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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Toronto 5, Montreal 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Furman South
Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, James Tobias
Attendance: 19037
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 1102
Toronto 1135
Periods:
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1
Montreal   Toronto
  0:00 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 0:17  
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Matias Maccelli. 0:19  
  0:27 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  0:54 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Zack Bolduc wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 0:55  
  1:00 Bobby McMann scores. and William Nylander and John Tavares.
  1:00 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
  1:19 Simon Benoit hits Zack Bolduc.
Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 1:23  
  1:25 Nicolas Roy wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Josh Anderson hits Steven Lorentz. 1:30  
Patrik Laine wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy. 1:32  
  1:40 Steven Lorentz hits Alexandre Carrier.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 1:45  
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 2:16  
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 2:33  
Alex Newhook hits Chris Tanev. 3:13  
  3:29 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Oliver Kapanen.
  3:43 Giveaway by Auston Matthews.
  4:00 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
Brendan Gallagher hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 4:03  
  4:07 Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Brendan Gallagher wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 4:09  
Kirby Dach blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 4:20  
  4:24 Nicholas Robertson hits Zack Bolduc.
Patrik Laine penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Chris Tanev. 5:08  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 5:08  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 5:22  
  5:24 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Oliver Kapanen.
Oliver Kapanen scores a short handed goal. 5:39  
  5:39 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  5:50 Max Domi shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 5:51  
  6:12 Shot by Bobby McMann misses the net
Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 6:28  
  7:06 Matthew Knies hits Nick Suzuki.
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle. 7:11  
  7:14 Giveaway by Jake McCabe.
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 7:16  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy. 7:17  
Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Chris Tanev. 7:33  
  7:41 Steven Lorentz hits Kaiden Guhle.
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 7:50  
  8:14 Steven Lorentz blocks shot from Arber Xhekaj.
Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher. 8:22  
  8:27 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Alexandre Carrier. 8:34  
  8:44 Simon Benoit hits Brendan Gallagher.
  8:46 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Ivan Demidov hits Morgan Rielly. 8:55  
Giveaway by Noah Dobson. 9:14  
Noah Dobson blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 9:15  
  9:39 Bobby McMann blocks shot from John Tavares.
  10:08 John Tavares hits Lane Hutson.
Cole Caufield blocks shot from Alexandre Carrier. 10:59  
Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Chris Tanev. 11:21  
  11:33 Giveaway by Matthew Knies.
Brendan Gallagher hits Chris Tanev. 11:39  
Takeaway by Zack Bolduc. 11:40  
Cole Caufield blocks shot from Zack Bolduc. 11:41  
Zack Bolduc shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 11:44  
  11:47 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Oliver Kapanen hits Simon Benoit. 11:53  
  11:55 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  12:12 Nicholas Robertson hits Noah Dobson.
  12:17 Max Domi shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Kirby Dach wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 12:19  
Kirby Dach wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 12:28  
Zack Bolduc hits Brandon Carlo. 12:43  
  12:44 William Nylander penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kaiden Guhle.
  12:44 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Giveaway by Zack Bolduc. 13:17  
  13:43 Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Zack Bolduc.
  13:54 Simon Benoit blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
  13:58 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
  14:41 Chris Tanev blocks shot from Patrik Laine.
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 16:06  
  16:07 Simon Benoit hits Cole Caufield.
  16:28 Bobby McMann hits Lane Hutson.
  16:35 John Tavares shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  16:37 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 16:38  
Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 16:47  
  17:04 Matthew Knies hits Alexandre Carrier.
Oliver Kapanen wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 17:44  
Lane Hutson shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 17:47  
  17:48 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Oliver Kapanen.
Lane Hutson hits Dakota Joshua. 17:51  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy. 18:03  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 18:31  
  18:49 Matthew Knies hits Nick Suzuki.
  19:17 Giveaway by Matthew Knies.
  19:33 Takeaway by William Nylander.
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle. 19:42  
Zack Bolduc hits William Nylander. 19:56  
  19:58 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
2
Montreal   Toronto
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:00  
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Jake McCabe. 0:09  
Mike Matheson hits Auston Matthews. 0:27  
  0:45 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
  0:46 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  0:48 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Alex Newhook hits John Tavares. 0:54  
  1:05 Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Ivan Demidov.
Oliver Kapanen shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 1:09  
  1:12 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 1:28  
Zack Bolduc scores. and Brendan Gallagher and Kirby Dach. 1:30  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Nicolas Roy. 1:30  
  1:37 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Patrik Laine.
Shot by Lane Hutson misses the net 1:47  
  1:49 Steven Lorentz blocks shot from Patrik Laine.
  1:55 Nicolas Roy hits Lane Hutson.
  2:03 Giveaway by Nicolas Roy.
  2:03 Chris Tanev blocks shot from Jake Evans.
  2:06 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  2:21 Bobby McMann hits Noah Dobson.
  2:55 Chris Tanev shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Oliver Kapanen wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 3:03  
  3:36 Matthew Knies hits Nick Suzuki.
Takeaway by Cole Caufield. 3:52  
  4:21 Chris Tanev hits Lane Hutson.
  4:27 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 5:03  
  5:04 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
  5:13 Dakota Joshua hits Arber Xhekaj.
  5:21 Steven Lorentz wins the faceoff against Zack Bolduc.
  5:27 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Arber Xhekaj blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 5:38  
  5:40 Calle Jarnkrok scores. Assisted by Morgan Rielly and Steven Lorentz.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 5:40  
  5:46 Giveaway by William Nylander.
Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net 5:54  
Jake Evans hits Bobby McMann. 6:29  
  6:54 Chris Tanev blocks shot from Oliver Kapanen.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 6:56  
Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net 7:00  
Kaiden Guhle hits Matias Maccelli. 7:07  
  7:13 Matthew Knies hits Lane Hutson.
  7:20 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  7:21 Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  7:23 Max Domi shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 7:25  
  8:02 Shot by Simon Benoit misses the net
  8:05 Shot by Simon Benoit misses the net
Oliver Kapanen wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 8:17  
  8:43 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  9:02 John Tavares shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 9:03  
  9:12 Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Josh Anderson.
  9:16 Giveaway by Matthew Knies.
  9:20 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Patrik Laine.
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle. 9:34  
Giveaway by Patrik Laine. 9:49  
Kaiden Guhle hits Calle Jarnkrok. 9:55  
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 10:18  
  10:19 Nicolas Roy wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  11:50 Morgan Rielly hits Oliver Kapanen.
  11:54 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 12:00  
Giveaway by Lane Hutson. 12:31  
  12:50 Shot by William Nylander misses the net
Lane Hutson blocks shot from William Nylander. 12:58  
  13:04 Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  13:06 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
  13:08 Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Kirby Dach blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 13:14  
Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 13:33  
  13:38 Matthew Knies penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mike Matheson.
  13:38 Nicolas Roy wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  13:43 Giveaway by Dakota Joshua.
Lane Hutson shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 14:38  
Zack Bolduc shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 14:39  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 14:40  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 14:53  
  14:56 Dakota Joshua hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Giveaway by Lane Hutson. 15:22  
  16:13 Bobby McMann hits Ivan Demidov.
Josh Anderson hits Brandon Carlo. 16:39  
Alexandre Carrier hits Max Domi. 16:49  
Shot by Jake Evans misses the net 16:55  
Jake Evans hits Auston Matthews. 17:01  
  17:25 Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net
  17:30 Giveaway by Steven Lorentz.
Jake Evans hits Nicolas Roy. 17:42  
  17:50 Steven Lorentz hits Kaiden Guhle.
Kirby Dach blocks shot from William Nylander. 17:54  
Arber Xhekaj blocks shot from Bobby McMann. 18:07  
  18:24 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
Takeaway by Cole Caufield. 18:42  
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 18:51  
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 18:52  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 19:00  
  19:02 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Cole Caufield.
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 19:15  
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 19:16  
Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net 19:18  
3
Montreal   Toronto
  0:00 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:14  
  0:26 Jake McCabe hits Nick Suzuki.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 0:27  
  0:38 Matthew Knies hits Nick Suzuki.
  0:44 Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
  0:55 Shot by Bobby McMann misses the net
Oliver Kapanen hits Morgan Rielly. 1:24  
  1:34 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
  1:55 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Simon Benoit. 1:57  
  2:17 Nicholas Robertson hits Zack Bolduc.
  2:54 Steven Lorentz hits Mike Matheson.
  2:56 Nicolas Roy blocks shot from Patrik Laine.
  3:21 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
  4:29 Nicholas Robertson hits Lane Hutson.
Giveaway by Oliver Kapanen. 4:30  
Oliver Kapanen hits Nicholas Robertson. 4:34  
Ivan Demidov penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Max Domi. 5:06  
  5:06 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Jake Evans shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 5:18  
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 6:48  
Arber Xhekaj hits Dakota Joshua. 7:14  
Josh Anderson hits Simon Benoit. 7:22  
Josh Anderson hits Simon Benoit. 7:29  
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 7:58  
  8:08 Jake McCabe hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Noah Dobson shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 8:16  
Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 8:21  
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 8:22  
Nick Suzuki hits Calle Jarnkrok. 8:29  
Lane Hutson shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 8:48  
  8:57 Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  9:02 Morgan Rielly scores. Assisted by Matthew Knies and Matias Maccelli.
Kirby Dach wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 9:02  
  9:22 Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Zack Bolduc.
  9:26 Simon Benoit hits Lane Hutson.
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 9:55  
  9:57 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Alex Newhook.
  10:15 Giveaway by Bobby McMann.
Shot by Ivan Demidov misses the net 10:25  
  10:47 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  10:52 Bobby McMann hits Ivan Demidov.
  11:07 Dakota Joshua hits Arber Xhekaj.
  11:09 Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  11:10 Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Cole Caufield hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 11:38  
  11:43 Steven Lorentz hits Alexandre Carrier.
  11:55 Simon Benoit hits Cole Caufield.
Lane Hutson blocks shot from Calle Jarnkrok. 12:07  
  12:54 Matthew Knies hits Noah Dobson.
  13:05 Matthew Knies hits Noah Dobson.
  13:29 Dakota Joshua shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  13:46 Giveaway by Nicholas Robertson.
Shot by Arber Xhekaj misses the net 13:57  
Shot by Alex Newhook misses the net 14:09  
Josh Anderson hits Brandon Carlo. 14:28  
  14:44 Steven Lorentz hits Kaiden Guhle.
Giveaway by Jake Evans. 14:50  
  16:01 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 16:16  
  16:18 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 16:30  
  16:45 Takeaway by Matthew Knies.
  16:52 Max Domi shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  16:53 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  17:23 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 18:16  
  18:18 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  18:28 Nicolas Roy wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  18:28 Auston Matthews scores on an empty net. Assisted by William Nylander.
Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net 18:47  
Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 18:56  
Shot by Patrik Laine misses the net 19:08  
  19:33 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Noah Dobson.
  19:45 William Nylander scores on an empty net. Assisted by Steven Lorentz and John Tavares.
  19:45 Nicolas Roy wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.