1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Maple Leafs finish in third place in the Adams Division with a record of 34 wins, 31 losses, and 15 ties for 83 points. They defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins two games to one in the preliminary round before losing the Quarter-Finals in seven games to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Offseason

NHL draft

Regular season

Sittler's Ten Point Night

• February 7, 1976 – In his first season as captain Darryl Sittler set the NHL record for most points scored in one game when he recorded ten points (six goals, four assists) against the Boston Bruins. At the 9:27 mark of the third period, he scored a goal and earned the ninth point of the game, breaking the NHL record for most points in a game. He would go on to earn another point to set a new record with 10 points in a game. To this day, this record still stands. In addiction, Sittler finished the season with 41 goals and 59 assists, being the first Leaf ever to reach the 100-point mark.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 11, 1975||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 12, 1975||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres <small>(1975–76)</small> ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 15, 1975||4–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||1–2–0 |- |4||W||October 18, 1975||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||October 19, 1975||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||October 22, 1975||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||3–3–0 |- |7||W||October 24, 1975||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||4–3–0 |- |8||T||October 25, 1975||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| California Golden Seals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||4–3–1 |- |9||W||October 29, 1975||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres <small>(1975–76)</small> ||5–3–1 |- |10||L||October 30, 1975||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||5–4–1 |-

|- |11||W||November 1, 1975||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Kansas City Scouts <small>(1975–76)</small> ||6–4–1 |- |12||W||November 5, 1975||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||7–4–1 |- |13||T||November 7, 1975||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Kansas City Scouts <small>(1975–76)</small> ||7–4–2 |- |14||T||November 8, 1975||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues <small>(1975–76)</small> ||7–4–3 |- |15||L||November 11, 1975||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||7–5–3 |- |16||W||November 14, 1975||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ California Golden Seals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||8–5–3 |- |17||T||November 15, 1975||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||8–5–4 |- |18||W||November 18, 1975||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||9–5–4 |- |19||L||November 22, 1975||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1975–76)</small> ||9–6–4 |- |20||T||November 23, 1975||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||9–6–5 |- |21||T||November 26, 1975||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||9–6–6 |- |22||L||November 28, 1975||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames <small>(1975–76)</small> ||9–7–6 |- |23||T||November 29, 1975||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||9–7–7 |-

|- |24||L||December 3, 1975||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars <small>(1975–76)</small> ||9–8–7 |- |25||L||December 6, 1975||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||9–9–7 |- |26||L||December 7, 1975||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||9–10–7 |- |27||T||December 10, 1975||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1975–76)</small> ||9–10–8 |- |28||L||December 13, 1975||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders <small>(1975–76)</small> ||9–11–8 |- |29||W||December 14, 1975||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||10–11–8 |- |30||W||December 17, 1975||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1975–76)</small> ||11–11–8 |- |31||L||December 18, 1975||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders <small>(1975–76)</small> ||11–12–8 |- |32||W||December 20, 1975||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Kansas City Scouts <small>(1975–76)</small> ||12–12–8 |- |33||W||December 22, 1975||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||13–12–8 |- |34||L||December 27, 1975||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||13–13–8 |- |35||W||December 29, 1975||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames <small>(1975–76)</small> ||14–13–8 |-

|- |36||W||January 1, 1976||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| California Golden Seals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||15–13–8 |- |37||L||January 3, 1976||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||15–14–8 |- |38||W||January 4, 1976||8–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||16–14–8 |- |39||L||January 7, 1976||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||16–15–8 |- |40||W||January 8, 1976||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders <small>(1975–76)</small> ||17–15–8 |- |41||W||January 10, 1976||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||18–15–8 |- |42||L||January 11, 1976||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1975–76)</small> ||18–16–8 |- |43||W||January 14, 1976||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars <small>(1975–76)</small> ||19–16–8 |- |44||W||January 15, 1976||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Kansas City Scouts <small>(1975–76)</small> ||20–16–8 |- |45||T||January 17, 1976||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||20–16–9 |- |46||L||January 22, 1976||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||20–17–9 |- |47||T||January 24, 1976||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||20–17–10 |- |48||L||January 25, 1976||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ California Golden Seals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||20–18–10 |- |49||L||January 28, 1976||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders <small>(1975–76)</small> ||20–19–10 |- |50||W||January 31, 1976||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||21–19–10 |-

|- |51||L||February 1, 1976||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||21–20–10 |- |52||T||February 4, 1976||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||21–20–11 |- |53||W||February 7, 1976||11–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||22–20–11 |- |54||W||February 8, 1976||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars <small>(1975–76)</small> ||23–20–11 |- |55||L||February 11, 1976||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames <small>(1975–76)</small> ||23–21–11 |- |56||L||February 14, 1976||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||23–22–11 |- |57||W||February 16, 1976||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||24–22–11 |- |58||L||February 18, 1976||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1975–76)</small> ||24–23–11 |- |59||L||February 19, 1976||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||24–24–11 |- |60||W||February 21, 1976||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres <small>(1975–76)</small> ||25–24–11 |- |61||W||February 23, 1976||7–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames <small>(1975–76)</small> ||26–24–11 |- |62||W||February 25, 1976||8–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||27–24–11 |- |63||L||February 26, 1976||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres <small>(1975–76)</small> ||27–25–11 |- |64||W||February 28, 1976||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| California Golden Seals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||28–25–11 |-

|- |65||W||March 1, 1976||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars <small>(1975–76)</small> ||29–25–11 |- |66||W||March 3, 1976||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues <small>(1975–76)</small> ||30–25–11 |- |67||W||March 6, 1976||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||31–25–11 |- |68||T||March 7, 1976||7–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ California Golden Seals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||31–25–12 |- |69||T||March 10, 1976||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues <small>(1975–76)</small> ||31–25–13 |- |70||L||March 11, 1976||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||31–26–13 |- |71||T||March 13, 1976||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders <small>(1975–76)</small> ||31–26–14 |- |72||L||March 17, 1976||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1975–76)</small> ||31–27–14 |- |73||W||March 20, 1976||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals <small>(1975–76)</small> ||32–27–14 |- |74||L||March 21, 1976||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers <small>(1975–76)</small> ||32–28–14 |- |75||W||March 24, 1976||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1975–76)</small> ||33–28–14 |- |76||L||March 27, 1976||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres <small>(1975–76)</small> ||33–29–14 |- |77||W||March 29, 1976||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||34–29–14 |- |78||T||March 31, 1976||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings <small>(1975–76)</small> ||34–29–15 |-

|- |79||L||April 3, 1976||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins <small>(1975–76)</small> ||34–30–15 |- |80||L||April 4, 1976||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres <small>(1975–76)</small> ||34–31–15 |-

|- | Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

• Borje Salming, defence, NHL 2nd All-Star Team
• Darryl Sittler, Molson Cup (most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
• Wayne Thomas, appeared in NHL All-Star Game

Records

• Darryl Sittler tied the playoff record for most goals in one game, with five against Philadelphia.

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1975–76 season.

Trades

Free agents

References

• Maple Leafs on Hockey Database