Maple Leaf Gardens opened on November 12, 1931, with the Maple Leafs losing 2-1 to the Chicago Black Hawks. The reported attendance on opening night was 13,542.

Mush March scored the 1st official NHL goal at 10:15 of 1st period on Lorne Chabot of Toronto.

Charlie Conacher scored the 1st Maple Leafs goal at 18:00 of 1st period on Charlie Gardiner of Chicago.

The 1st Stanley Cup won at Maple Leaf Gardens was on April 9, 1932, when Ace Bailey of the Maple Leafs scored the Stanley Cup winning goal on John Ross Roach of New York Rangers at 15:07 of 3rd period in a 6-4 Toronto win in game 3.

The Ace Bailey Benefit Game, considered the 1st NHL All-Star Game was held at Maple Leaf Gardens on February 14, 1934.

The 1st official NHL All-Star Game, would be played in Maple Leaf Gardens, on October 13, 1947.

On February 13, 1999, the Toronto Maple Leafs ended a 67-year tradition when they played their last game at Maple Leaf Gardens, suffering a 6-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Blackhawks enforcer Bob Probert scored the final NHL goal at Maple Leaf Gardens on Curtis Joseph of Toronto at 11:05 of 3rd period in a 6-2 Chicago win.