Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs
Sat, Dec 27, 2025 · Scotiabank Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season
The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 7–5 on Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at Scotiabank Arena. Matthew Knies scored twice. Joseph Woll made 26 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 31–33.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 31 |
| TOR | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 33 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 00:40 | TOR | PP | William Nylander (14) · backhand | Auston Matthews (10), Matias Maccelli (7) | 0–1 |
| 1st | 14:42 | TOR | PP | Matthew Knies (8) · snap | Max Domi (11), Nick Robertson (9) | 0–2 |
| 1st | 17:50 | OTT | EV | Nick Cousins (6) · wrist | Jordan Spence (11), Stephen Halliday (4) | 1–2 |
| 2nd | 00:18 | OTT | EV | Ridly Greig (4) · wrist | Claude Giroux (19) | 2–2 |
| 2nd | 03:28 | TOR | EV | Bobby McMann (11) · wrist | Auston Matthews (11), Max Domi (12) | 2–3 |
| 2nd | 07:28 | TOR | EV | Auston Matthews (15) · wrist | Max Domi (13), Jake McCabe (13) | 2–4 |
| 2nd | 08:32 | TOR | EV | Nick Robertson (7) · wrist | Matthew Knies (24), Nicolas Roy (9) | 2–5 |
| 3rd | 00:14 | OTT | EV | Drake Batherson (15) · wrist | Dylan Cozens (18), Brady Tkachuk (11) | 3–5 |
| 3rd | 05:07 | OTT | EV | Tim Stützle (19) · wrist | Fabian Zetterlund (8) | 4–5 |
| 3rd | 05:53 | TOR | EV | Matthew Knies (9) · backhand | Matias Maccelli (8), Morgan Rielly (20) | 4–6 |
| 3rd | 09:18 | OTT | EV | Jordan Spence (2) · wrist | Claude Giroux (20), Stephen Halliday (5) | 5–6 |
| 3rd | 18:44 | TOR | SH EN | John Tavares (15) · wrist | Unassisted | 5–7 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 00:12 | OTT | Fabian Zetterlund | interference | 2 |
| 1st | 07:50 | TOR | Philippe Myers | interference | 2 |
| 1st | 13:07 | OTT | Brady Tkachuk | tripping | 2 |
| 3rd | 01:47 | OTT | Drake Batherson | roughing | 2 |
| 3rd | 01:47 | TOR | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | roughing | 2 |
| 3rd | 12:46 | OTT | Jake Sanderson | tripping | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: OTT 3.65 · TOR 4.77 · xG% OTT 43.4
Ottawa Senators
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Jordan Spence | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20:55 | 27 | |
| 28 | Claude Giroux | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46.7 | 18:09 | 30 |
| 83 | Stephen Halliday | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 8:43 | 15 |
| 18 | Tim Stützle | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 71.4 | 22:12 | 26 |
| 19 | Drake Batherson | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 18:37 | 25 |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46.7 | 18:20 | 24 |
| 7 | Brady Tkachuk | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 17:00 | 29 | |
| 20 | Fabian Zetterlund | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:26 | 26 | |
| 71 | Ridly Greig | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44.4 | 14:34 | 23 |
| 21 | Nick Cousins | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8:31 | 13 | |
| 72 | Thomas Chabot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23:42 | 31 | |
| 85 | Jake Sanderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23:20 | 32 | |
| 2 | Artem Zub | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:01 | 29 | |
| 22 | Michael Amadio | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:03 | 25 | |
| 33 | Nikolas Matinpalo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:31 | 24 | |
| 3 | Nick Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:30 | 25 | |
| 57 | David Perron | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:17 | 21 | |
| 53 | Xavier Bourgault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:43 | 10 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leevi Meriläinen | L | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 30:55 |
| 35 | Linus Ullmark | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 27:28 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Auston Matthews | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 19:08 | 26 |
| 11 | Max Domi | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 17:21 | 25 |
| 23 | Matthew Knies | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16:38 | 21 | |
| 63 | Matias Maccelli | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:54 | 20 | |
| 89 | Nick Robertson | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9:52 | 16 | |
| 44 | Morgan Rielly | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22:27 | 32 | |
| 22 | Jake McCabe | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:14 | 33 | |
| 74 | Bobby McMann | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17:25 | 25 | |
| 91 | John Tavares | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30.8 | 16:38 | 22 |
| 55 | Nicolas Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 | 12:54 | 19 |
| 88 | William Nylander | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:25 | 11 | |
| 8 | Chris Tanev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:27 | 32 | |
| 28 | Troy Stecher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19:47 | 31 | |
| 95 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:45 | 27 | |
| 24 | Scott Laughton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 53.8 | 16:44 | 24 |
| 18 | Steven Lorentz | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 66.7 | 15:40 | 21 |
| 51 | Philippe Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13:32 | 20 | |
| 81 | Dakota Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13:09 | 20 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Joseph Woll | W | 31 | 26 | 5 | .839 | 60:00 |