Toronto Maple Leafs: 3 Stars for the Month of December

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 19: From left, Jake Muzzin #8, Kasperi Kapanen #24, Auston Matthews #34, Nikita Zaitsev #22 and Zach Hyman #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skate down ice after Auston Matthews scored a goal during the third period of Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on April 19, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Maple Leafs defeat the Bruins 2-1. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

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VANCOUVER, BC – DECEMBER 10: John Tavares #91 of the Toronto Maple Leafs checks his stick during their NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena December 10, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Toronto won 4-1. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images) /

December couldn’t have gone much – any? – better for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Sheldon Keefe’s first full month as head coach was a smashing success, with few teams coming anywhere close to matching what the Toronto Maple Leafs accomplished.

The Maple Leafs won nine times in 13 games and finished with a .731 points percentage.

The Pittsburgh Penguins were the only team ahead of them in either category, while the Vegas Golden Knights joined Pittsburgh in the 20-point club (Toronto had 19).

November saw the Leafs make to switch to Sheldon Keefe, and he was the first star the last time we did this, with Andersen coming in at #2 and William Nylander at #3.

This month, there’s three completely different stars, which shows how deep of a team the Leafs have.

There was no shortage of consistently strong performers behind the team’s success, which makes isolating three more difficult than usual.

Let’s give it a go.

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