The 2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season was
the team's 85th season as a
franchise, and the 75th season as the Maple Leafs. They finished second in the Northeast Division with a record of 43–25–10–4 for 100 points. Qualifying
for the Stanley Cup
playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, they downed the New
York Islanders in seven games in the Conference Quarter-finals and the Ottawa Senators in seven games in the Conference Semi-finals. However,
their luck ran out in the Conference Finals, as they were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in six games.