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Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Nashville Predators 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Nashville Predators 5. Shots on goal: TOR 22, NSH 34. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TOR 1-0 NSH; P2 TOR 1-2 NSH; P3 TOR 1-3 NSH.

Scoring plays: P1 01:32 Nicolas Roy (assists: Bobby McMann, Nick Robertson) to make it TOR 1-0 NSH; P2 04:56 Erik Haula (assists: Roman Josi, Steven Stamkos) to make it TOR 1-1 NSH; P2 11:57 John Tavares (assists: Matias Maccelli, Jake McCabe) to make it TOR 2-1 NSH; P2 19:26 Adam Wilsby (assists: Ryan O'Reilly) to make it TOR 2-2 NSH; P3 09:18 Luke Evangelista (assists: Brady Skjei) to make it TOR 2-3 NSH; P3 18:25 Steven Stamkos (assists: Filip Forsberg) to make it TOR 2-4 NSH; P3 19:06 Bobby McMann (assists: Nick Robertson, Easton Cowan) to make it TOR 3-4 NSH; P3 19:51 Cole Smith (assists: Brady Skjei, Michael McCarron) to make it TOR 3-5 NSH. Top skaters: Steven Stamkos (NSH) 1 G, 1 A; Bobby McMann (TOR) 1 G, 1 A; Brady Skjei (NSH) 0 G, 2 A; Nick Robertson (TOR) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Juuse Saros (NSH) 19 saves on 22, decision W; Joseph Woll (TOR) 29 saves on 32, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NSH
Steven Stamkos
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 16:49 TOI
Goals · TOR
Bobby McMann
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 11:33 TOI
Goaltending · NSH
Juuse Saros
19 saves on 22 shots (.864) · W
Season highs
Michael Bunting · Season-high 6 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

TOR 1 largest lead P1 1:32 (TOR 1, NSH 0)
NSH 2 largest lead P3 18:25 (TOR 2, NSH 4) · 3-0 run, P2 19:26–P3 18:25
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:32 Nicolas Roy (Bobby McMann, Nick Robertson) TOR · tip-in shot · TOR 1, NSH 0
  • P2 4:56 Erik Haula (Roman Josi, Steven Stamkos) NSH · Power play · tip-in shot · TOR 1, NSH 1
  • P2 11:57 John Tavares (Matias Maccelli, Jake McCabe) TOR · deflected shot · TOR 2, NSH 1
  • P2 19:26 Adam Wilsby (Ryan O'Reilly) NSH · wrist shot · TOR 2, NSH 2
  • P3 9:18 Luke Evangelista (Brady Skjei) NSH · backhand shot · TOR 2, NSH 3
  • P3 18:25 Steven Stamkos (Filip Forsberg) NSH · Empty net · wrist shot · TOR 2, NSH 4
  • P3 19:06 Bobby McMann (Nick Robertson, Easton Cowan) TOR · Power play · wrist shot · TOR 3, NSH 4
  • P3 19:51 Cole Smith (Brady Skjei, Michael McCarron) NSH · Empty net · snap shot · TOR 3, NSH 5

Linescore

123 T
TOR 111 3
NSH 023 5

Shots on goal: TOR 22, NSH 34

Biggest Period

The Nashville Predators scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

TORNSH
22Shots on goal34
60Shot attempts60
28Faceoff wins17
21Hits20
23Blocked shots12
0Power-play goals1
2Takeaways4
16Giveaways12
6Penalty minutes4
90.6%Save %86.4%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR77822
NSH10141034

🎯 Shot Map

Toronto Maple Leafs3 G · 34 attempts
Nicolas Roy: goal (tip-in)William Nylander: missed the netWilliam Nylander: missed the netNick Robertson: saved (snap)Auston Matthews: saved (wrist)John Tavares: saved (wrist)Troy Stecher: missed the netBobby McMann: saved (wrist)Morgan Rielly: saved (wrist)Matias Maccelli: missed the netCalle Jarnkrok: missed the netWilliam Nylander: saved (wrist)Simon Benoit: missed the netMatias Maccelli: missed the netMatias Maccelli: saved (tip-in)Jake McCabe: saved (backhand)John Tavares: goal (deflected)Nicolas Roy: saved (snap)Matthew Knies: missed the netAuston Matthews: saved (wrist)Matthew Knies: saved (snap)Auston Matthews: saved (wrist)Auston Matthews: missed the netMatias Maccelli: saved (wrist)Dakota Joshua: saved (tip-in)Dakota Joshua: saved (wrist)Matias Maccelli: missed the netMatthew Knies: missed the netWilliam Nylander: saved (wrist)Bobby McMann: saved (wrist)Dakota Joshua: missed the netCalle Jarnkrok: saved (wrist)Morgan Rielly: saved (wrist)Bobby McMann: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 19Saved56% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net35% of attempts
Nashville Predators5 G · 47 attempts
Filip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: saved (wrist)Michael Bunting: missed the netMichael Bunting: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: saved (snap)Michael Bunting: saved (snap)Nick Perbix: saved (wrist)Reid Schaefer: missed the netCole Smith: missed the netMatthew Wood: saved (tip-in)Adam Wilsby: saved (slap)Tyson Jost: missed the netBrady Skjei: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: saved (wrist)Fedor Svechkov: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: missed the netSteven Stamkos: saved (slap)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (tip-in)Erik Haula: goal (tip-in)Filip Forsberg: missed the netMichael Bunting: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: saved (tip-in)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (wrist)Michael Bunting: missed the netRoman Josi: saved (wrist)Michael Bunting: saved (snap)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Steven Stamkos: saved (tip-in)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (wrist)Adam Wilsby: goal (wrist)Roman Josi: missed the netMichael Bunting: saved (wrist)Nicolas Hague: missed the netRyan O'Reilly: missed the netAdam Wilsby: missed the netMichael Bunting: saved (slap)Luke Evangelista: goal (backhand)Michael McCarron: saved (wrist)Cole Smith: missed the netSteven Stamkos: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Reid Schaefer: missed the netLuke Evangelista: saved (backhand)Filip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Steven Stamkos: goal (wrist)Cole Smith: goal (snap)
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 29Saved62% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net28% 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
Bobby McMann C 112+230011:33
Nick Robertson L 022+211012:36
John Tavares C 101-222017:45
Nicolas Roy C 101+221115:54
Jake McCabe D 011013321:57
Matias Maccelli L 011-220116:19
Easton Cowan R 011+100116:17
Troy Stecher D 000001222:22
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D 000-203322:15
Morgan Rielly D 000021619:19
William Nylander R 000-220018:56
Matthew Knies L 000-310218:28
Auston Matthews C 000-330118:23
Simon Benoit D 000002316:27
Philippe Myers D 000+104014:07
Scott Laughton C 000+101012:06
Calle Jarnkrok C 000011010:58
Dakota Joshua C 000021010:35
TOR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Joseph Woll L 293290.6358:23
NSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Steven Stamkos C 112-141016:49
Brady Skjei D 022+220320:43
Adam Wilsby D 101022019:56
Erik Haula L 101-150317:48
Cole Smith R 101017015:16
Luke Evangelista R 101+140015:01
Roman Josi D 011-110221:35
Ryan O'Reilly C 011+230019:07
Filip Forsberg L 011+121017:45
Michael McCarron C 011+111014:25
Nick Perbix D 000010220:17
Nicolas Hague D 000+101118:28
Nick Blankenburg D 000000018:05
Michael Bunting L 000+161016:46
Reid Schaefer L 000-103111:39
Matthew Wood R 000011011:03
Tyson Jost C 000-101010:44
Fedor Svechkov C 000011010:34
NSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Juuse Saros W 192286.4359:59

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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