii Arena on November 17 and 19 as part of the NHL Global Series.
Brad Treliving was named general manager on May 31, 2023, after the team parted ways with Kyle Dubas at the end of the 2022–23 season.
During the off season, the Leafs were predicted to win the Atlantic Division; however, they never lived up to that promise. The team got off to a slow start, with a record of 5-3-1 in October. Throughout the season goaltending and the defense were persistent issues, with the team allowing 263 goals against, the most since 2012. This was especially the case on December 21, 2023 when the Leafs lost 9-3 to the Buffalo Sabres - the most goals the team had allowed in a game since November 18, 2014. The Leafs had three separate four-game losing streaks: the first in October and November, the second was in January and the third was in April. One bright spot was Auston Matthews, who scored 69 goals to tie Mario Lemieux for the most goals since 1993. On February 10, 2024, during a game against the Ottawa Senators, defenceman Morgan Reilly cross checked Ridly Greig in the face after Greig took a slapshot into an empty net. The Leafs finished with 102 points, 8 points behind the division winner, and eventual Stanley cup champion, Florida Panthers who recorded 110 points.
On April 5, 2024, the Maple Leafs clinched a playoff spot for the eighth consecutive season after losses by the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals. In the playoffs, the Leafs lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games.