The 2024–25 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 108th season (107th season of play) in the

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. The Maple Leafs currently hold the longest active playoff appearance streak, making the playoffs every year since

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after the

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(previously tied with them for the streak) failed to qualify for the 2025 playoffs.

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was hired as head coach of the

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on May 17, 2024, replacing

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after their first round exit in the

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. On April 2, the

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announced that they had terminated the membership of the Leafs' affiliate, the

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, in the ECHL. The Growlers were experiencing financial difficulties and failure to fulfill financial obligations under ECHL Bylaws. The Leafs announced on July 3 that the

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would be their new ECHL affiliate, effective immediately. On August 14,

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was named the 26th captain in Maple Leafs history replacing

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who held the position since the 2019–20 season. On April 2, 2025, the Maple Leafs clinched a playoffs berth for the ninth consecutive season, after a win over the

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. Later, on April 15, 2025, the Maple Leafs clinched the Atlantic Division championship with a 4–0 win over the Buffalo Sabres. It marked the first time ever they clinched the division since the league realigned prior to the start of the 2013–14 season, and this became their first standard 82-game regular season division championship since

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. This season also saw the Leafs record only 4 overtime losses, which is the fewest total since

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and the lowest in the salary cap era. In the first round of the playoffs, the Maple Leafs played the

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for the first time since 2004, reviving the fierce

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rivalry fought over four series in the early 2000s. The Maple Leafs won all four series; however, Ottawa won all three of its games and swept the season series against Toronto this regular season. The Leafs defeated the Senators in six games, advancing to the second round where they lost to the eventual

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champion

in seven games, marking the seventh consecutive game seven loss for the Maple Leafs. This extended the team's record-breaking Stanley Cup drought to 57 seasons (58 years). This series made franchise history for both teams: * Maple Leafs: First series defeat in a best-of-seven series after having taken a 2-0 lead at home in franchise history, and fourth time overall. They are now 16-4 in series where they led 2-0, and 11-1 in series where they led 2-0 and started at home. * Panthers: Overcame a 2-0 series deficit in a best-of-seven series for the first time in franchise history. They are now 1-5 in series where they trailed 2-0. This series was known for two incidents; one in Game 5 where jerseys were thrown on the ice at

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when the Leafs lost 6-1, and then another in Game 7 where not only jerseys were thrown onto the ice, but bottles of beer were also thrown.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Record vs opponents

Notes

: Game decided in overtime : Game decided in a shootout

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

^(M) Player was playing for the minor league affiliate

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of the AHL at the end of the regular season
^(J) Player assigned to junior club during the regular season
^(X) Player is no longer with the Maple Leafs organization by the end of the regular season

Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key

Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Notes

*Toronto will receive the earliest of two picks that San Jose owns. *Philadelphia will a receive a first-round pick in 2027 if Toronto's first is outside of the top ten selections. *Boston will receive a first-round pick in 2026 if Toronto's first is outside of the top five selections and is not conveyed to Chicago.

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the

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, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2024, at

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