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Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 49-26-7
at Vegas Golden Knights 6 51-24-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 2 1 3
Vegas Golden Knights 3 1 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 10 9 23
Vegas Golden Knights 11 10 10 31

Three stars

  1. W. Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights (3 goals, 1 assist)
  2. J. Marchessault, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. P. Bellemare, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:24 Vegas Golden Knights Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (4) Alex Tuch (10) Even strength TOR 0, VGK 1
1st 04:17 Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson (18) Reilly Smith (20), Deryk Engelland (9) Even strength TOR 0, VGK 2
1st 13:24 Vegas Golden Knights Erik Haula (14) David Perron (21), Colin Miller (16) Even strength TOR 0, VGK 3
2nd 05:07 Toronto Maple Leafs Patrick Marleau (15) Connor Brown (6), Leo Komarov (6) Even strength TOR 1, VGK 3
2nd 08:26 Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson (19) Jonathan Marchessault (22) Even strength TOR 1, VGK 4
2nd 19:12 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (16) Zach Hyman (14) Even strength TOR 2, VGK 4
3rd 00:27 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (17) Morgan Rielly (24), William Nylander (20) Even strength TOR 3, VGK 4
3rd 06:11 Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Marchessault (14) William Karlsson (13), Shea Theodore (9) Even strength TOR 3, VGK 5
3rd 18:24 Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson (20) Reilly Smith (21), Brayden McNabb (6) Even strength, Empty net TOR 3, VGK 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Toronto Maple Leafs Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 23 31
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 21 20
Blocked shots 15 18
Giveaways 5 11
Takeaways 10 19
Faceoffs won 29/54 (53.7%) 25/54 (46.3%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
11 Z. Hyman L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 50% 19:20
12 P. Marleau C 1 0 1 -2 0 4 3 1 20% 16:49
15 M. Martin L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 0 07:24
16 M. Marner R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 17:40
20 D. Moore C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 66.7% 11:41
25 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 16:12
28 C. Brown R 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 1 50% 14:28
29 W. Nylander R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 60% 18:52
32 J. Leivo L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 09:06
34 A. Matthews C 2 0 2 +1 0 3 0 0 63.6% 18:38
42 T. Bozak C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 0 53.8% 15:53
47 L. Komarov R 0 1 1 -2 0 0 2 0 13:36
2 R. Hainsey D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22:38
44 M. Rielly D 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 22:58
46 R. Polak D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 2 16:59
51 J. Gardiner D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 23:22
52 M. Marincin D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 3 15:26
55 A. Borgman D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 13:51
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 30 25 5 .833 59:07 Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
13 B. Leipsic L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 09:38
18 J. Neal L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 17:51
19 R. Smith R 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 0 17:27
21 C. Eakin C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 44.4% 12:53
24 O. Lindberg L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 33.3% 11:29
41 P. Bellemare L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 1 41.7% 14:08
56 E. Haula L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 45.5% 17:11
57 D. Perron L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 50% 18:52
71 W. Karlsson C 3 1 4 +2 0 3 0 0 50% 17:23
81 J. Marchessault R 1 1 2 +1 0 5 2 0 57.1% 15:19
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 100% 12:18
92 T. Nosek L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 12:50
3 B. McNabb D 0 1 1 0 2 1 4 4 21:59
5 D. Engelland D 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 20:07
6 C. Miller D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 4 2 18:11
15 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 1 13:30
27 S. Theodore D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 19:49
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 5 23:16
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
30 M. Subban 23 20 3 .870 59:54 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:26 Vegas Golden Knights Brayden McNabb Holding 2
1st 08:51 Toronto Maple Leafs Roman Polak Slashing 2
1st 14:44 Toronto Maple Leafs Martin Marincin Holding 2
2nd 01:33 Vegas Golden Knights Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 08:49 Vegas Golden Knights Nate Schmidt Interference 2
2nd 15:41 Toronto Maple Leafs Jake Gardiner Holding 2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Mike Babcock
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Gerard Gallant
Referees
Francis Charron, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Mark Shewchyk
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Curtis McElhinney, Nazem Kadri, Connor Carrick
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Brad Hunt, Ryan Carpenter

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 31

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Edmonton Oilers 0 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 0 at Dallas Stars 6 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Calgary Flames 4 Final/OT Game page

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