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Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in a shootout on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at home.

Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 54-21-7
at Minnesota Wild 4 53-22-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 3 0 0 0 3
Minnesota Wild 1 2 0 0 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 20 11 5 0 42
Minnesota Wild 9 7 22 2 0 40

Three stars

  1. K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (1 assist)
  2. J. Spezza, Toronto Maple Leafs (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. J. Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 19:36 Minnesota Wild Jordan Greenway (2) Joel Eriksson Ek (5), Mathew Dumba (9) Even strength TOR 0, MIN 1
2nd 05:21 Minnesota Wild Mats Zuccarello (7) Jonas Brodin (9), Kirill Kaprizov (20) Power play TOR 0, MIN 2
2nd 08:07 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno (10) Joel Eriksson Ek (6) Even strength TOR 0, MIN 3
2nd 12:47 Toronto Maple Leafs Jason Spezza (6) Nick Ritchie (6), Morgan Rielly (13) Even strength TOR 1, MIN 3
2nd 17:51 Toronto Maple Leafs Jason Spezza (7) Auston Matthews (10), Morgan Rielly (14) Power play TOR 2, MIN 3
2nd 19:10 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (14) Jason Spezza (4), Morgan Rielly (15) Power play TOR 3, MIN 3

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Minnesota Wild Mats Zuccarello Goal
1 Toronto Maple Leafs Ondrej Kase Saved
2 Minnesota Wild Kevin Fiala Saved
2 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews Goal
3 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov Goal (winner)
3 Toronto Maple Leafs William Nylander Saved

Team stats

Stat Toronto Maple Leafs Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 42 40
Power play 2 of 5 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 15 15
Hits 4 15
Blocked shots 15 14
Giveaways 6 5
Takeaways 4 9
Faceoffs won 37/71 (52.1%) 34/71 (47.9%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
15 A. Kerfoot C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 33.3% 18:17
19 J. Spezza C 2 1 3 +1 0 4 0 1 1 30% 15:51
20 N. Ritchie L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 08:39
24 W. Simmonds R 0 0 0 +1 5 0 1 0 0 08:33
25 O. Kase R 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 16:31
28 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:53
34 A. Matthews C 1 1 2 -2 0 8 0 2 1 50% 24:04
47 P. Engvall L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 50% 13:12
58 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 16:28
64 D. Kampf C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 45% 17:52
88 W. Nylander R 0 0 0 -2 0 7 0 0 0 20:37
91 J. Tavares C 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 0 0 73.9% 22:55
3 J. Holl D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 22:09
8 J. Muzzin D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 21:33
23 T. Dermott D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 13:36
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:22
44 M. Rielly D 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 5 0 26:55
78 T. Brodie D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:03
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
36 J. Campbell 40 37 3 .925 64:51 OT loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
7 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 13:35
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 2 2 +2 2 3 1 0 0 50% 22:13
16 R. Pitlick C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 08:54
17 M. Foligno L 1 0 1 +1 5 4 2 0 0 14:35
18 J. Greenway L 1 0 1 +2 0 2 2 1 0 100% 16:15
21 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 13:57
22 K. Fiala L 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 14:42
27 N. Bjugstad C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 42.9% 11:35
36 M. Zuccarello R 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 1 1 20:50
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 37.5% 21:42
49 V. Rask C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 80% 09:46
97 K. Kaprizov L 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 0 0 21:07
4 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:38
8 J. Benn D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 4 0 12:35
24 M. Dumba D 0 1 1 +2 0 4 2 1 0 25:54
25 J. Brodin D 0 1 1 +2 2 2 0 2 0 28:31
29 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 15:35
47 A. Goligoski D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 20:23
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
33 C. Talbot 42 39 3 .929 64:58 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:48 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek High sticking 2
1st 17:59 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno Fighting (major) 5
1st 17:59 Toronto Maple Leafs Wayne Simmonds Fighting (major) 5
2nd 00:34 Toronto Maple Leafs Morgan Rielly Cross checking 2
2nd 02:49 Minnesota Wild Kevin Fiala Hooking 2
2nd 04:43 Toronto Maple Leafs Ondrej Kase Tripping 2
2nd 05:54 Toronto Maple Leafs Travis Dermott Tripping 2
2nd 17:21 Minnesota Wild Jordie Benn Roughing 2
2nd 18:30 Minnesota Wild Alex Goligoski Hooking 2
3rd 04:46 Toronto Maple Leafs Morgan Rielly Holding the stick 2
3rd 04:58 Toronto Maple Leafs David Kampf High sticking 2
OT 04:01 Minnesota Wild Jonas Brodin Slashing 2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Minnesota Wild head coach
Dean Evason
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Bevan Mills, CJ Murray
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Mitch Marner, Joseph Woll, Timothy Liljegren
Minnesota Wild scratches
Jared Spurgeon, Kevin Czuczman, Frederick Gaudreau

2021-2022 season series

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 4

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at Florida Panthers 4 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Boston Bruins 2 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page

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