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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Toronto 5, Columbus 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 5, 2025
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Justin Kea, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Scott Cherrey
Attendance: 19179
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Columbus 0000
Toronto 1135
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1
Columbus   Toronto
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:00  
  0:13 Matthew Knies hits Dante Fabbro.
Giveaway by Dante Fabbro. 0:15  
Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 0:17  
Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 0:37  
  0:39 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov. 0:45  
Adam Fantilli hits Morgan Rielly. 1:03  
  1:22 Simon Benoit shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Mathieu Olivier blocks shot from Philippe Myers. 1:29  
Dmitri Voronkov hits Chris Tanev. 2:13  
Jack Johnson hits Chris Tanev. 2:28  
Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov. 2:34  
  2:36 Shot by Nicholas Robertson misses the net
Zachary Aston-Reese hits Brandon Carlo. 3:04  
  3:37 Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 3:53  
  3:55 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 4:10  
  4:20 Oliver Ekman-Larsson blocks shot from James van Riemsdyk.
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 4:37  
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 4:42  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 5:03  
  5:17 Scott Laughton blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson.
  5:35 Max Domi blocks shot from Cole Sillinger.
Mathieu Olivier hits Calle Jarnkrok. 5:50  
  6:29 Shot by Nicholas Robertson misses the net
  6:29 Steven Lorentz hits Zach Werenski.
Takeaway by Sean Kuraly. 6:39  
Zach Werenski shoots misses the net 6:42  
Kirill Marchenko wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 6:44  
Shot by Dante Fabbro misses the net 6:46  
  7:02 Giveaway by Matthew Knies.
  7:08 Chris Tanev blocks shot from Kent Johnson.
Dante Fabbro blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 7:19  
  7:21 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk. 7:33  
  7:38 John Tavares shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  7:41 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  7:46 John Tavares blocks shot from Brandon Carlo.
Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 8:03  
Mathieu Olivier hits Morgan Rielly. 8:07  
Shot by Denton Mateychuk misses the net 8:15  
Giveaway by James van Riemsdyk. 8:34  
  8:57 Max Domi blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson.
  9:02 Calle Jarnkrok hits Jack Johnson.
  9:19 Scott Laughton shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Zachary Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 9:41  
Justin Danforth hits Steven Lorentz. 9:45  
  10:03 Nicholas Robertson scores. Assisted by Pontus Holmberg.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Mitch Marner. 10:03  
  10:22 Mitch Marner hits Denton Mateychuk.
  11:06 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  11:07 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Zach Werenski hits William Nylander. 11:31  
  11:40 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  12:01 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier. 12:10  
  12:12 Giveaway by Scott Laughton.
  12:33 Scott Laughton penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Boone Jenner.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 12:33  
  13:07 Chris Tanev blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko.
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 13:54  
Shot by Sean Monahan misses the net 13:58  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 14:10  
Shot by Adam Fantilli misses the net 14:43  
Takeaway by Dmitri Voronkov. 15:02  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 15:10  
Shot by Erik Gudbranson misses the net 15:24  
  15:24 Bobby McMann hits Erik Gudbranson.
  15:28 Philippe Myers hits Sean Kuraly.
  15:42 Giveaway by Philippe Myers.
  15:45 Philippe Myers blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson.
Justin Danforth blocks shot from Zachary Aston-Reese. 15:47  
Shot by Zachary Aston-Reese misses the net 15:48  
Denton Mateychuk blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 17:11  
  17:13 Shot by Scott Laughton misses the net
Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 17:17  
  17:21 Steven Lorentz wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov. 17:55  
  17:57 Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Mitch Marner. 18:51  
Sean Monahan blocks shot from Matthew Knies. 19:01  
  19:08 Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  19:16 Matthew Knies hits Sean Monahan.
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko. 19:17  
Kent Johnson shoots misses the net 19:30  
  19:33 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Boone Jenner hits Chris Tanev. 19:50  
2
Columbus   Toronto
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:00  
Dante Fabbro shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 0:12  
  0:14 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  0:45 Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
  0:53 Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  1:19 Giveaway by William Nylander.
  1:36 Bobby McMann hits James van Riemsdyk.
Shot by Adam Fantilli misses the net 1:37  
Denton Mateychuk blocks shot from William Nylander. 1:55  
  2:10 Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
  2:37 Scott Laughton shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Steven Lorentz. 2:40  
  2:43 Nicholas Robertson hits Dante Fabbro.
  2:45 Steven Lorentz hits Zachary Aston-Reese.
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 3:04  
  3:05 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Giveaway by Kent Johnson. 3:21  
  3:22 Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net 3:27  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 3:30  
  4:15 Simon Benoit hits James van Riemsdyk.
  4:29 Simon Benoit hits Adam Fantilli.
  4:49 Brandon Carlo hits Boone Jenner.
Takeaway by Cole Sillinger. 5:14  
  5:33 Calle Jarnkrok blocks shot from Mathieu Olivier.
  5:40 Brandon Carlo hits Mathieu Olivier.
Justin Danforth blocks shot from Chris Tanev. 6:21  
Sean Kuraly penalty for fighting against Steven Lorentz - 5 mins (Major). 6:41  
  6:41 Steven Lorentz penalty for fighting against Sean Kuraly - 5 mins (Major).
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 6:41  
  7:00 Chris Tanev hits Kent Johnson.
Shot by Kent Johnson misses the net 7:07  
  7:16 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 8:24  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 8:26  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 8:30  
  8:54 Calle Jarnkrok hits Cole Sillinger.
Giveaway by Dante Fabbro. 9:08  
  9:10 Giveaway by Philippe Myers.
Giveaway by Zach Werenski. 9:19  
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli. 10:01  
  10:12 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Kirill Marchenko.
Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 10:28  
  10:29 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Shot by Denton Mateychuk misses the net 11:17  
James van Riemsdyk hits Bobby McMann. 11:26  
  11:30 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
James van Riemsdyk shoots misses the net 11:34  
James van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Philippe Myers. 12:02  
  12:08 Pontus Holmberg shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  12:28 Nicholas Robertson scores. Assisted by Max Domi.
  12:28 Scott Laughton wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  12:53 Steven Lorentz blocks shot from Jack Johnson.
Takeaway by Erik Gudbranson. 13:04  
Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier. 13:35  
Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Matthew Knies. 13:41  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 14:09  
Giveaway by Sean Monahan. 14:15  
Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net 14:55  
  15:17 Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Adam Fantilli.
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 15:23  
Dante Fabbro shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 15:31  
Giveaway by Zach Werenski. 15:35  
Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 15:52  
Boone Jenner hits Calle Jarnkrok. 16:07  
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Scott Laughton. 16:31  
  16:35 Takeaway by Max Domi.
  16:36 Giveaway by Max Domi.
  16:43 Matthew Knies hits Cole Sillinger.
Zachary Aston-Reese hits Chris Tanev. 17:27  
  18:03 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
  18:45 Steven Lorentz hits Erik Gudbranson.
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Nicholas Robertson. 18:58  
  18:59 Giveaway by Nicholas Robertson.
  19:13 Pontus Holmberg wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  19:40 Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  19:42 Scott Laughton wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
Dmitri Voronkov blocks shot from Chris Tanev. 19:46  
  19:48 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  19:57 Giveaway by Matthew Knies.
3
Columbus   Toronto
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:00  
  0:18 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
  0:21 Auston Matthews shoots misses the net
  0:36 Giveaway by Mitch Marner.
  1:07 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  1:11 William Nylander scores. Assisted by Morgan Rielly and Brandon Carlo.
  1:11 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Adam Fantilli hits John Tavares. 1:18  
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 1:28  
  1:52 Scott Laughton shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Takeaway by Jack Johnson. 2:10  
Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 2:19  
  2:22 Philippe Myers hits Adam Fantilli.
Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier. 2:47  
  3:22 Mitch Marner shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  3:25 Matthew Knies penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dante Fabbro.
Dante Fabbro penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matthew Knies. 3:25  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Mitch Marner. 3:25  
  3:48 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  4:21 William Nylander scores. Assisted by Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews.
  4:21 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  4:40 John Tavares shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Nicholas Robertson. 5:13  
  5:38 Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
Erik Gudbranson hits Scott Laughton. 6:48  
  7:04 Shot by Brandon Carlo misses the net
  7:55 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  7:56 John Tavares shoots misses the net
  7:58 John Tavares shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:00 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Mathieu Olivier hits Brandon Carlo. 8:06  
Shot by Cole Sillinger misses the net 8:09  
  8:16 William Nylander blocks shot from Denton Mateychuk.
  8:18 John Tavares blocks shot from Cole Sillinger.
  8:33 Giveaway by John Tavares.
Ivan Provorov hits Bobby McMann. 8:36  
  8:59 Simon Benoit penalty for fighting against Mathieu Olivier - 5 mins (Major).
Mathieu Olivier penalty for fighting against Simon Benoit - 5 mins (Major). 8:59  
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 8:59  
  9:05 Chris Tanev blocks shot from Boone Jenner.
Giveaway by James van Riemsdyk. 9:41  
  9:48 Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Elvis Merzlikins penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matthew Knies. Served by James van Riemsdyk. 9:52  
  9:52 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  10:12 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
  10:20 Shot by William Nylander misses the net
  10:41 Shot by Matthew Knies misses the net
  10:49 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  10:52 Takeaway by Mitch Marner.
Justin Danforth blocks shot from William Nylander. 11:10  
  11:33 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Jack Johnson hits Nicholas Robertson. 11:43  
  12:02 Bobby McMann hits Dante Fabbro.
  12:21 Pontus Holmberg wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Dante Fabbro blocks shot from Steven Lorentz. 12:38  
Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 13:05  
  13:21 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko.
Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 14:09  
  14:11 Pontus Holmberg wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
  14:17 Giveaway by Nicholas Robertson.
  14:28 Nicholas Robertson hits Ivan Provorov.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Scott Laughton. 14:48  
Dante Fabbro shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 15:06  
  15:22 Max Domi hits Denton Mateychuk.
Dante Fabbro blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 15:33  
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 15:42  
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 15:44  
  16:11 Matthew Knies hits Ivan Provorov.
  16:23 Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  16:24 Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  16:27 Auston Matthews scores. Assisted by Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies.
  16:27 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Sean Monahan hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 16:55  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Pontus Holmberg. 17:07  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 17:28  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Anthony Stolarz. 17:52  
Shot by Ivan Provorov misses the net 18:45