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Toronto Maple Leafs 1, Dallas Stars 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Toronto Maple Leafs 1, Dallas Stars 5. Shots on goal: TOR 28, DAL 22. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TOR 0-1 DAL; P2 TOR 0-0 DAL; P3 TOR 1-4 DAL.

Scoring plays: P1 18:30 Jason Robertson (assists: Oskar Bäck, Radek Faksa) to make it TOR 0-1 DAL; P3 05:03 Sam Steel (assists: Ilya Lyubushkin, Mikko Rantanen) to make it TOR 0-2 DAL; P3 08:39 Scott Laughton (assists: Morgan Rielly) to make it TOR 1-2 DAL; P3 12:10 Jamie Benn (assists: Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell) to make it TOR 1-3 DAL; P3 17:55 Mavrik Bourque (assists: Esa Lindell, Jake Oettinger) to make it TOR 1-4 DAL; P3 19:43 Justin Hryckowian (assists: Jamie Benn, Thomas Harley) to make it TOR 1-5 DAL. Top skaters: Jamie Benn (DAL) 1 G, 1 A; Esa Lindell (DAL) 0 G, 2 A; Scott Laughton (TOR) 1 G, 0 A; Sam Steel (DAL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Jake Oettinger (DAL) 27 saves on 28, decision W; Dennis Hildeby (TOR) 17 saves on 21, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL
Jamie Benn
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 09:49 TOI
Goals · TOR
Scott Laughton
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 15:19 TOI
Goaltending · DAL
Jake Oettinger
27 saves on 28 shots (.964) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

TOR 0 largest lead Never led
DAL 4 largest lead P3 19:43 (TOR 1, DAL 5) · 3-0 run, P3 12:10–P3 19:43
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 18:30 Jason Robertson (Oskar Bäck, Radek Faksa) DAL · snap shot · TOR 0, DAL 1
  • P3 5:03 Sam Steel (Ilya Lyubushkin, Mikko Rantanen) DAL · tip-in shot · TOR 0, DAL 2
  • P3 8:39 Scott Laughton (Morgan Rielly) TOR · wrist shot · TOR 1, DAL 2
  • P3 12:10 Jamie Benn (Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell) DAL · tip-in shot · TOR 1, DAL 3
  • P3 17:55 Mavrik Bourque (Esa Lindell, Jake Oettinger) DAL · Empty net · snap shot · TOR 1, DAL 4
  • P3 19:43 Justin Hryckowian (Jamie Benn, Thomas Harley) DAL · snap shot · TOR 1, DAL 5

Linescore

123 T
TOR 001 1
DAL 104 5

Shots on goal: TOR 28, DAL 22

Biggest Period

The Dallas Stars scored 4 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

TORDAL
28Shots on goal22
56Shot attempts48
28Faceoff wins18
24Hits11
9Blocked shots12
0Power-play goals0
3Takeaways6
24Giveaways10
6Penalty minutes8
81.0%Save %96.4%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR615728
DAL441422

🎯 Shot Map

Toronto Maple Leafs1 G · 47 attempts
Auston Matthews: missed the netPhilippe Myers: missed the netOliver Ekman-Larsson: missed the netMatias Maccelli: missed the netMorgan Rielly: saved (snap)Simon Benoit: missed the netBobby McMann: missed the netAuston Matthews: saved (backhand)Oliver Ekman-Larsson: saved (snap)Scott Laughton: saved (snap)William Nylander: saved (tip-in)Steven Lorentz: missed the netMax Domi: saved (backhand)Nicolas Roy: saved (tip-in)Matias Maccelli: saved (snap)William Nylander: saved (snap)William Nylander: saved (snap)John Tavares: saved (snap)Troy Stecher: missed the netMax Domi: saved (snap)Philippe Myers: missed the netWilliam Nylander: missed the netJohn Tavares: missed the netJohn Tavares: saved (wrist)Morgan Rielly: saved (snap)Auston Matthews: missed the netMorgan Rielly: saved (snap)Bobby McMann: saved (snap)Morgan Rielly: saved (snap)John Tavares: missed the netTroy Stecher: saved (snap)Scott Laughton: saved (snap)Scott Laughton: saved (snap)Troy Stecher: saved (wrist)Scott Laughton: saved (snap)Morgan Rielly: missed the netAuston Matthews: saved (wrist)John Tavares: missed the netPhilippe Myers: saved (slap)Morgan Rielly: missed the netScott Laughton: goal (wrist)Morgan Rielly: saved (snap)Bobby McMann: missed the netMatthew Knies: missed the netOliver Ekman-Larsson: missed the netAuston Matthews: saved (wrist)Auston Matthews: saved (backhand)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 27Saved57% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net40% of attempts
Dallas Stars5 G · 33 attempts
Roope Hintz: missed the netJamie Benn: saved (snap)Justin Hryckowian: saved (snap)Matt Duchene: missed the netJustin Hryckowian: missed the netMikko Rantanen: missed the netJason Robertson: goal (snap)Thomas Harley: missed the netAlexander Petrovic: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Esa Lindell: missed the netWyatt Johnston: saved (snap)Justin Hryckowian: missed the netRoope Hintz: saved (snap)Mavrik Bourque: saved (snap)Mikko Rantanen: missed the netMavrik Bourque: saved (backhand)Mavrik Bourque: saved (snap)Ilya Lyubushkin: saved (slap)Matt Duchene: missed the netSam Steel: goal (tip-in)Wyatt Johnston: saved (backhand)Matt Duchene: saved (wrist)Radek Faksa: saved (slap)Miro Heiskanen: missed the netEsa Lindell: missed the netJamie Benn: saved (snap)Jamie Benn: goal (tip-in)Roope Hintz: saved (snap)Miro Heiskanen: saved (snap)Mavrik Bourque: goal (snap)Jamie Benn: saved (tip-in)Justin Hryckowian: goal (snap)
  • 5Goals15% of attempts
  • 17Saved52% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net33% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

TOR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Scott Laughton C 101-151115:19
Morgan Rielly D 011050021:38
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D 000-210220:50
Auston Matthews C 000-140220:26
Jake McCabe D 000-200219:13
Troy Stecher D 000020018:59
Simon Benoit D 000-202117:07
Nicolas Roy C 000012016:58
Matthew Knies L 000-103016:57
William Nylander R 000-330016:42
Matias Maccelli L 000-210016:08
Max Domi C 000020015:51
John Tavares C 000-320014:18
Nick Robertson L 000003014:12
Bobby McMann C 000-112013:54
Philippe Myers D 000013113:46
Steven Lorentz C 000-102012:19
Dakota Joshua C 000-206010:21
TOR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Dennis Hildeby L 172181.0459:02
DAL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jamie Benn L 112+140009:49
Esa Lindell D 022+100025:45
Jason Robertson L 101+120019:43
Mavrik Bourque C 101+140015:48
Sam Steel C 101+110114:07
Justin Hryckowian C 101+221011:27
Miro Heiskanen D 011+210026:06
Thomas Harley D 011+100120:53
Mikko Rantanen R 011+101016:55
Ilya Lyubushkin D 011+113315:37
Radek Faksa C 011+111115:24
Oskar Bäck C 011000114:25
Roope Hintz C 000+121018:14
Wyatt Johnston C 000+120115:20
Nils Lundkvist D 000000014:00
Colin Blackwell C 000001013:29
Alexander Petrovic D 000+313312:59
Matt Duchene C 000+210111:59
DAL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Oettinger W 272896.4160:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series TOR 0 – 1 DAL
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Toronto Maple Leafs 15-15-5 L3 L10 4-4-2 Next game recap: vs PIT · Tue, Dec 23
Dallas Stars 25-7-5 W4 L10 8-2-0 Next game recap: @ DET · Tue, Dec 23

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