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Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs

NHLDecember 23, 2025Scotiabank Arena

PenguinsPittsburghPIT15-12-9

Penguins 3, Maple Leafs 6

Final
Maple LeafsTorontoTORWon16-15-5
Score by period
Team123T
PIT1113
TOR2136

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Auston Matthews faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  3. 0:14Icing
  4. 0:14Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  5. 0:38Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  6. 0:40Max Domi Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  7. 1:42Rutger McGroarty hit Philippe Myers
  8. 1:46Takeaway by Ben Kindel
  9. 1:57Jack St. Ivany Wrist Shot Wide Right
  10. 1:59Goalie Stopped
  11. 1:59Noel Acciari faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  12. 2:06Ryan Shea Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  13. 2:19Dakota Joshua hit Noel Acciari
  14. 2:31Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Dakota Joshua
  15. 2:42Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Connor Dewar
  16. 3:21Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Joseph Woll
  17. 3:55Icing
  18. 3:55John Tavares faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  19. 3:57Philippe Myers Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  20. 4:03Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
  21. 4:21Justin Brazeau shot blocked by Morgan Rielly
  22. 4:23Puck in Netting
  23. 4:23Scott Laughton faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  24. 4:46Takeaway by Steven Lorentz
  25. 4:49Troy Stecher Wrist Shot Wide Left
  26. 5:42Connor Dewar shot blocked by Nicholas Robertson
  27. 5:52Giveaway by Nicholas Robertson
  28. 6:12Giveaway by Max Domi
  29. 6:18Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
  30. 6:25Bobby McMann Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  31. 6:39Sidney Crosby Backhand saved by Joseph Woll
  32. 7:24Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  33. 7:26Challenge Hm - goal interference - no goal
  34. 7:26Scott Laughton faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  35. 8:09Philippe Myers shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
  36. 8:20Puck in Netting
  37. 8:20Noel Acciari faceoff won against John Tavares
  38. 8:31Takeaway by Kevin Hayes
  39. 8:48Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  40. 8:58Oliver Ekman-Larsson hit Noel Acciari
  41. 9:01Takeaway by William Nylander
  42. 9:07William Nylander Goal (12) Backhand, assists: none
  43. 9:07Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  44. 9:10Max Domi hit Brett Kulak
  45. 9:31Troy Stecher shot blocked by Kris Letang
  46. 9:32Bobby McMann Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  47. 9:35Goalie Stopped
  48. 9:35Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  49. 9:51Bryan Rust Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (18), Kris Letang (16)
  50. 9:51Thomas Novak faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  51. 10:15Giveaway by Philippe Myers
  52. 10:15Ryan Shea shot blocked by Matthew Knies
  53. 10:16Matthew Knies hit Ryan Shea
  54. 10:29Giveaway by Matthew Knies
  55. 10:47Giveaway by Scott Laughton
  56. 10:52Dakota Joshua hit Rutger McGroarty
  57. 10:58Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Jake McCabe
  58. 11:12Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  59. 11:14Puck in Netting
  60. 11:14Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  61. 11:15Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  62. 11:18Goalie Stopped
  63. 11:18Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  64. 11:37Auston Matthews Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  65. 11:39Goalie Stopped
  66. 11:39John Tavares faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  67. 11:43William Nylander shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  68. 12:04Giveaway by Stuart Skinner
  69. 12:31Giveaway by Brett Kulak
  70. 12:34Giveaway by Morgan Rielly
  71. 12:39Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  72. 12:42Puck in Netting
  73. 12:42Thomas Novak faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  74. 12:44Ryan Shea Wrist Shot Wide Left
  75. 13:13Off-side
  76. 13:13John Tavares faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  77. 13:34Ben Kindel hit Matias Maccelli
  78. 13:34Matias Maccelli Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (26), Philippe Myers (2)
  79. 13:34Auston Matthews faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  80. 13:54Off-side
  81. 13:54Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  82. 14:12Jake McCabe Slap Shot Wide Right
  83. 14:25Bobby McMann Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
  84. 14:30Kris Letang hit Bobby McMann
  85. 14:54Troy Stecher Wrist Shot Wide Left
  86. 15:16Scott Laughton hit Noel Acciari
  87. 15:43Anthony Mantha hit Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  88. 16:33Oliver Ekman-Larsson hit Thomas Novak
  89. 17:19Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  90. 17:25Brett Kulak shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  91. 18:30Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  92. 18:34Bobby McMann hit Jack St. Ivany
  93. 19:25Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  94. 19:38Parker Wotherspoon hit Dakota Joshua
  95. 19:44Giveaway by Chris Tanev
  96. 19:44Anthony Mantha Slap Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  97. 19:49Puck Frozen - Goalie
  98. 19:49Sidney Crosby faceoff won against John Tavares
  99. 19:51Rickard Rakell Tip-In Above Crossbar
  100. 20:00Kris Letang Roughing against Bobby McMann
  101. 20:00Bobby McMann Roughing against Kris Letang
  102. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Auston Matthews faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  3. 0:13Sidney Crosby hit Morgan Rielly
  4. 0:17Auston Matthews Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  5. 0:22Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
  6. 0:30Erik Karlsson hit Max Domi
  7. 0:33Max Domi hit Parker Wotherspoon
  8. 0:40Icing
  9. 0:40Sidney Crosby faceoff won against William Nylander
  10. 1:21Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  11. 1:50Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  12. 2:13Bobby McMann shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
  13. 2:26Jake McCabe shot blocked by John Tavares
  14. 2:42Giveaway by Jack St. Ivany
  15. 3:40Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  16. 4:01Philippe Myers Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  17. 4:03Goalie Stopped
  18. 4:03Auston Matthews faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  19. 4:07Morgan Rielly Wrist Shot Wide Right
  20. 4:09Goalie Stopped
  21. 4:09Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  22. 4:39Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  23. 4:43Icing
  24. 4:43Ben Kindel faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  25. 5:39John Tavares Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  26. 5:41Matias Maccelli Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  27. 6:08Chris Tanev Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  28. 6:10Goalie Stopped
  29. 6:10John Tavares faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  30. 6:22Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  31. 6:50John Tavares Wrist Shot Wide Right
  32. 7:06Takeaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  33. 7:31Takeaway by Steven Lorentz
  34. 7:36Steven Lorentz Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  35. 7:37Steven Lorentz Backhand saved by Stuart Skinner
  36. 7:38Steven Lorentz Goal (4) Backhand, assists: none
  37. 7:38Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  38. 8:40Philippe Myers hit Thomas Novak
  39. 8:48Max Domi Wrist Shot Wide Left
  40. 8:58Philippe Myers Slap Shot Short
  41. 9:55Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  42. 9:58Puck in Netting
  43. 9:58Noel Acciari faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  44. 10:32Giveaway by Kevin Hayes
  45. 10:42Kevin Hayes hit Troy Stecher
  46. 10:49Kevin Hayes Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  47. 10:50Puck in Netting
  48. 10:50Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  49. 10:57Icing
  50. 10:57Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  51. 11:07Nicolas Roy Snap Shot Wide Right
  52. 11:08Nicholas Robertson Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  53. 11:10Troy Stecher shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
  54. 11:14Giveaway by Nicolas Roy
  55. 11:21Giveaway by Ville Koivunen
  56. 11:31Nicholas Robertson hit Rutger McGroarty
  57. 11:39Ryan Shea shot blocked by Ben Kindel
  58. 11:43Rutger McGroarty Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  59. 11:43Auston Matthews faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  60. 11:45Takeaway by Rickard Rakell
  61. 12:04Bryan Rust Tip-In Hit Left Post
  62. 12:36Oliver Ekman-Larsson Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  63. 12:37Goalie Stopped
  64. 12:37John Tavares faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  65. 13:07Philippe Myers hit Noel Acciari
  66. 13:26Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  67. 14:00Anthony Mantha Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  68. 14:13Justin Brazeau hit Troy Stecher
  69. 14:27Rutger McGroarty Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  70. 14:45Rutger McGroarty Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  71. 14:47Goalie Stopped
  72. 14:47Auston Matthews faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  73. 15:58Giveaway by Troy Stecher
  74. 16:46Nicolas Roy hit Rutger McGroarty
  75. 17:10Jack St. Ivany hit Nicolas Roy
  76. 17:36Giveaway by Matthew Knies
  77. 18:11Bobby McMann Wrist Shot Wide Left
  78. 18:22Kris Letang shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
  79. 18:34Morgan Rielly Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  80. 18:50Jake McCabe Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  81. 19:04Steven Lorentz hit Brett Kulak
  82. 19:13Icing
  83. 19:13John Tavares faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  84. 19:19Matias Maccelli shot blocked by Kris Letang
  85. 19:27Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  86. 19:52Rickard Rakell Deflected saved by Joseph Woll
  87. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Auston Matthews faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  3. 0:26Bryan Rust shot blocked by Jake McCabe
  4. 0:29Giveaway by Jake McCabe
  5. 0:32Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  6. 0:33Bryan Rust Deflected saved by Joseph Woll
  7. 0:36Goalie Stopped
  8. 0:36John Tavares faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  9. 0:42Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  10. 0:49Takeaway by Justin Brazeau
  11. 0:51Justin Brazeau shot blocked by John Tavares
  12. 0:55Justin Brazeau shot blocked by Philippe Myers
  13. 1:00Anthony Mantha Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Parker Wotherspoon (9), Justin Brazeau (7)
  14. 1:00Scott Laughton faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  15. 1:06Scott Laughton shot blocked by Ben Kindel
  16. 1:24Giveaway by Stuart Skinner
  17. 1:42Puck Frozen - Goalie
  18. 1:42Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  19. 2:16Jack St. Ivany shot blocked by Philippe Myers
  20. 2:47Takeaway by Bobby McMann
  21. 2:53Max Domi Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  22. 2:57Jake McCabe Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  23. 3:00Goalie Stopped
  24. 3:00Auston Matthews faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  25. 3:02Oliver Ekman-Larsson Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  26. 3:04Goalie Stopped
  27. 3:04Auston Matthews faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  28. 4:09Icing
  29. 4:09Thomas Novak faceoff won against John Tavares
  30. 4:13Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  31. 4:15Goalie Stopped
  32. 4:15John Tavares faceoff won against Anthony Mantha
  33. 4:46William Nylander Wrist Shot Wide Left
  34. 5:27Kevin Hayes hit Troy Stecher
  35. 5:28Puck in Benches
  36. 5:28Auston Matthews faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  37. 6:17Philippe Myers Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  38. 6:21Goalie Stopped
  39. 6:21John Tavares faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  40. 6:27Takeaway by Tommy Novak
  41. 6:29Giveaway by Tommy Novak
  42. 6:37Giveaway by Matias Maccelli
  43. 6:52Giveaway by Matias Maccelli
  44. 7:02Tommy Novak Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  45. 7:08Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  46. 7:21Jack St. Ivany Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  47. 7:24Puck in Netting
  48. 7:24Ben Kindel faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  49. 7:25Jack St. Ivany shot blocked by Dakota Joshua
  50. 7:35Ben Kindel hit Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  51. 8:01Scott Laughton Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  52. 8:03Goalie Stopped
  53. 8:03Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  54. 9:01Noel Acciari hit Troy Stecher
  55. 9:10Erik Karlsson Tripping against John Tavares
  56. 9:10Noel Acciari faceoff won against John Tavares
  57. 9:30John Tavares Wrist Shot Wide Left
  58. 9:41Matias Maccelli Slashing against Ryan Shea
  59. 9:41John Tavares faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  60. 9:50Takeaway by William Nylander
  61. 9:54William Nylander Backhand saved by Stuart Skinner
  62. 9:57Ben Kindel Slashing against William Nylander
  63. 9:57John Tavares faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  64. 10:16John Tavares Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
  65. 10:53Auston Matthews shot blocked by Ryan Shea
  66. 11:13William Nylander Wrist Shot Wide Right
  67. 11:35Max Domi Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (17), William Nylander (27)
  68. 11:35Max Domi faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  69. 11:52Puck in Netting
  70. 11:52Auston Matthews faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  71. 11:56Jake McCabe Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  72. 12:09Dakota Joshua hit Noel Acciari
  73. 12:31Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Chris Tanev
  74. 12:57Anthony Mantha hit Scott Laughton
  75. 13:00Takeaway by Justin Brazeau
  76. 13:00Justin Brazeau hit Jake McCabe
  77. 13:01Thomas Novak shot blocked by Steven Lorentz
  78. 13:07Ryan Shea Wrist Shot Wide Left
  79. 13:43Giveaway by John Tavares
  80. 14:14William Nylander Wrist Shot Wide Right
  81. 14:16Goalie Stopped
  82. 14:16Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  83. 14:23Puck in Benches
  84. 14:23Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  85. 14:36Giveaway by Kris Letang
  86. 14:36Matthew Knies hit Kris Letang
  87. 14:51Oliver Ekman-Larsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  88. 14:56Kris Letang hit Nicholas Robertson
  89. 15:26Icing
  90. 15:26Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Auston Matthews
  91. 15:28Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  92. 15:30Goalie Stopped
  93. 15:30Ben Kindel faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  94. 15:35Dakota Joshua hit Erik Karlsson
  95. 16:21Off-side
  96. 16:21John Tavares faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  97. 16:46Giveaway by Tommy Novak
  98. 17:28Auston Matthews Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  99. 17:57Bobby McMann Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Domi (10)
  100. 17:57Timeout - Visitor
  101. 17:57Sidney Crosby faceoff won against John Tavares
  102. 18:02Puck in Netting
  103. 18:02John Tavares faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  104. 18:25Takeaway by John Tavares
  105. 18:36William Nylander Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (18), Matthew Knies (23)
  106. 18:36Ben Kindel faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  107. 18:46Oliver Ekman-Larsson hit Ville Koivunen
  108. 18:50Giveaway by Philippe Myers
  109. 19:04Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Scott Laughton
  110. 19:06Jack St. Ivany Snap Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  111. 19:12Ben Kindel Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  112. 19:12Scott Laughton hit Ville Koivunen
  113. 19:15Philippe Myers Interference against Rutger McGroarty
  114. 19:15Scott Laughton faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  115. 19:42Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Joseph Woll
  116. 19:44Rickard Rakell Backhand saved by Joseph Woll
  117. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  118. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 9:07PIT 0, TOR 1William Nylander Goal (12) Backhand, assists: none
  2. 9:51PIT 1, TOR 1Bryan Rust Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (18), Kris Letang (16)
  3. 13:34PIT 1, TOR 2Matias Maccelli Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (26), Philippe Myers (2)

2nd

  1. 7:38PIT 1, TOR 3Steven Lorentz Goal (4) Backhand, assists: none
  2. 11:43PIT 2, TOR 3Rutger McGroarty Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none

3rd

  1. 1:00PIT 3, TOR 3Anthony Mantha Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Parker Wotherspoon (9), Justin Brazeau (7)
  2. 11:35PIT 3, TOR 4Max Domi Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (17), William Nylander (27)
  3. 17:57PIT 3, TOR 5Bobby McMann Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Domi (10)
  4. 18:36PIT 3, TOR 6William Nylander Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (18), Matthew Knies (23)

Game leaders

PenguinsPittsburgh

Maple LeafsToronto

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Anthony Mantha RW10-1020014:520.03101010191114:070:450:00
Bryan Rust RW10-3000019:050.03001010251318:070:450:13
Rutger McGroarty RW100010012:160.0300000017212:160:000:00
Ben Kindel C000021212:4928.61104010119812:490:000:00
Connor Dewar C00-1000014:410.0100000018613:230:001:18
Justin Brazeau RW011020013:090.0200000216813:090:000:00
Kevin Hayes RW00-1020011:5433.3021101115311:540:000:00
Noel Acciari C00-1010013:2840.0164000017212:120:001:16
Rickard Rakell RW00-3000017:180.0300001124416:330:450:00
Sidney Crosby C01-2010018:2154.5210122000232017:360:450:00
Tommy Novak C001000014:5337.5253201117614:530:000:00
Ville Koivunen RW000000012:180.0000100016112:180:000:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Brett Kulak D000001020:2400010000.022020:160:000:08
Erik Karlsson D00-4010222:4260001000.025321:520:450:05
Jack St. Ivany D001010017:0120010100.020016:300:000:31
Kris Letang D01-2022220:1120011000.023220:040:000:07
Parker Wotherspoon D01-2012022:0400010010.024220:420:001:22
Ryan Shea D001001017:2710000200.021215:400:001:47
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Stuart Skinner G29425.86259:0700232000

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