1930–31 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1930–31 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). This was the team's last season in the old Arena Gardens. The Maple Leafs would build Maple Leaf Gardens before the next season.

1930–31 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division2nd Canadian
1930–31 record22–13–9
Goals for118
Goals against99
Team information
General managerConn Smythe
CoachConn Smythe
CaptainHap Day
ArenaArena Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsCharlie Conacher (31)
AssistsJoe Primeau (32)
PointsCharlie Conacher (43)
Penalty minutesRed Horner (71)
WinsLorne Chabot (21)

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Montreal Canadiens 44 26 10 8 129 89 60
Toronto Maple Leafs 44 22 13 9 118 99 53
Montreal Maroons 44 20 18 6 105 106 46
New York Americans 44 18 16 10 76 74 46
Ottawa Senators 44 10 30 4 91 142 24

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 T November 13, 1930 0–0 OT New York Americans (1930–31) 0–0–1
2 W November 15, 1930 4–0 Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 1–0–1
3 W November 18, 1930 3–0 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 2–0–1
4 T November 20, 1930 0–0 OT @ New York Americans (1930–31) 2–0–2
5 W November 22, 1930 2–0 Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 3–0–2
6 L November 25, 1930 1–2 @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 3–1–2
7 W November 29, 1930 4–2 Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 4–1–2
8 L December 2, 1930 2–3 @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) 4–2–2
9 W December 6, 1930 4–2 New York Rangers (1930–31) 5–2–2
10 L December 9, 1930 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 5–3–2
11 L December 13, 1930 3–7 Boston Bruins (1930–31) 5–4–2
12 L December 18, 1930 1–2 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 5–5–2
13 W December 20, 1930 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 6–5–2
14 T December 23, 1930 4–4 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 6–5–3
15 L December 25, 1930 1–10 @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 6–6–3
16 W December 28, 1930 3–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 7–6–3
17 W January 1, 1931 2–0 New York Americans (1930–31) 8–6–3
18 W January 3, 1931 2–1 Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 9–6–3
19 T January 6, 1931 2–2 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 9–6–4
20 W January 8, 1931 1–0 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 10–6–4
21 L January 10, 1931 1–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 10–7–4
22 T January 15, 1931 1–1 OT @ New York Rangers (1930–31) 10–7–5
23 W January 17, 1931 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 11–7–5
24 W January 22, 1931 4–2 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 12–7–5
25 W January 24, 1931 5–2 Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 13–7–5
26 L January 27, 1931 2–3 @ New York Americans (1930–31) 13–8–5
27 W January 29, 1931 3–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 14–8–5
28 W January 31, 1931 3–2 Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 15–8–5
29 L February 1, 1931 0–2 @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 15–9–5
30 L February 3, 1931 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 15–10–5
31 W February 7, 1931 2–0 New York Americans (1930–31) 16–10–5
32 T February 14, 1931 1–1 OT Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 16–10–6
33 L February 19, 1931 1–2 Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 16–11–6
34 W February 21, 1931 4–2 Boston Bruins (1930–31) 17–11–6
35 T February 24, 1931 1–1 OT @ New York Americans (1930–31) 17–11–7
36 L February 26, 1931 1–4 @ New York Rangers (1930–31) 17–12–7
37 T February 28, 1931 5–5 OT Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 17–12–8
38 W March 3, 1931 5–1 @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 18–12–8
39 L March 5, 1931 5–6 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 18–13–8
40 W March 7, 1931 5–2 New York Rangers (1930–31) 19–13–8
41 T March 10, 1931 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) 19–13–9
42 W March 15, 1931 2–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 20–13–9
43 W March 19, 1931 8–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 21–13–9
44 W March 21, 1931 9–6 @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 22–13–9

Playoffs

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The Maple Leafs were defeated by the Chicago Black Hawks in a two-game total goal series,g 4–3.

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Charlie Conacher RW 37 31 12 43 78
Ace Bailey RW 40 23 19 42 46
Joe Primeau C 38 9 32 41 18
Busher Jackson LW 43 18 13 31 81
Baldy Cotton LW 43 12 17 29 45
King Clancy D 44 7 14 21 63
Andy Blair C 44 11 8 19 32
Hap Day D 44 1 13 14 56
Red Horner D 42 1 11 12 71
Bob Gracie C/LW 8 4 2 6 4
Rolly Huard C 1 1 0 1 0
Alex Levinsky D 8 0 1 1 2
Lorne Chabot G 37 0 0 0 0
Art Duncan D 2 0 0 0 0
Babe Dye RW 6 0 0 0 0
Benny Grant G 7 0 0 0 0
Herbert Hamel RW 2 0 0 0 4
Roger Jenkins RW/D 21 0 0 0 12
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Lorne Chabot 2300 37 21 8 8 80 2.09 6
Benny Grant 430 7 1 5 1 19 2.65 2
Team: 2730 44 22 13 9 99 2.18 8

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Hap Day D 2 0 3 3 7
Ace Bailey RW 2 1 1 2 0
Andy Blair C 2 1 0 1 0
King Clancy D 2 1 0 1 0
Charlie Conacher RW 2 0 1 1 0
Lorne Chabot G 2 0 0 0 0
Baldy Cotton LW 2 0 0 0 2
Art Duncan D 1 0 0 0 0
Bob Gracie C/LW 2 0 0 0 0
Red Horner D 2 0 0 0 4
Busher Jackson LW 2 0 0 0 0
Alex Levinsky D 2 0 0 0 0
Joe Primeau C 2 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Lorne Chabot 139 2 0 1 4 1.73 0
Team: 139 2 0 1 4 1.73 0

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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

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1930-31 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.