#4 – Setting new franchise highs in Game 82
By this point in the season, the Leafs had their playoff tickets already set days before while the Montreal Canadiens were just trying to reach the end of their schedule. When the two teams met for the fourth time that campaign, the Leafs made history.
With the win, it set the franchise record for most points in a season and Frederik Andersen got his 38th win of the season, a franchise best. Combine this with clinching their 49th win of the season, the Leafs were finally able to update their record books.
The game itself was a fun one, highlighted by Matthews’ goal off a great feed from William Nylander. In the dying seconds of the regular season, Carey Price misfired a dump-in by the Leafs and Patrick Marleau took advantage by tapping it into the wide-open cage.
It was a great way to cap off what proved to be a historical regular season and the win got Leafs Nation excited about the upcoming playoffs. Being able to set a new franchise best against their long-time rivals surely must have been extra sweet for the team internally.