The 1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 79th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Leafs headed into the 1995–96 regular season with high hopes considering the fact the club reached the playoffs for the last three years. Pat Burns was the head coach until an eight-game losing streak (and a miserable run of 3–16–3 over January and February) led to his termination.[1] General manager Cliff Fletcher felt that Nick Beverley could get the job done for the rest of the season and named him interim coach.[1] The team under Beverley went an impressive 9–6–2 and clinched a playoff spot on the final day of their regular season.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)
Legend: Win Loss
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995-96 season.
Toronto's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[15]
On the Western Conference team, Toronto defenseman Larry Murphy replaced Chicago's Gary Suter, who injured his knee in a 3-2 loss to Washington Wednesday.
March 27 -- Larry Murphy became the fourth defensemen in NHL history to attain 1,000 points when he got Nos. 1,000 and 1,001, with a goal and an assist in Toronto's 6-2 victory over Vancouver.