1953-54 Toronto Maple Leafs Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 32-24-14 - 78 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Detroit Red Wings 4-1
Coach: King Clancy (32-24-14)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1953-54 Toronto Maple Leafs StatisticsTeam Record: 32-24-14 - 78 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Detroit Red Wings 4-1
Coach: King Clancy (32-24-14)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1953-54 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster
The Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 32 wins and 24 losses and 14 ties for 78 points, finishing third in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
The Maple Leafs led the league with just 131 goals allowed. Toronto scored 152 goals. Sid Smith netted 22 goals for the squad, while Tod Sloan recorded 32 assists. Harry Lumley earned 32 wins in front of the net for the team and a team-best 1.86 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.
King Clancy coached the team. The 1953-54 Toronto Maple Leafs lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 152
Regular Season Goals Against: 131
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 11, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| October 15, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| October 17, 1953 | New York Rangers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | T | 1-0-1 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-1 | OT | |
| October 18, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 1-0-1 | 2-1-0 | 3-1-1 | ||
| October 21, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | T | 1-0-2 | 2-1-0 | 3-1-2 | OT | |
| October 24, 1953 | Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 1-1-2 | 2-1-0 | 3-2-2 | ||
| October 25, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 1-1-2 | 2-2-0 | 3-3-2 | ||
| October 29, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 1-1-2 | 2-3-0 | 3-4-2 | ||
| October 31, 1953 | New York Rangers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 2-1-2 | 2-3-0 | 4-4-2 | ||
| November 1, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 2-1-2 | 2-3-1 | 4-4-3 | OT | |
| November 4, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 3-1-2 | 2-3-1 | 5-4-3 | ||
| November 7, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 3-1-3 | 2-3-1 | 5-4-4 | OT | |
| November 8, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 3-1-3 | 3-3-1 | 6-4-4 | ||
| November 11, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 4-1-3 | 3-3-1 | 7-4-4 | ||
| November 14, 1953 | Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 5-1-3 | 3-3-1 | 8-4-4 | ||
| November 15, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 5-1-3 | 3-3-2 | 8-4-5 | OT | |
| November 19, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | L | 5-1-3 | 3-4-2 | 8-5-5 | ||
| November 21, 1953 | New York Rangers 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 6-1-3 | 3-4-2 | 9-5-5 | ||
| November 22, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 6-1-3 | 4-4-2 | 10-5-5 | ||
| November 26, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 6-1-3 | 4-5-2 | 10-6-5 | ||
| November 28, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 7-1-3 | 4-5-2 | 11-6-5 | ||
| November 29, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 7-1-3 | 4-6-2 | 11-7-5 | ||
| December 3, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 7-1-3 | 4-7-2 | 11-8-5 | ||
| December 5, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 8-1-3 | 4-7-2 | 12-8-5 | ||
| December 6, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Rangers 3 | T | 8-1-3 | 4-7-3 | 12-8-6 | OT | |
| December 9, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 9-1-3 | 4-7-3 | 13-8-6 | ||
| December 12, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 10-1-3 | 4-7-3 | 14-8-6 | ||
| December 13, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 10-1-3 | 5-7-3 | 15-8-6 | ||
| December 17, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 10-1-3 | 5-8-3 | 15-9-6 | ||
| December 19, 1953 | New York Rangers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 11-1-3 | 5-8-3 | 16-9-6 | ||
| December 20, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 11-1-3 | 5-9-3 | 16-10-6 | ||
| December 26, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 12-1-3 | 5-9-3 | 17-10-6 | ||
| December 30, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 12-1-4 | 5-9-3 | 17-10-7 | OT | |
| January 2, 1954 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 13-1-4 | 5-9-3 | 18-10-7 | ||
| January 3, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | T | 13-1-4 | 5-9-4 | 18-10-8 | OT | |
| January 7, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 | L | 13-1-4 | 5-10-4 | 18-11-8 | ||
| January 9, 1954 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 14-1-4 | 5-10-4 | 19-11-8 | ||
| January 10, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 14-1-4 | 5-11-4 | 19-12-8 | ||
| January 13, 1954 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 15-1-4 | 5-11-4 | 20-12-8 | ||
| January 16, 1954 | New York Rangers 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 16-1-4 | 5-11-4 | 21-12-8 | ||
| January 17, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 16-1-4 | 6-11-4 | 22-12-8 | ||
| January 23, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 17-1-4 | 6-11-4 | 23-12-8 | ||
| January 24, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 17-1-4 | 6-12-4 | 23-13-8 | ||
| January 27, 1954 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | L | 17-2-4 | 6-12-4 | 23-14-8 | ||
| January 30, 1954 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 18-2-4 | 6-12-4 | 24-14-8 | ||
| January 31, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 18-2-4 | 6-13-4 | 24-15-8 | ||
| February 4, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | W | 18-2-4 | 7-13-4 | 25-15-8 | ||
| February 6, 1954 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 | W | 19-2-4 | 7-13-4 | 26-15-8 | ||
| February 7, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | L | 19-2-4 | 7-14-4 | 26-16-8 | ||
| February 10, 1954 | Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 19-3-4 | 7-14-4 | 26-17-8 | ||
| February 11, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 19-3-4 | 8-14-4 | 27-17-8 | ||
| February 13, 1954 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 19-3-5 | 8-14-4 | 27-17-9 | OT | |
| February 14, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Rangers 3 | T | 19-3-5 | 8-14-5 | 27-17-10 | OT | |
| February 17, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | T | 19-3-6 | 8-14-5 | 27-17-11 | OT | |
| February 20, 1954 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 20-3-6 | 8-14-5 | 28-17-11 | ||
| February 21, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Rangers 6 | L | 20-3-6 | 8-15-5 | 28-18-11 | ||
| February 25, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | T | 20-3-6 | 8-15-6 | 28-18-12 | OT | |
| February 27, 1954 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 21-3-6 | 8-15-6 | 29-18-12 | ||
| February 28, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | L | 21-3-6 | 8-16-6 | 29-19-12 | ||
| March 3, 1954 | New York Rangers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | T | 21-3-7 | 8-16-6 | 29-19-13 | OT | |
| March 4, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 21-3-7 | 8-16-7 | 29-19-14 | OT | |
| March 6, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 21-4-7 | 8-16-7 | 29-20-14 | ||
| March 7, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New York Rangers 0 | W | 21-4-7 | 9-16-7 | 30-20-14 | ||
| March 11, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | W | 21-4-7 | 10-16-7 | 31-20-14 | ||
| March 13, 1954 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 21-5-7 | 10-16-7 | 31-21-14 | ||
| March 14, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 21-5-7 | 10-17-7 | 31-22-14 | ||
| March 17, 1954 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 22-5-7 | 10-17-7 | 32-22-14 | ||
| March 20, 1954 | New York Rangers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 22-6-7 | 10-17-7 | 32-23-14 | ||
| March 21, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | L | 22-6-7 | 10-18-7 | 32-24-14 | ||
| March 23, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| March 25, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| March 27, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | ||
| March 30, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 0-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-3-0 | ||
| April 1, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 0-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-4-0 | OT |
