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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Nashville 5, Toronto 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 22, 2025
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Justin Johnson, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 17159
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Toronto 2002
Nashville 0325
Periods:
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1
Toronto   Nashville
  0:00 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 0:04  
Bobby McMann shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 0:55  
  1:05 Shot by Justin Barron misses the net
  1:16 Justin Barron hits William Nylander.
  1:18 Steven Stamkos hits John Tavares.
Shot by Simon Benoit misses the net 1:27  
  2:26 Cole Smith hits Morgan Rielly.
Scott Laughton hits Nick Blankenburg. 2:35  
Steven Lorentz hits Cole Smith. 2:39  
  3:07 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  3:31 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
John Tavares hits Steven Stamkos. 3:49  
Takeaway by Simon Benoit. 3:50  
  4:01 Steven Stamkos hits William Nylander.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 4:07  
Giveaway by Joseph Woll. 4:15  
Giveaway by Simon Benoit. 4:27  
Simon Benoit blocks shot from Zachary L'Heureux. 4:31  
  4:35 Michael McCarron shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 4:36  
  4:39 Brady Skjei shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  4:41 Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  4:43 Shot by Spencer Stastney misses the net
  4:54 Spencer Stastney hits Steven Lorentz.
David Kampf hits Andreas Englund. 4:58  
David Kampf shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 5:13  
Giveaway by Mitch Marner. 5:24  
  5:25 Filip Forsberg shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  6:05 Brady Skjei hits Auston Matthews.
Shot by William Nylander misses the net 6:28  
  6:46 Kieffer Bellows shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  6:50 Kieffer Bellows blocks shot from Cole Smith.
  7:02 Cole Smith hits Jake McCabe.
  7:39 Andreas Englund shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 8:21  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 8:23  
Matthew Knies hits Ryan O'Reilly. 8:47  
Oliver Ekman-Larsson blocks shot from Filip Forsberg. 8:51  
  9:05 Luke Evangelista penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matthew Knies.
  9:05 Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
John Tavares scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews. 9:16  
  9:16 Fedor Svechkov wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  9:29 Shot by Fedor Svechkov misses the net
  9:31 Fedor Svechkov hits Steven Lorentz.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 9:48  
Simon Benoit shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 9:49  
Takeaway by Nicholas Robertson. 10:06  
Shot by Nicholas Robertson misses the net 10:30  
Giveaway by Nicholas Robertson. 10:32  
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Brandon Carlo. 10:51  
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Zachary L'Heureux. 11:11  
Bobby McMann shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 11:16  
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. 11:19  
Takeaway by Morgan Rielly. 11:22  
  12:03 Shot by Michael McCarron misses the net
Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Michael McCarron. 12:10  
John Tavares blocks shot from Brady Skjei. 12:15  
John Tavares blocks shot from Colton Sissons. 12:20  
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Justin Barron. 12:48  
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 13:01  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Colton Sissons. 13:03  
Mitch Marner scores. Assisted by Auston Matthews. 13:05  
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Fedor Svechkov. 13:05  
Nicholas Robertson hits Spencer Stastney. 13:18  
  13:27 Fedor Svechkov wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 13:40  
  13:49 Steven Stamkos hits Steven Lorentz.
  13:56 Steven Stamkos blocks shot from Brandon Carlo.
Steven Lorentz hits Jonathan Marchessault. 14:01  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 14:10  
Bobby McMann hits Justin Barron. 14:17  
  14:25 Steven Stamkos hits Jake McCabe.
William Nylander blocks shot from Spencer Stastney. 14:31  
Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Luke Evangelista. 15:09  
Nicholas Robertson blocks shot from Michael McCarron. 16:28  
  16:32 Takeaway by Colton Sissons.
  16:35 Colton Sissons shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Fedor Svechkov. 16:36  
Giveaway by Jake McCabe. 16:39  
  16:45 Kieffer Bellows penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Kampf.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. 16:45  
Mitch Marner shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 16:47  
Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 16:49  
Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Justin Barron. 18:32  
  19:23 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  19:27 Andreas Englund blocks shot from Chris Tanev.
Matthew Knies hits Nick Blankenburg. 19:50  
Matthew Knies penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Blankenburg. 20:00  
2
Toronto   Nashville
  0:00 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  0:50 Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  1:09 Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  1:39 Michael Bunting scores a power play goal. Assisted by Fedor Svechkov and Luke Evangelista.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. 1:39  
  2:06 Marc Del Gaizo shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  2:09 Kieffer Bellows wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
  2:33 Andreas Englund blocks shot from Pontus Holmberg.
  2:37 Andreas Englund hits Max Domi.
Jake McCabe hits Cole Smith. 2:44  
Giveaway by Jake McCabe. 3:01  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 3:12  
Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net 3:26  
Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 3:30  
Mitch Marner wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 3:40  
Shot by Bobby McMann misses the net 4:02  
  4:11 Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. 4:25  
  4:38 Zachary L'Heureux hits Brandon Carlo.
  4:51 Michael McCarron shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  4:53 Fedor Svechkov wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  5:07 Cole Smith hits Jake McCabe.
Shot by Steven Lorentz misses the net 5:20  
Steven Lorentz hits Marc Del Gaizo. 5:30  
  5:32 Giveaway by Marc Del Gaizo.
  5:33 Justin Barron hits Jake McCabe.
  6:02 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  6:49 Luke Evangelista blocks shot from William Nylander.
Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net 6:54  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. 6:56  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. 7:11  
  7:22 Giveaway by Justin Barron.
  7:58 Spencer Stastney blocks shot from Steven Lorentz.
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 8:00  
Shot by Pontus Holmberg misses the net 8:05  
  8:08 Michael Bunting hits Brandon Carlo.
  8:12 Takeaway by Andreas Englund.
  8:25 Andreas Englund blocks shot from Nicholas Robertson.
  8:49 Shot by Michael Bunting misses the net
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Fedor Svechkov. 8:55  
  8:57 Kieffer Bellows hits Jake McCabe.
Scott Laughton hits Marc Del Gaizo. 9:07  
  9:08 Giveaway by Marc Del Gaizo.
Giveaway by Jake McCabe. 9:09  
  9:15 Kieffer Bellows scores. Assisted by Cole Smith and Fedor Svechkov.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 9:15  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 10:32  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 10:44  
Max Domi shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 11:33  
  12:05 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Chris Tanev blocks shot from Brady Skjei. 12:15  
  12:43 Nick Blankenburg shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  12:44 Filip Forsberg shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  12:47 Luke Evangelista hits Mitch Marner.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 13:11  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 13:26  
  14:20 Giveaway by Steven Stamkos.
Shot by Scott Laughton misses the net 14:33  
  14:38 Justin Barron blocks shot from Scott Laughton.
Steven Lorentz shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 14:44  
  14:47 Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
  14:49 Giveaway by Spencer Stastney.
  15:14 Cole Smith hits Pontus Holmberg.
  15:23 Shot by Fedor Svechkov misses the net
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 15:47  
  16:06 Shot by Nick Blankenburg misses the net
  16:13 Brady Skjei shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net 16:34  
William Nylander blocks shot from Justin Barron. 17:15  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. 17:24  
Takeaway by Brandon Carlo. 17:30  
Bobby McMann hits Justin Barron. 17:40  
  17:54 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Michael Bunting. 17:55  
  18:08 Giveaway by Michael Bunting.
  18:15 Giveaway by Spencer Stastney.
  18:57 Giveaway by Luke Evangelista.
  19:09 Filip Forsberg shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  19:13 Filip Forsberg scores. Assisted by Luke Evangelista and Nick Blankenburg.
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. 19:13  
  19:26 Zachary L'Heureux hits Simon Benoit.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson blocks shot from Michael McCarron. 19:29  
  19:44 Zachary L'Heureux shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
3
Toronto   Nashville
  0:00 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 0:07  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 0:09  
Matthew Knies blocks shot from Nick Blankenburg. 0:25  
  0:46 Luke Evangelista hits Mitch Marner.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. 0:49  
Bobby McMann hits Marc Del Gaizo. 1:04  
  1:14 Shot by Marc Del Gaizo misses the net
  1:32 Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
  1:40 Michael Bunting hits Max Domi.
Steven Lorentz hits Fedor Svechkov. 3:02  
  3:08 Cole Smith hits Simon Benoit.
  3:19 Giveaway by Justin Barron.
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 3:21  
  3:50 Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Bobby McMann shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 4:09  
  4:12 Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  4:24 Zachary L'Heureux shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 4:32  
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Filip Forsberg. 4:36  
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Luke Evangelista. 4:57  
Max Domi penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 5:37  
  5:37 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Jonathan Marchessault. 5:45  
  6:18 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  6:25 Shot by Steven Stamkos misses the net
  6:28 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  6:34 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  6:51 Filip Forsberg shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  6:52 Shot by Filip Forsberg misses the net
  7:18 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
Simon Benoit blocks shot from Filip Forsberg. 7:32  
  7:50 Filip Forsberg blocks shot from Max Domi.
  8:46 Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Brady Skjei. 8:58  
  9:09 Shot by Brady Skjei misses the net
  9:16 Cole Smith blocks shot from Fedor Svechkov.
Scott Laughton shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 9:56  
Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net 9:58  
  10:17 Luke Evangelista scores. Assisted by Filip Forsberg.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. 10:17  
  10:32 Nick Blankenburg penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matthew Knies.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. 10:32  
Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net 11:03  
  11:49 Colton Sissons shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  12:23 Spencer Stastney blocks shot from Bobby McMann.
  12:41 Nick Blankenburg blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Zachary L'Heureux. 12:48  
  13:00 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  13:21 Filip Forsberg shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
Simon Benoit penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jonathan Marchessault. 13:55  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 13:55  
  14:18 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Scott Laughton.
  14:22 Filip Forsberg shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  14:30 Filip Forsberg shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  14:32 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  14:39 Filip Forsberg shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  14:49 Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly.
David Kampf shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 14:55  
Takeaway by Scott Laughton. 15:35  
  16:00 Justin Barron hits Auston Matthews.
Takeaway by Auston Matthews. 16:09  
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 16:40  
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 17:05  
  17:39 Shot by Michael McCarron misses the net
John Tavares blocks shot from Brady Skjei. 17:44  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 17:48  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Michael McCarron. 18:10  
Shot by John Tavares misses the net 18:16  
  18:20 Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  18:28 Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Juuse Saros. 18:35  
  18:36 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  18:43 Shot by Colton Sissons misses the net
  18:46 Colton Sissons wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Auston Matthews hits Filip Forsberg. 18:56  
  19:12 Nick Blankenburg blocks shot from Auston Matthews.
  19:14 Michael McCarron wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  19:23 Filip Forsberg scores on an empty net. Assisted by Spencer Stastney and Michael McCarron.
  19:23 Fedor Svechkov wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  19:33 Giveaway by Andreas Englund.