1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 54th season of the franchise, 44th as the Maple Leafs. Norm Ullman ranked sixth in the league in the scoring with 85 points. The Leafs placed fourth in the East to qualify for the playoffs. The Leafs lost to the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs.Offseason
NHL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 8 | Darryl Sittler | | London Knights |
| 2 | 22 | Errol Thompson | | Charlottetown Royals |
| 3 | 36 | Gerry O'Flaherty | | Kitchener Rangers |
| 4 | 50 | Bob Gryp | | Boston University |
| 5 | 64 | Luc Simard | | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs |
| 6 | 78 | Cal Booth | | Weyburn Red Wings |
| 7 | 91 | Paul Larose | | Quebec Remparts |
| 8 | 103 | Ron Low | | Dauphin Kings |
Regular season
In February, the Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers swung a large trade. Toronto picked up Bernie Parent and a second-round draft choice for Bruce Gamble, Mike Walton and a first-round draft choice.Season standings
Schedule and results
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 73 | 34 | 51 | 85 | 24 |
| 76 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 4 |
| 72 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 34 |
| 78 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 10 |
| 76 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 42 |
| 78 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 79 |
| 78 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 108 |
| 68 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 42 |
| 74 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 198 |
| 73 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 54 |
| 59 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 6 |
| 61 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 21 |
| 50 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 115 |
| 76 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 151 |
| 49 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 37 |
| 58 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 123 |
| 23 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 21 |
| 28 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| 54 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 31 |
| 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
| 2329 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 73 | 1.88 | | | | 4 |
| 1040 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 2.65 | | | | 0 |
| 1226 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 83 | 3.87 | | | | 2 |
| 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9.60 | | | | 0 |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 | | | | 0 |
| Team: | 4680 | 78 | 37 | 33 | 8 | 206 | 2.64 | | | | 6 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
| 235 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | 9 | 2.30 | | | | 0 |
| 134 | 3 | 0 | 2 | | 7 | 3.13 | | | | 0 |
| Team: | 369 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | 16 | 2.60 | | | | 0 |
Playoffs
- The New York Rangers battled the Maple Leafs in the first round of the playoffs. The Rangers took the series 4 games to 2.
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1970–71 season.Trades
Intra-League Draft
Free agents
Awards and records
