After starting the month out with consecutive three-goal victories, the Toronto Maple Leafs went on to drop five of the next eight games.
They ended up finishing with a 5-3-2 record which and a .600 points percentage, which was bettered by only 10 teams.
Yet again, another month of this season was defined by injuries. Jake Muzzin was injured near the end of December and missed the first eight games of the month. Needless to say, the Leafs blue-line did not fare well in his absence.
Joining Muzzin on the I.R was arguably the Toronto Maple Leafs most important defenseman, Morgan Rielly who broke part of his foot blocking a shot and is out for eight weeks.