1952-53 Toronto Maple Leafs Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 27-30-13 - 67 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Coach: Joe Primeau (27-30-13)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1952-53 Toronto Maple Leafs StatisticsTeam Record: 27-30-13 - 67 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Coach: Joe Primeau (27-30-13)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1952-53 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster
The Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 27 wins and 30 losses and 13 ties for 67 points, finishing fifth in the NHL.
The Maple Leafs netted 156 goals and conceded 167. Sid Smith scored 20 goals for Toronto, while Bob Hassard and Ted Kennedy each recorded 23 assists. Harry Lumley earned 27 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.39 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Joe Primeau coached the team.
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Regular Season Goals For: 156
Regular Season Goals Against: 167
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| October 12, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | T | 0-1-0 | 0-0-1 | 0-1-1 | OT | |
| October 16, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-1-1 | 0-2-1 | ||
| October 18, 1952 | New York Rangers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 1-1-0 | 0-1-1 | 1-2-1 | ||
| October 19, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 1-1-0 | 1-1-1 | 2-2-1 | ||
| October 22, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | W | 2-1-0 | 1-1-1 | 3-2-1 | ||
| October 25, 1952 | Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | L | 2-2-0 | 1-1-1 | 3-3-1 | ||
| October 29, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 | W | 3-2-0 | 1-1-1 | 4-3-1 | ||
| November 1, 1952 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 4-2-0 | 1-1-1 | 5-3-1 | ||
| November 2, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 4-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 6-3-1 | ||
| November 5, 1952 | New York Rangers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 5-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
| November 6, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 5-2-0 | 2-2-1 | 7-4-1 | ||
| November 8, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | T | 5-2-1 | 2-2-1 | 7-4-2 | OT | |
| November 11, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 5-2-1 | 2-3-1 | 7-5-2 | ||
| November 13, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 5-2-1 | 3-3-1 | 8-5-2 | ||
| November 15, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 5-3-1 | 3-3-1 | 8-6-2 | ||
| November 16, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 5-3-1 | 4-3-1 | 9-6-2 | ||
| November 19, 1952 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 5-4-1 | 4-3-1 | 9-7-2 | ||
| November 22, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 5-4-2 | 4-3-1 | 9-7-3 | OT | |
| November 23, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Boston Bruins 6 | L | 5-4-2 | 4-4-1 | 9-8-3 | ||
| November 26, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 5-4-2 | 4-5-1 | 9-9-3 | ||
| November 27, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | T | 5-4-2 | 4-5-2 | 9-9-4 | OT | |
| November 29, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 5-5-2 | 4-5-2 | 9-10-4 | ||
| November 30, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 5-5-2 | 4-6-2 | 9-11-4 | ||
| December 4, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 5-5-2 | 5-6-2 | 10-11-4 | ||
| December 6, 1952 | New York Rangers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 5-5-3 | 5-6-2 | 10-11-5 | OT | |
| December 7, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | W | 5-5-3 | 6-6-2 | 11-11-5 | ||
| December 10, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 5-6-3 | 6-6-2 | 11-12-5 | ||
| December 13, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 5-7-3 | 6-6-2 | 11-13-5 | ||
| December 14, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 5-7-3 | 6-6-3 | 11-13-6 | OT | |
| December 18, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 5-7-3 | 6-6-4 | 11-13-7 | OT | |
| December 20, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 6-7-3 | 6-6-4 | 12-13-7 | ||
| December 21, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 6-7-3 | 6-7-4 | 12-14-7 | ||
| December 24, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 7-7-3 | 6-7-4 | 13-14-7 | ||
| December 27, 1952 | Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 8-7-3 | 6-7-4 | 14-14-7 | ||
| December 31, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Rangers 3 | T | 8-7-3 | 6-7-5 | 14-14-8 | OT | |
| January 1, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 5 | L | 8-7-3 | 6-8-5 | 14-15-8 | ||
| January 3, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | T | 8-7-4 | 6-8-5 | 14-15-9 | OT | |
| January 10, 1953 | Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 9-7-4 | 6-8-5 | 15-15-9 | ||
| January 11, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | L | 9-7-4 | 6-9-5 | 15-16-9 | ||
| January 14, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 10-7-4 | 6-9-5 | 16-16-9 | ||
| January 17, 1953 | New York Rangers 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 11-7-4 | 6-9-5 | 17-16-9 | ||
| January 18, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 11-7-4 | 6-10-5 | 17-17-9 | ||
| January 21, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | L | 11-8-4 | 6-10-5 | 17-18-9 | ||
| January 22, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 11-8-4 | 6-11-5 | 17-19-9 | ||
| January 24, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 12-8-4 | 6-11-5 | 18-19-9 | ||
| January 25, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 12-8-4 | 7-11-5 | 19-19-9 | ||
| January 29, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 12-8-4 | 7-11-6 | 19-19-10 | OT | |
| January 31, 1953 | New York Rangers 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 13-8-4 | 7-11-6 | 20-19-10 | ||
| February 1, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | L | 13-8-4 | 7-12-6 | 20-20-10 | ||
| February 5, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 13-8-4 | 7-13-6 | 20-21-10 | ||
| February 7, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 13-9-4 | 7-13-6 | 20-22-10 | ||
| February 8, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 13-9-4 | 7-14-6 | 20-23-10 | ||
| February 14, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 13-9-5 | 7-14-6 | 20-23-11 | OT | |
| February 15, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 13-9-5 | 8-14-6 | 21-23-11 | ||
| February 18, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 14-9-5 | 8-14-6 | 22-23-11 | ||
| February 21, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 14-9-6 | 8-14-6 | 22-23-12 | OT | |
| February 25, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 14-10-6 | 8-14-6 | 22-24-12 | ||
| February 26, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 14-10-6 | 8-15-6 | 22-25-12 | ||
| February 28, 1953 | New York Rangers 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | W | 15-10-6 | 8-15-6 | 23-25-12 | ||
| March 1, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 15-10-6 | 8-16-6 | 23-26-12 | ||
| March 5, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | L | 15-10-6 | 8-17-6 | 23-27-12 | ||
| March 7, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | L | 15-11-6 | 8-17-6 | 23-28-12 | ||
| March 8, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 15-11-6 | 8-18-6 | 23-29-12 | ||
| March 14, 1953 | Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 15-12-6 | 8-18-6 | 23-30-12 | ||
| March 15, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Rangers 1 | T | 15-12-6 | 8-18-7 | 23-30-13 | OT | |
| March 18, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | W | 16-12-6 | 8-18-7 | 24-30-13 | ||
| March 19, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 16-12-6 | 9-18-7 | 25-30-13 | ||
| March 21, 1953 | New York Rangers 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | W | 17-12-6 | 9-18-7 | 26-30-13 | ||
| March 22, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 17-12-6 | 10-18-7 | 27-30-13 |
