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 5–2 on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
16 |
9 |
6 |
31 |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
8 |
15 |
2 |
25 |
Three stars
- J. Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
- N. Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
- A. Hill, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:33 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Tomas Hertl (24) |
Brandon Saad (11) |
Even strength |
TOR 0, VGK 1 |
| 1st |
11:18 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brett Howden (17) |
Ivan Barbashev (22), Keegan Kolesar (13) |
Even strength |
TOR 0, VGK 2 |
| 1st |
15:03 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jack Eichel (20) |
Noah Hanifin (22), Pavel Dorofeyev (14) |
Power play |
TOR 0, VGK 3 |
| 2nd |
00:17 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Noah Hanifin (8) |
Jack Eichel (54), Tanner Pearson (11) |
Even strength |
TOR 0, VGK 4 |
| 2nd |
13:33 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Tanner Pearson (10) |
Kaedan Korczak (6), Tomas Hertl (24) |
Even strength |
TOR 0, VGK 5 |
| 2nd |
18:01 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Auston Matthews (23) |
John Tavares (29), William Nylander (28) |
Power play |
TOR 1, VGK 5 |
| 3rd |
13:27 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Mitch Marner (19) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
TOR 2, VGK 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights
| Stat |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Vegas Golden Knights |
| Shots on goal |
31 |
25 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
15 |
15 |
| Hits |
39 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
11 |
18 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
41/65 (63.1%) |
24/65 (36.9%) |
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 M. Domi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
81.8% |
13:32 |
| Number 16 M. Marner |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
19:03 |
| Number 18 S. Lorentz |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:50 |
| Number 19 C. Jarnkrok |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:58 |
| Number 23 M. Knies |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:51 |
| Number 29 P. Holmberg |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:28 |
| Number 34 A. Matthews |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
63.2% |
19:36 |
| Number 64 D. Kampf |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
83.3% |
13:29 |
| Number 74 B. McMann |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:55 |
| Number 88 W. Nylander |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:17 |
| Number 89 N. Robertson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:42 |
| Number 91 J. Tavares |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
16:17 |
| Number 2 S. Benoit |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:32 |
| Number 22 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:40 |
| Number 25 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:13 |
| Number 44 M. Rielly |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:58 |
| Number 51 P. Myers |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:16 |
| Number 95 O. Ekman-Larsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:45 |
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 A. Stolarz |
18 |
16 |
2 |
.889 |
44:54 |
|
| Number 60 J. Woll |
7 |
4 |
3 |
.571 |
14:31 |
Loss |
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 J. Eichel |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
44.4% |
17:34 |
| Number 10 N. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
43.8% |
14:54 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:41 |
| Number 20 B. Saad |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:46 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
23.1% |
13:40 |
| Number 36 R. Lavoie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:48 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
35.3% |
17:30 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:19 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:58 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:20 |
| Number 70 T. Pearson |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:42 |
| Number 95 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:59 |
| Number 2 Z. Whitecloud |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:23 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:57 |
| Number 6 K. Korczak |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:27 |
| Number 7 A. Pietrangelo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:38 |
| Number 14 N. Hague |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:07 |
| Number 15 N. Hanifin |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:01 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 A. Hill |
31 |
29 |
2 |
.935 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:03 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Zach Whitecloud |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
00:03 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Matthew Knies |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
05:57 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Nicolas Roy |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
14:50 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Calle Jarnkrok |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:14 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
John Tavares |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:38 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alex Pietrangelo |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:33 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Bench |
Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:45 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Keegan Kolesar |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:36 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:36 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brett Howden |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:36 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:36 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brett Howden |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
- Craig Berube
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Trevor Hanson
- Linesmen
- Mitch Hunt, Brandon Gawryletz
- Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
- Ryan Reaves, Dakota Mermis, Connor Dewar
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Ben Hutton, Shea Theodore
Other NHL games on Mar 5
Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 5, 2025
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Washington Capitals
3
 at New York Rangers
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 5, 2025
|
 Ottawa Senators
4
 at Chicago Blackhawks
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 5, 2025
|
 Anaheim Ducks
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Mar 5, 2025
|
 St. Louis Blues
3
 at Los Angeles Kings
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Mar 5, 2025
|
Sources and further reading
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