The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions.
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 1958 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.
The following Maple Leafs were lost to various franchises in the Expansion Draft.