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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Ottawa 3, Toronto 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Justin Kea, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Shawn Oliver
Attendance: 15162
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Ottawa 00213
Toronto 20002
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Ottawa   Toronto
  0:00 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  0:26 William Nylander shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Giveaway by Tomas Hamara. 0:48  
Tomas Hamara shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 1:05  
  1:12 Chris Tanev blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
Shot by Arthur Kaliyev misses the net 1:14  
  1:17 Matias Maccelli blocks shot from Tomas Hamara.
Tomas Hamara shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 1:21  
  1:35 Scott Laughton hits Nikolas Matinpalo.
Carter Yakemchuk blocks shot from Easton Cowan. 1:47  
  1:53 Scott Laughton hits Stephen Halliday.
Carter Yakemchuk shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 2:06  
  2:09 Luke Haymes wins the faceoff against Garrett Pilon.
  2:13 Dakota Joshua hits Carter Yakemchuk.
Hayden Hodgson hits Jake McCabe. 2:40  
Shane Pinto shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 2:46  
Shot by Artem Zub misses the net 2:52  
Nick Cousins shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 3:00  
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 3:02  
Shot by Tomas Hamara misses the net 3:04  
Michael Amadio shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 3:23  
Artem Zub hits Bobby McMann. 3:37  
  3:43 Bobby McMann hits Michael Amadio.
  3:53 Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Arthur Kaliyev.
Takeaway by Arthur Kaliyev. 4:01  
  4:08 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
  4:15 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Stephen Halliday wins the faceoff against Scott Laughton. 4:24  
  4:24 Auston Matthews scores. Assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Matias Maccelli.
Stephen Halliday wins the faceoff against Scott Laughton. 4:31  
Giveaway by Olle Lycksell. 4:49  
Garrett Pilon wins the faceoff against Dakota Joshua. 4:56  
Shot by Hayden Hodgson misses the net 5:12  
  5:24 Shot by Nicholas Robertson misses the net
  5:28 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Nick Cousins hits John Tavares. 6:06  
  6:12 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  6:19 Matthew Knies hits Jake Sanderson.
Fabian Zetterlund blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 6:45  
  7:07 Scott Laughton hits Donovan Sebrango.
  7:11 Scott Laughton wins the faceoff against Stephen Halliday.
  7:13 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
  7:16 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
  7:16 Scott Laughton shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
  7:18 Easton Cowan hits Donovan Sebrango.
  7:40 Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Donovan Sebrango.
  7:41 Luke Haymes wins the faceoff against Garrett Pilon.
  8:20 William Nylander hits Garrett Pilon.
  8:20 Bobby McMann hits Hayden Hodgson.
  8:38 Shot by Bobby McMann misses the net
Tomas Hamara blocks shot from Bobby McMann. 8:42  
  8:44 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
Shot by Michael Amadio misses the net 8:51  
Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 9:02  
Michael Amadio shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 9:04  
  9:17 Scott Laughton wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  9:30 Shot by Easton Cowan misses the net
  10:09 Dakota Joshua hits Tomas Hamara.
Tyler Boucher hits Jake McCabe. 10:17  
Garrett Pilon wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 10:24  
  10:30 Giveaway by Brandon Carlo.
  10:37 William Nylander hits Xavier Bourgault.
  11:19 Matias Maccelli hits Jake Sanderson.
  11:28 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
  11:30 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Nick Cousins hits Chris Tanev. 11:37  
  11:59 Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Arthur Kaliyev.
Nikolas Matinpalo blocks shot from Easton Cowan. 12:30  
Stephen Halliday wins the faceoff against Luke Haymes. 12:54  
  13:03 Giveaway by Luke Haymes.
Giveaway by Artem Zub. 13:14  
  13:20 Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
  13:22 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  13:32 Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Carter Yakemchuk.
Hayden Hodgson hits John Tavares. 14:00  
  14:14 Giveaway by Ben Danford.
Giveaway by Hayden Hodgson. 14:17  
  15:05 Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Fabian Zetterlund.
Stephen Halliday wins the faceoff against Scott Laughton. 15:15  
Takeaway by Artem Zub. 15:25  
  15:51 Steven Lorentz shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Stephen Halliday shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 16:03  
Olle Lycksell shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 16:06  
  16:08 Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
Shot by Shane Pinto misses the net 16:25  
Shot by Michael Amadio misses the net 16:31  
  16:41 Ben Danford blocks shot from Carter Yakemchuk.
  17:04 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Shane Pinto penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by William Nylander. 17:04  
  17:11 William Nylander shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
  17:21 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
  17:23 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  17:27 John Tavares blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
  18:16 Bobby McMann blocks shot from Easton Cowan.
  18:23 Scott Laughton wins the faceoff against Garrett Pilon.
  18:23 Bobby McMann scores a power play goal. and Easton Cowan and Matias Maccelli.
  18:31 Dakota Joshua hits Garrett Pilon.
Xavier Bourgault hits Ben Danford. 18:47  
Shot by Stephen Halliday misses the net 19:23  
  19:51 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Matthew Knies.
2
Ottawa   Toronto
  0:00 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
Nick Cousins hits Brandon Carlo. 0:21  
Giveaway by Artem Zub. 1:11  
Artem Zub blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 1:22  
Dylan Cozens hits Ben Danford. 1:39  
  1:39 Giveaway by Ben Danford.
  1:43 Ben Danford blocks shot from Tyler Boucher.
  2:02 Easton Cowan hits Donovan Sebrango.
Shot by Stephen Halliday misses the net 2:16  
  2:25 Easton Cowan blocks shot from Jake Sanderson.
  2:26 Luke Haymes wins the faceoff against Garrett Pilon.
Xavier Bourgault hits Jake McCabe. 2:32  
Xavier Bourgault hits Dakota Joshua. 2:41  
  3:06 Dakota Joshua hits Garrett Pilon.
Tomas Hamara shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 4:10  
  4:12 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
Shot by Nick Cousins misses the net 4:29  
  5:28 Steven Lorentz hits Tyler Boucher.
  5:30 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Scott Laughton. 5:32  
  5:32 Easton Cowan penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Donovan Sebrango.
Shot by Arthur Kaliyev misses the net 5:48  
Arthur Kaliyev shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 6:00  
Giveaway by Shane Pinto. 6:06  
  6:17 Dakota Joshua wins the faceoff against Stephen Halliday.
Stephen Halliday shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 6:40  
Michael Amadio shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 6:56  
  6:58 Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Fabian Zetterlund.
  7:00 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  7:03 Giveaway by Jake McCabe.
Shot by Jake Sanderson misses the net 7:12  
  7:14 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Olle Lycksell.
Olle Lycksell blocks shot from Arthur Kaliyev. 7:26  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 7:30  
Arthur Kaliyev shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 7:34  
  7:43 Matthew Knies blocks shot from Olle Lycksell.
  7:45 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Garrett Pilon.
  7:50 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
Tomas Hamara blocks shot from John Tavares. 8:00  
Tomas Hamara hits John Tavares. 8:08  
  8:15 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
Hayden Hodgson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Tavares. 8:15  
Artem Zub blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 8:24  
  8:50 William Nylander shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
  9:21 Giveaway by Matias Maccelli.
Fabian Zetterlund shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 9:27  
  10:14 Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net
  10:21 Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net
  10:30 Steven Lorentz hits Artem Zub.
Tyler Boucher hits Chris Tanev. 10:54  
  11:48 Bobby McMann hits Nikolas Matinpalo.
Fabian Zetterlund shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 11:54  
  12:05 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Matthew Knies. 12:06  
  12:08 Matthew Knies hits Carter Yakemchuk.
  12:36 Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Tyler Boucher shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 12:59  
  13:01 Luke Haymes wins the faceoff against Stephen Halliday.
Giveaway by Stephen Halliday. 13:07  
  13:45 Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Luke Haymes.
  13:51 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Garrett Pilon.
  13:53 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Garrett Pilon wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 13:55  
Giveaway by Donovan Sebrango. 13:58  
  14:00 Bobby McMann hits Donovan Sebrango.
  14:07 Brandon Carlo hits Nikolas Matinpalo.
Shot by Donovan Sebrango misses the net 14:12  
  14:14 Giveaway by Bobby McMann.
Nikolas Matinpalo shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 14:16  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Scott Laughton. 14:19  
  14:22 Oliver Ekman-Larsson blocks shot from Carter Yakemchuk.
Fabian Zetterlund shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 14:30  
Giveaway by Leevi Merilainen. 14:35  
Giveaway by Arthur Kaliyev. 14:40  
  14:43 Easton Cowan shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Carter Yakemchuk hits Easton Cowan. 14:44  
  14:44 Easton Cowan shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 14:47  
Nick Cousins hits Matthew Knies. 15:27  
  15:50 Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Stephen Halliday wins the faceoff against Dakota Joshua. 15:52  
  15:56 Takeaway by Nicholas Robertson.
  16:02 Luke Haymes wins the faceoff against Stephen Halliday.
  16:26 Dakota Joshua shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Arthur Kaliyev shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 16:55  
  16:57 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Garrett Pilon.
  17:07 Giveaway by William Nylander.
  17:30 Giveaway by Bobby McMann.
Hayden Hodgson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bobby McMann. 17:35  
  17:35 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  17:36 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
  17:41 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  18:23 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Leevi Merilainen.
Fabian Zetterlund blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 18:35  
Takeaway by Dylan Cozens. 19:11  
Fabian Zetterlund shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 19:15  
  19:53 Bobby McMann hits Nikolas Matinpalo.
3
Ottawa   Toronto
  0:00 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  0:09 Giveaway by Bobby McMann.
Michael Amadio hits Bobby McMann. 0:09  
Shot by Carter Yakemchuk misses the net 0:26  
Giveaway by Carter Yakemchuk. 0:31  
Giveaway by Artem Zub. 1:02  
Dylan Cozens penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matthew Knies. 1:10  
  1:10 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  2:35 Dakota Joshua shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard.
  2:36 Dakota Joshua shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard.
  2:37 Dakota Joshua shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard.
  3:03 Giveaway by Easton Cowan.
  3:43 Jake McCabe hits Nick Cousins.
Artem Zub shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 3:43  
  4:02 Jake McCabe hits Garrett Pilon.
Giveaway by Garrett Pilon. 4:03  
Xavier Bourgault shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 4:17  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Scott Laughton. 4:19  
Shot by Donovan Sebrango misses the net 4:21  
Shot by Donovan Sebrango misses the net 4:37  
  4:39 Luke Haymes wins the faceoff against Stephen Halliday.
  5:14 Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard.
Stephen Halliday hits Ben Danford. 5:21  
  5:27 Shot by Ben Danford misses the net
Artem Zub hits Luke Haymes. 5:36  
Stephen Halliday penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 6:19  
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 6:19  
  6:52 Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Jake Sanderson.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 6:53  
Nikolas Matinpalo shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 6:57  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 7:03  
Fabian Zetterlund blocks shot from William Nylander. 7:23  
Donovan Sebrango shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 7:31  
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Easton Cowan. 7:33  
Fabian Zetterlund scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Donovan Sebrango and Dylan Cozens. 7:33  
Shane Pinto hits Easton Cowan. 8:05  
Michael Amadio shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 8:15  
Olle Lycksell wins the faceoff against Luke Haymes. 8:17  
  8:30 Chris Tanev blocks shot from Nikolas Matinpalo.
  9:00 Steven Lorentz penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Cousins.
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Scott Laughton. 9:00  
  9:08 Jake McCabe hits Olle Lycksell.
  9:18 Scott Laughton blocks shot from Jake Sanderson.
  10:07 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard.
Dylan Cozens hits Auston Matthews. 10:13  
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 10:21  
  10:31 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Arthur Kaliyev.
  11:36 Giveaway by John Tavares.
Tomas Hamara hits John Tavares. 11:36  
  11:47 Matias Maccelli hits Garrett Pilon.
  11:57 Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Garrett Pilon.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 12:06  
Giveaway by Nikolas Matinpalo. 12:25  
  12:37 Easton Cowan shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard.
Nikolas Matinpalo hits William Nylander. 12:52  
  13:34 Steven Lorentz hits Carter Yakemchuk.
  13:40 Dakota Joshua shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard.
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 13:50  
Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 14:24  
  14:26 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Stephen Halliday.
  14:51 Bobby McMann hits Tomas Hamara.
  15:25 Dakota Joshua hits Hayden Hodgson.
Hayden Hodgson shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 15:25  
Nikolas Matinpalo shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 15:40  
Hayden Hodgson shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 15:42  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Scott Laughton. 16:07  
  16:10 Easton Cowan hits Jake Sanderson.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 16:22  
  16:23 Steven Lorentz wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  16:27 Scott Laughton penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Cousins.
  16:27 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
Olle Lycksell shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 16:30  
  16:31 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
Shane Pinto shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 17:00  
Fabian Zetterlund shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 17:25  
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 17:27  
Fabian Zetterlund blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 17:56  
Stephen Halliday wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 17:58  
Shane Pinto scores a power play goal. 17:58  
Nick Cousins shoots Saved by Artur Akhtyamov. 18:19  
  18:21 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  18:39 Jake McCabe hits Olle Lycksell.
  19:31 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Shane Pinto.
  19:48 Easton Cowan shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard.
Tomas Hamara blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 19:54  
1 OT
Ottawa   Toronto
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:00  
Shane Pinto scores. Assisted by Michael Amadio and Jake Sanderson. 0:16