Toronto Maple Leafs at Nashville Predators

Sat, Dec 20, 2025 · Bridgestone Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season

Toronto Maple Leafs

3 – 5

Final

Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 on Sat, Dec 20, 2025 at Bridgestone Arena. Brady Skjei led the way with 2 points. Juuse Saros made 19 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 22–34.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
TOR	1	1	1	3	22
NSH	0	2	3	5	34

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	01:32	TOR	EV	Nicolas Roy (3) · tip-in	Bobby McMann (7), Nick Robertson (7)	1–0
2nd	04:56	NSH	PP	Erik Haula (5) · tip-in	Roman Josi (13), Steven Stamkos (6)	1–1
2nd	11:57	TOR	EV	John Tavares (14) · deflected	Matias Maccelli (6), Jake McCabe (12)	2–1
2nd	19:26	NSH	EV	Adam Wilsby (1) · wrist	Ryan O'Reilly (18)	2–2
3rd	09:18	NSH	EV	Luke Evangelista (5) · backhand	Brady Skjei (10)	2–3
3rd	18:25	NSH	SH EN	Steven Stamkos (13) · wrist	Filip Forsberg (12)	2–4
3rd	19:06	TOR	PP	Bobby McMann (9) · wrist	Nick Robertson (8), Easton Cowan (7)	3–4
3rd	19:51	NSH	SH EN	Cole Smith (4) · snap	Brady Skjei (11), Michael McCarron (5)	3–5

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	06:14	NSH	Cole Smith	hooking	2
1st	12:56	TOR	Auston Matthews	tripping	2
2nd	03:36	TOR	Jake McCabe	tripping	2
2nd	18:43	NSH	Nicolas Hague	unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	18:43	TOR	Simon Benoit	unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: TOR 2.99 · NSH 4.88 · xG% TOR 38.0

Toronto Maple Leafs

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
89	Nick Robertson	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	0		12:36	18
74	Bobby McMann	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0		11:33	17
22	Jake McCabe	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	3	3		21:57	31
91	John Tavares	C	1	0	1	-2	0	2	2	0	58.3	17:45	23
63	Matias Maccelli	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	1		16:19	22
53	Easton Cowan	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		16:17	20
55	Nicolas Roy	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	1	60.0	15:54	21
28	Troy Stecher	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		22:22	26
95	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	3		22:15	31
44	Morgan Rielly	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6		19:19	26
88	William Nylander	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		18:56	23
23	Matthew Knies	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	2		18:28	24
34	Auston Matthews	C	0	0	0	-3	2	3	0	1	60.0	18:23	25
2	Simon Benoit	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3		16:27	25
51	Philippe Myers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	0		14:07	20
24	Scott Laughton	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	69.2	12:06	20
19	Calle Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:58	17
81	Dakota Joshua	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:35	15

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
60	Joseph Woll	L	32	29	3	.906	58:23

Nashville Predators

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
76	Brady Skjei	D	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	3		20:43	27
91	Steven Stamkos	C	1	1	2	-1	0	4	1	0	50.0	16:49	21
59	Roman Josi	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2		21:35	27
83	Adam Wilsby	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0		19:56	25
90	Ryan O'Reilly	C	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0	33.3	19:07	24
56	Erik Haula	L	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	3	28.6	17:48	22
9	Filip Forsberg	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		17:45	23
36	Cole Smith	R	1	0	1	0	2	1	7	0		15:16	21
77	Luke Evangelista	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0		15:01	17
47	Michael McCarron	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	46.2	14:25	18
48	Nick Perbix	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		20:17	24
41	Nicolas Hague	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1		18:28	23
37	Nick Blankenburg	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:05	22
58	Michael Bunting	L	0	0	0	+1	0	6	1	0		16:46	20
49	Reid Schaefer	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		11:39	15
71	Matthew Wood	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:03	12
17	Tyson Jost	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		10:44	12
40	Fedor Svechkov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	42.9	10:34	11

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
74	Juuse Saros	W	22	19	3	.864	59:59