The Toronto Maple Leafs special teams added some diesel to the overall regular season success of a team that amassed 111 points, which was good for the fourth best record in 2022-23.
The Toronto Maple Leafs power-play was again what kept the team on track. It was ranked second – only trailing a historic Edmonton Oilers PP that clicked 32 percent of the time.
The Leafs penalty killing unit, ranked 12th out of 32 teams last season, figures to get a tune-up with new assistant coach Mike Van Ryn overseeing what goes on under the hood with Dean Chynoweth, who was part of last year’s staff.