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Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche

Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 52-26-4
at Colorado Avalanche 7 49-29-4

Goals by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 1 0 4
Colorado Avalanche 2 1 4 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 8 3 10 21
Colorado Avalanche 14 13 7 34

Three stars

  1. V. Nichushkin, Colorado Avalanche (3 goals, 1 assist)
  2. N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
  3. M. Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:56 Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin (13) Ryan Lindgren (18), Josh Manson (14) Even strength TOR 0, COL 1
1st 03:04 Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner (20) Matthew Knies (18), Auston Matthews (31) Even strength TOR 1, COL 1
1st 06:08 Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin (14) Brock Nelson (24), Sam Malinski (6) Even strength TOR 1, COL 2
1st 12:51 Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares (25) William Nylander (29) Even strength TOR 2, COL 2
1st 16:04 Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner (21) Bobby McMann (11), Auston Matthews (32) Even strength TOR 3, COL 2
2nd 12:45 Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares (26) Auston Matthews (33), William Nylander (30) Power play TOR 4, COL 2
2nd 15:11 Colorado Avalanche Joel Kiviranta (13) Ross Colton (6), Sam Malinski (7) Even strength TOR 4, COL 3
3rd 11:55 Colorado Avalanche Jonathan Drouin (9) Charlie Coyle (8), Ross Colton (7) Even strength TOR 4, COL 4
3rd 15:45 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (26) Martin Necas (50), Devon Toews (24) Power play TOR 4, COL 5
3rd 18:06 Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin (15) Artturi Lehkonen (14), Cale Makar (51) Even strength, Empty net TOR 4, COL 6
3rd 19:07 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (27) Valeri Nichushkin (8) Even strength, Empty net TOR 4, COL 7

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

Team stats

Stat Toronto Maple Leafs Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 21 34
Power play 1 of 1 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 4
Hits 23 23
Blocked shots 14 10
Giveaways 23 10
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 36/56 (64.3%) 20/56 (35.7%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
11 M. Domi C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10:51
16 M. Marner R 2 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 19:21
18 S. Lorentz C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 09:17
23 M. Knies L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 3 0 0 20:03
24 S. Laughton C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 57.1% 11:54
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 14:30
34 A. Matthews C 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 69.6% 20:31
64 D. Kampf C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 13:41
74 B. McMann C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 3 0 0 10:44
88 W. Nylander R 0 2 2 -3 2 2 0 0 0 18:13
89 N. Robertson L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 09:21
91 J. Tavares C 2 0 2 -3 0 3 2 0 1 66.7% 17:12
2 S. Benoit D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 1 0 16:10
22 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 21:00
25 B. Carlo D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 22:04
44 M. Rielly D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 20:52
51 P. Myers D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 0 0 16:06
95 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 21:45
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
41 A. Stolarz 32 27 5 .844 58:39 Loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
10 C. Coyle C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 2 0 16.7% 11:44
11 B. Nelson C 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 37.5% 18:41
13 V. Nichushkin R 3 1 4 +2 0 5 3 0 0 19:44
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 10:06
18 J. Drury C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 50% 08:58
20 R. Colton C 0 2 2 +2 0 1 3 0 0 100% 11:46
25 L. O'Connor R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:42
27 J. Drouin L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 15:49
29 N. MacKinnon C 2 0 2 +1 0 3 1 2 1 41.7% 25:28
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 20:49
88 M. Necas C 0 1 1 -1 0 6 1 0 0 21:36
94 J. Kiviranta L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 09:34
7 D. Toews D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:30
8 C. Makar D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 23:37
42 J. Manson D 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 16:57
49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 +3 0 2 2 0 0 18:17
55 R. Lindgren D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:52
70 S. Malinski D 0 2 2 +3 0 0 0 2 0 14:44
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
39 M. Blackwood 21 17 4 .810 59:35 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:35 Toronto Maple Leafs Simon Benoit Cross checking 2
1st 09:35 Colorado Avalanche Parker Kelly Cross checking 2
2nd 02:32 Toronto Maple Leafs Philippe Myers Tripping 2
2nd 05:29 Toronto Maple Leafs William Nylander Hooking 2
2nd 12:14 Colorado Avalanche Jack Drury Hooking 2
3rd 13:59 Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner Tripping 2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Craig Berube
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen
Bevan Mills, Joe Mahon
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Calle Jarnkrok
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Erik Johnson, Jimmy Vesey, Miles Wood, Keaton Middleton

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Colorado Avalanche 7 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 8

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 3 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 3 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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