Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, December 7, 2024, 7:00 PM ET PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	2	52-26-4
at Pittsburgh Penguins	5	34-36-12

News about this game

Pittsburgh Penguins Secure 5-2 Victory Against Toronto Maple Leafs with Bunting's Crucial Power-Play Goal

Sat, Dec 7, 2024

The Penguins beat the Maple Leafs 5-2 with Bunting's power-play goal. Rakell and Rust scored too, while Crosby tied for 5th in assists. Jarry secured his 4th win.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	1	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	0	3	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	8	9	10	27
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	10	13	29

Three stars

M. Bunting, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
R. Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rickard Rakell (11)	Matt Grzelcyk (12), Kevin Hayes (3)	Power play	TOR 0, PIT 1
1st	06:35	Toronto Maple Leafs	Mitch Marner (10)	Oliver Ekman-Larsson (9), Auston Matthews (9)	Even strength	TOR 1, PIT 1
1st	14:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Rust (9)	Sidney Crosby (19), Rickard Rakell (7)	Even strength	TOR 1, PIT 2
2nd	02:32	Toronto Maple Leafs	William Nylander (17)	Mitch Marner (28), Auston Matthews (10)	Power play	TOR 2, PIT 2
3rd	05:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michael Bunting (6)	Bryan Rust (6), Erik Karlsson (16)	Power play	TOR 2, PIT 3
3rd	19:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Blake Lizotte (6)	Unassisted	Shorthanded, Empty net	TOR 2, PIT 4
3rd	19:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang (5)	Marcus Pettersson (11)	Shorthanded, Empty net	TOR 2, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	27	29
Power play	1 of 3	2 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	6
Hits	18	17
Blocked shots	22	18
Giveaways	20	9
Takeaways	6	2
Faceoffs won	18/51 (35.3%)	33/51 (64.7%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs 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 16 M. Marner	R	1	1	2	-2	0	4	0	0	0		25:23
Number 18 S. Lorentz	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:47
Number 23 M. Knies	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0		20:50
Number 24 C. Dewar	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	37.5%	10:19
Number 29 P. Holmberg	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:46
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	0	2	2	-2	2	4	0	5	0	35.3%	22:43
Number 39 F. Minten	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	25%	10:32
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0		14:34
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		07:41
Number 88 W. Nylander	R	1	0	1	-2	0	5	0	0	1		19:12
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	2	0	38.1%	19:27
Number 92 A. Nylander	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		09:18
Number 2 S. Benoit	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	0		16:29
Number 8 C. Tanev	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		19:40
Number 25 C. Timmins	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		15:55
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0		21:04
Number 51 P. Myers	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		18:22
Number 95 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0		21:12

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Woll	27	24	3	.889	58:53	Loss

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 8 M. Bunting	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		15:16
Number 10 D. O'Connor	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		15:26
Number 13 K. Hayes	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	10:29
Number 17 B. Rust	R	1	1	2	0	2	3	2	1	0		19:32
Number 18 J. Puljujarvi	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:15
Number 19 C. Glass	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	57.1%	15:38
Number 46 B. Lizotte	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	1	0	40%	14:02
Number 55 N. Acciari	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	3	0	87.5%	13:31
Number 67 R. Rakell	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	2	1		18:47
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	70%	17:26
Number 72 A. Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:01
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	61.1%	19:33
Number 24 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:57
Number 27 R. Graves	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:01
Number 28 M. Pettersson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	2	0		20:17
Number 38 O. Pickering	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		18:21
Number 58 K. Letang	D	1	0	1	+3	2	7	2	2	0		23:19
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	1	0		22:40

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Jarry	27	25	2	.926	59:31	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:56	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matthew Knies	Holding	2
2nd	01:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Interference	2
2nd	05:33	Toronto Maple Leafs	Max Pacioretty	Roughing	2
2nd	07:45	Toronto Maple Leafs	Max Pacioretty	Roughing	2
2nd	08:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Karlsson	Tripping	2
3rd	04:24	Toronto Maple Leafs	Auston Matthews	High sticking	2
3rd	10:47	Toronto Maple Leafs	Alex Nylander	Holding	2
3rd	17:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Rust	High sticking	2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Craig Berube
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Wes McCauley, Furman South
Linesmen: James Tobias, Jesse Marquis
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Nick Robertson, Marshall Rifai, Nikita Grebenkin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Matt Nieto, Ryan Shea, Philip Tomasino

2024-2025 season series

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins 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 Dec 7

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 7, 2024
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 7, 2024
Utah Hockey Club 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Utah Hockey Club at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 7, 2024
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Dec 7, 2024
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 7, 2024
San Jose Sharks 1 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 7, 2024
Washington Capitals 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 7, 2024
Nashville Predators 1 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 7, 2024
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 7, 2024
Minnesota Wild 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 7, 2024
St. Louis Blues 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 7, 2024

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