Maple Leafs have thrived in shorter NHL seasons
Won Cup three straight times playing 60 games from 1946-47 to 1948-49; to play 56 in 2020-21 by Dave Stubbs @Dave Stubbs / NHL.com Columnist
You ll forgive fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs if they think the 56-game schedule for the 2020-21 NHL season is a good omen.
Three times in the NHL history has the schedule been in the vicinity of 56 games, and in each of those 60-game seasons 1946-47, 1947-48 and 1948-49 the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup.
Toronto became the first NHL team to win three consecutive championships, the only time it would be done in the Original Six era of 1942-67.