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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Florida 3, Toronto 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Where: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Florida
Referees: Jean Hebert, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, CJ Murray
Attendance: 19261
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Toronto 0101
Florida 1023
Periods:
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1
Toronto   Florida
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 0:00  
Mitch Marner hits Niko Mikkola. 0:04  
Giveaway by Joseph Woll. 0:07  
  0:11 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  0:12 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  0:27 Shot by Aleksander Barkov misses the net
  1:02 Eetu Luostarinen hits Morgan Rielly.
  1:47 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Auston Matthews.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 1:54  
  2:00 Seth Jones shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
Philippe Myers blocks shot from Niko Mikkola. 2:10  
Scott Laughton hits Mackie Samoskevich. 2:18  
  2:22 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Brandon Carlo.
Steven Lorentz shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 2:47  
  3:12 A.J. Greer blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 3:14  
  3:18 Eetu Luostarinen blocks shot from Chris Tanev.
  3:37 Carter Verhaeghe wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 3:46  
Matthew Knies blocks shot from Seth Jones. 3:50  
  4:02 Sam Reinhart hits Chris Tanev.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 4:07  
Giveaway by Morgan Rielly. 4:21  
Giveaway by Calle Jarnkrok. 4:38  
Philippe Myers shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 5:07  
  5:08 Jonah Gadjovich hits Philippe Myers.
  5:19 Jonah Gadjovich hits Simon Benoit.
Giveaway by Simon Benoit. 5:20  
Nicholas Robertson blocks shot from Niko Mikkola. 5:42  
  5:45 Jonah Gadjovich hits Nicholas Robertson.
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 6:42  
Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 7:05  
Philippe Myers blocks shot from Jaycob Megna. 7:39  
Giveaway by Chris Tanev. 8:35  
  8:41 Gustav Forsling shoots misses the net
  8:48 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Chris Tanev.
Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Tomas Nosek. 9:12  
John Tavares blocks shot from A.J. Greer. 9:22  
  9:24 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  9:26 Gustav Forsling scores. Assisted by Anton Lundell.
  9:26 Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Pontus Holmberg.
Steven Lorentz hits Uvis Balinskis. 9:32  
Auston Matthews blocks shot from Seth Jones. 10:24  
  11:03 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Philippe Myers.
Giveaway by Philippe Myers. 11:03  
  11:11 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  11:14 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Philippe Myers.
  11:18 Mackie Samoskevich hits Max Domi.
Giveaway by Philippe Myers. 11:33  
Scott Laughton blocks shot from Gustav Forsling. 11:48  
  12:08 Shot by Eetu Luostarinen misses the net
  12:10 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Shot by Bobby McMann misses the net 12:39  
  12:42 Eetu Luostarinen hits Morgan Rielly.
  13:13 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  13:52 Mackie Samoskevich hits Brandon Carlo.
  13:58 Uvis Balinskis blocks shot from Brandon Carlo.
  14:06 Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
Nicholas Robertson hits Jesse Puljujarvi. 14:07  
  14:37 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  14:42 Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
  14:55 Shot by Nate Schmidt misses the net
  14:57 Tomas Nosek shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  14:58 Jonah Gadjovich shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
Scott Laughton hits Nate Schmidt. 15:09  
Giveaway by Joseph Woll. 15:41  
  15:42 Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  15:51 Takeaway by Niko Mikkola.
  16:03 Eetu Luostarinen hits Brandon Carlo.
Bobby McMann hits Seth Jones. 16:07  
  16:30 Sam Reinhart hits Brandon Carlo.
  17:05 Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  17:32 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Pontus Holmberg.
  18:01 Jesse Puljujarvi shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  18:03 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  18:14 Eetu Luostarinen hits Brandon Carlo.
  18:31 Nate Schmidt hits Morgan Rielly.
  18:50 Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  18:54 Brad Marchand hits Morgan Rielly.
  18:55 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  18:57 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  18:59 Aleksander Barkov shoots misses the net
  19:14 Seth Jones shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
Giveaway by Auston Matthews. 19:33  
Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 19:49  
2
Toronto   Florida
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 0:00  
Shot by Mitch Marner misses the net 0:40  
  0:50 Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  0:59 Eetu Luostarinen hits Brandon Carlo.
John Tavares scores. 1:06  
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 1:06  
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 1:21  
  1:23 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
Scott Laughton hits Jaycob Megna. 1:26  
  1:47 Shot by Jesse Puljujarvi misses the net
Calle Jarnkrok hits Jaycob Megna. 1:53  
Steven Lorentz hits Tomas Nosek. 2:18  
Giveaway by Chris Tanev. 2:28  
Oliver Ekman-Larsson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Seth Jones. 2:36  
  2:36 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  3:03 Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov.
  3:20 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
  3:29 Mackie Samoskevich shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  3:31 Shot by Mackie Samoskevich misses the net
Scott Laughton wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 3:32  
Simon Benoit blocks shot from Aleksander Barkov. 4:00  
Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 4:20  
  4:37 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  4:48 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  4:50 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson blocks shot from Brad Marchand. 4:57  
  5:13 Anton Lundell hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
  5:16 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  5:18 Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
  5:20 Uvis Balinskis shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  5:36 Tomas Nosek hits Nicholas Robertson.
  6:50 Seth Jones blocks shot from Mitch Marner.
Auston Matthews blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 6:55  
Mitch Marner hits Aleksander Barkov. 6:59  
Bobby McMann hits Nate Schmidt. 7:11  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 7:17  
  7:50 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
Scott Laughton hits Mackie Samoskevich. 8:06  
Chris Tanev blocks shot from Anton Lundell. 9:24  
  9:29 Jonah Gadjovich hits Pontus Holmberg.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 9:42  
Matthew Knies blocks shot from Tomas Nosek. 9:55  
  9:58 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  10:07 Giveaway by Nate Schmidt.
  10:22 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  10:36 Sergei Bobrovsky penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
  10:36 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 11:12  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Tomas Nosek. 11:21  
  11:56 Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
Max Domi wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 11:57  
  12:18 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  12:19 Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  12:41 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Pontus Holmberg.
  13:24 Jesse Puljujarvi blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
  13:24 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
  14:16 Brad Marchand hits Morgan Rielly.
Takeaway by William Nylander. 14:21  
Bobby McMann shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 14:37  
Takeaway by Morgan Rielly. 14:40  
Giveaway by Bobby McMann. 14:51  
Takeaway by William Nylander. 14:51  
Max Domi shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 15:13  
  15:24 Seth Jones blocks shot from Max Domi.
Scott Laughton hits Jonah Gadjovich. 15:29  
Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 15:38  
  15:46 Shot by Jonah Gadjovich misses the net
Takeaway by Auston Matthews. 16:05  
  16:53 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  16:56 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  17:01 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  17:03 Shot by Eetu Luostarinen misses the net
  17:37 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Morgan Rielly.
Pontus Holmberg shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 17:56  
  18:10 Seth Jones hits Steven Lorentz.
Steven Lorentz hits Evan Rodrigues. 18:26  
Oliver Ekman-Larsson blocks shot from Aleksander Barkov. 19:15  
Chris Tanev hits Sam Reinhart. 19:29  
  19:37 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  19:44 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Carter Verhaeghe.
Giveaway by Calle Jarnkrok. 19:55  
3
Toronto   Florida
  0:00 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  0:20 Giveaway by Seth Jones.
  0:38 Shot by Carter Verhaeghe misses the net
  0:48 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  0:50 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  1:04 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
  1:04 Eetu Luostarinen scores.
  1:15 Evan Rodrigues shoots misses the net
Scott Laughton hits Mackie Samoskevich. 1:22  
  1:31 Jesse Puljujarvi hits Philippe Myers.
Giveaway by Philippe Myers. 1:33  
  1:36 Shot by Mackie Samoskevich misses the net
Giveaway by Philippe Myers. 1:51  
  2:05 Tomas Nosek hits Chris Tanev.
  2:08 Jonah Gadjovich hits Pontus Holmberg.
Steven Lorentz hits Tomas Nosek. 2:13  
  2:18 A.J. Greer hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
  2:32 Shot by Tomas Nosek misses the net
Nicholas Robertson hits A.J. Greer. 2:41  
  2:44 Jonah Gadjovich hits Nicholas Robertson.
Auston Matthews blocks shot from Carter Verhaeghe. 3:05  
  3:20 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  3:30 Nate Schmidt hits Matthew Knies.
Takeaway by Brandon Carlo. 3:34  
  3:38 Giveaway by Nate Schmidt.
Giveaway by Brandon Carlo. 3:41  
Auston Matthews hits Carter Verhaeghe. 3:41  
  4:09 Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  4:13 Eetu Luostarinen hits John Tavares.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 5:00  
  5:02 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  5:12 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Auston Matthews.
  5:28 Seth Jones penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matthew Knies.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 5:28  
Shot by William Nylander misses the net 5:48  
Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net 6:58  
  7:27 Niko Mikkola hits Nicholas Robertson.
  7:34 Niko Mikkola hits Morgan Rielly.
  7:50 Jaycob Megna blocks shot from Scott Laughton.
  7:52 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  8:12 Shot by Eetu Luostarinen misses the net
  8:28 Gustav Forsling hits William Nylander.
  8:32 Brad Marchand blocks shot from Brandon Carlo.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Carter Verhaeghe. 8:54  
  9:19 Aleksander Barkov blocks shot from Sam Reinhart.
  9:38 Uvis Balinskis hits Bobby McMann.
Giveaway by Philippe Myers. 9:56  
Max Domi hits Uvis Balinskis. 9:57  
Steven Lorentz hits Tomas Nosek. 10:24  
Steven Lorentz hits Seth Jones. 10:33  
  10:48 A.J. Greer hits Brandon Carlo.
Takeaway by Simon Benoit. 10:52  
John Tavares hits Eetu Luostarinen. 11:16  
  11:36 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson blocks shot from Carter Verhaeghe. 12:02  
  12:06 Sam Reinhart hits Chris Tanev.
Auston Matthews hits Seth Jones. 12:15  
Scott Laughton hits Jaycob Megna. 12:45  
  12:57 Jesse Puljujarvi blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 13:08  
  13:48 A.J. Greer hits Simon Benoit.
  14:17 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  14:26 Brad Marchand hits Chris Tanev.
  14:32 Giveaway by Seth Jones.
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 14:33  
Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 14:34  
Bobby McMann hits Carter Verhaeghe. 14:58  
  15:08 Carter Verhaeghe hits Morgan Rielly.
  15:16 Takeaway by Sam Reinhart.
Scott Laughton shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 15:35  
  15:50 Giveaway by Nate Schmidt.
  15:52 Mackie Samoskevich blocks shot from Simon Benoit.
Max Domi hits Niko Mikkola. 15:52  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 16:10  
Shot by Oliver Ekman-Larsson misses the net 16:11  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 16:22  
Giveaway by Matthew Knies. 16:31  
  16:36 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  16:42 Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
Matthew Knies hits Niko Mikkola. 16:50  
  17:02 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  17:12 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Max Domi.
Shot by Brandon Carlo misses the net 17:35  
  17:36 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  18:00 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  18:08 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  18:29 Carter Verhaeghe blocks shot from Mitch Marner.
Mitch Marner blocks shot from Carter Verhaeghe. 18:51  
Mitch Marner blocks shot Brad Marchand shoots 19:08  
  19:13 Carter Verhaeghe scores on an empty net. Assisted by Brad Marchand and Aleksander Barkov.
  19:13 Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Pontus Holmberg.
  19:45 A.J. Greer shoots Saved by Joseph Woll.
  19:57 Uvis Balinskis hits Pontus Holmberg.