TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 07: Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his game winning goal at 13:10 in overtime to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 07, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs are having their best regular season in team history.
The fact that this is happening in a shortened season is typical of the Toronto Maple Leafs, a team has not only been completely devoid of success since the NHL expanded beyond six teams, but who has seen even the league’s most recent expansion team have more historical success than they have.