Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche
Sat, Mar 8, 2025 · Ball Arena · 2024–25 Regular Season
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 on Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at Ball Arena. Valeri Nichushkin scored a hat trick; Mitch Marner scored twice; John Tavares scored twice; Nathan MacKinnon scored twice. Mackenzie Blackwood made 17 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 21–34.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| COL | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 34 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 00:56 | COL | EV | Valeri Nichushkin (13) · tip-in | Ryan Lindgren (18), Josh Manson (14) | 0–1 |
| 1st | 03:04 | TOR | EV | Mitch Marner (20) · wrist | Matthew Knies (18), Auston Matthews (31) | 1–1 |
| 1st | 06:08 | COL | EV | Valeri Nichushkin (14) · wrist | Brock Nelson (24), Sam Malinski (6) | 1–2 |
| 1st | 12:51 | TOR | EV | John Tavares (25) · wrist | William Nylander (29) | 2–2 |
| 1st | 16:04 | TOR | EV | Mitch Marner (21) · slap | Bobby McMann (11), Auston Matthews (32) | 3–2 |
| 2nd | 12:45 | TOR | PP | John Tavares (26) · wrist | Auston Matthews (33), William Nylander (30) | 4–2 |
| 2nd | 15:11 | COL | EV | Joel Kiviranta (13) · wrist | Ross Colton (6), Sam Malinski (7) | 4–3 |
| 3rd | 11:55 | COL | EV | Jonathan Drouin (9) · snap | Charlie Coyle (8), Ross Colton (7) | 4–4 |
| 3rd | 15:45 | COL | PP | Nathan MacKinnon (26) · wrist | Martin Necas (50), Devon Toews (24) | 4–5 |
| 3rd | 18:06 | COL | SH EN | Valeri Nichushkin (15) · wrist | Artturi Lehkonen (14), Cale Makar (51) | 4–6 |
| 3rd | 19:07 | COL | SH EN | Nathan MacKinnon (27) · wrist | Valeri Nichushkin (8) | 4–7 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 09:35 | TOR | Simon Benoit | cross checking | 2 |
| 1st | 09:35 | COL | Parker Kelly | cross checking | 2 |
| 2nd | 02:32 | TOR | Philippe Myers | tripping | 2 |
| 2nd | 05:29 | TOR | William Nylander | hooking | 2 |
| 2nd | 12:14 | COL | Jack Drury | hooking | 2 |
| 3rd | 13:59 | TOR | Mitch Marner | tripping | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: TOR 1.59 · COL 3.96 · xG% TOR 28.7
Toronto Maple Leafs
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Auston Matthews | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69.6 | 20:31 | 27 |
| 16 | Mitch Marner | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19:21 | 27 | |
| 88 | William Nylander | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:13 | 25 | |
| 91 | John Tavares | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 17:12 | 23 |
| 23 | Matthew Knies | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20:03 | 27 | |
| 74 | Bobby McMann | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10:44 | 17 | |
| 25 | Brandon Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 22:04 | 29 | |
| 95 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21:45 | 32 | |
| 22 | Jake McCabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21:00 | 33 | |
| 44 | Morgan Rielly | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:52 | 29 | |
| 2 | Simon Benoit | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16:10 | 24 | |
| 51 | Philippe Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:06 | 23 | |
| 29 | Pontus Holmberg | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:30 | 19 | |
| 64 | David Kampf | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 13:41 | 17 |
| 24 | Scott Laughton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57.1 | 11:54 | 19 |
| 11 | Max Domi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:51 | 16 | |
| 89 | Nick Robertson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:21 | 13 | |
| 18 | Steven Lorentz | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:17 | 14 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Anthony Stolarz | L | 32 | 27 | 5 | .844 | 58:39 |
Colorado Avalanche
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Valeri Nichushkin | R | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19:44 | 23 | |
| 29 | Nathan MacKinnon | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 41.7 | 25:28 | 26 |
| 70 | Sam Malinski | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:44 | 21 | |
| 20 | Ross Colton | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 11:46 | 16 |
| 8 | Cale Makar | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23:37 | 26 | |
| 7 | Devon Toews | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:30 | 26 | |
| 88 | Martin Necas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21:36 | 21 | |
| 62 | Artturi Lehkonen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:49 | 24 | |
| 11 | Brock Nelson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37.5 | 18:41 | 22 |
| 55 | Ryan Lindgren | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:52 | 25 | |
| 42 | Josh Manson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16:57 | 23 | |
| 27 | Jonathan Drouin | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15:49 | 20 | |
| 10 | Charlie Coyle | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16.7 | 11:44 | 17 |
| 94 | Joel Kiviranta | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:34 | 16 | |
| 49 | Samuel Girard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:17 | 22 | |
| 17 | Parker Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10:06 | 17 | |
| 25 | Logan O'Connor | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:42 | 14 | |
| 18 | Jack Drury | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 8:58 | 16 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Mackenzie Blackwood | W | 21 | 17 | 4 | .810 | 59:35 |