Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs

Saturday, October 12, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	34-36-12
at Toronto Maple Leafs	4	52-26-4

News about this game

Metropolitan Penguins Face Off Against Atlantic Leafs at Scotiabank Arena

Fri, Oct 11, 2024

The Penguins (1-1) play the Maple Leafs (1-1) at Scotiabank Arena, Saturday 7 PM EDT. Pittsburgh beat the Red Wings 6-3, while Toronto lost 5-2 to the Capitals.
Toronto Shines in Home Opener with Marner's Heroics, Nylander's Two Goals, and Stolarz's Key Saves

Sat, Oct 12, 2024

In Toronto's opener, Marner and Nylander led the Leafs to a 4-2 win over the Penguins. Nylander netted two goals, Marner had a goal and assist; Letang and Rakell scored for Pittsburgh.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	1	2
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	2	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	10	7	23
Toronto Maple Leafs	10	13	10	33

Three stars

M. Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 1 assist)
M. Knies, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)
W. Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang (1)	Sidney Crosby (3), Evgeni Malkin (3)	Power play	PIT 1, TOR 0
2nd	00:50	Toronto Maple Leafs	William Nylander (1)	Max Domi (2)	Even strength	PIT 1, TOR 1
2nd	02:53	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matthew Knies (1)	Morgan Rielly (1), Mitch Marner (1)	Even strength	PIT 1, TOR 2
3rd	02:12	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mitch Marner (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 1, TOR 3
3rd	12:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rickard Rakell (1)	Evgeni Malkin (4)	Even strength	PIT 2, TOR 3
3rd	19:38	Toronto Maple Leafs	William Nylander (2)	Max Domi (3)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 2, TOR 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Toronto Maple Leafs
Shots on goal	23	33
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	8
Hits	14	17
Blocked shots	10	17
Giveaways	9	17
Takeaways	12	8
Faceoffs won	22/47 (46.8%)	25/47 (53.2%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 2 R. McGroarty	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:19
Number 8 M. Bunting	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		14:06
Number 10 D. O'Connor	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		13:18
Number 13 K. Hayes	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	09:22
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	0	0		20:07
Number 19 C. Glass	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		12:24
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	61.5%	15:01
Number 55 N. Acciari	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0	33.3%	13:15
Number 67 R. Rakell	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		13:38
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0	37.5%	18:50
Number 72 A. Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		13:38
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	-2	0	3	2	1	0	42.1%	21:00
Number 3 J. St. Ivany	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		17:18
Number 24 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		21:58
Number 27 R. Graves	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		15:24
Number 28 M. Pettersson	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0		18:03
Number 58 K. Letang	D	1	0	1	-2	0	2	2	1	1		23:49
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0		21:39

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Blomqvist	32	29	3	.906	58:51	Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Domi	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	58.3%	16:03
Number 16 M. Marner	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0		21:36
Number 18 S. Lorentz	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	100%	10:00
Number 23 M. Knies	L	1	0	1	+4	0	3	2	1		21:06
Number 29 P. Holmberg	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	12:14
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	0	0	0	+2	0	8	0	2	60%	21:46
Number 64 D. Kampf	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	33.3%	10:03
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2		10:56
Number 74 B. McMann	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0		12:20
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2		07:04
Number 88 W. Nylander	R	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	1	66.7%	20:52
Number 89 N. Robertson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		14:00
Number 2 S. Benoit	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	1	0		12:35
Number 8 C. Tanev	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	3		18:42
Number 22 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	4	2		24:10
Number 25 C. Timmins	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		14:56
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	3		20:08
Number 95 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0		25:02

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 A. Stolarz	23	21	2	.913	59:33	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:04	Toronto Maple Leafs	Simon Benoit	Tripping	2
2nd	04:23	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bobby McMann	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	14:24	Toronto Maple Leafs	Max Pacioretty	Hooking	2
2nd	17:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jack St. Ivany	Interference	2
2nd	19:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Rust	Tripping	2
3rd	04:44	Toronto Maple Leafs	Simon Benoit	High sticking	2
3rd	14:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Marcus Pettersson	Hooking	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Craig Berube
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, David Brisebois
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Ryan Shea, Jesse Puljujarvi, Valtteri Puustinen
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: John Tavares, Philippe Myers, Timothy Liljegren

2024-2025 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 7, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 2, 2025

Other NHL games on Oct 12

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Matchup	Status	Details
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Nashville Predators 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
Utah Hockey Club 6 at New York Rangers 5	Final/OT	Game page: Utah Hockey Club at New York Rangers, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
New Jersey Devils 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
New York Islanders 0 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Dallas Stars, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
Seattle Kraken 5 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/SO	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
Anaheim Ducks 2 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Oct 12, 2024