Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs

Monday, December 8, 2025, 7:30 PM ET Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–0 on Monday, December 8, 2025 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	50-26-6
at Toronto Maple Leafs	2	32-36-14

Goals by period

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	0	0
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	15	5	9	29
Toronto Maple Leafs	10	8	7	25

Three stars

D. Hildeby, Toronto Maple Leafs (goaltender)
M. Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)
J. Johansson, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:26	Toronto Maple Leafs	Morgan Rielly (5)	Easton Cowan (6), John Tavares (17)	Even strength	TBL 0, TOR 1
3rd	19:59	Toronto Maple Leafs	Auston Matthews (12)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 0, TOR 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs
Stat	Tampa Bay Lightning	Toronto Maple Leafs
Shots on goal	29	25
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	24	12
Hits	16	20
Blocked shots	8	14
Giveaways	19	10
Takeaways	4	8
Faceoffs won	24/55 (43.6%)	31/55 (56.4%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 20 N. Paul	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	50%	13:46
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	40%	18:48
Number 22 O. Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:30
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	50%	13:03
Number 29 P. Holmberg	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		12:52
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	42.9%	14:38
Number 38 B. Hagel	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	19:02
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	0	0	0	-2	2	4	0	1		20:53
Number 62 J. Finley	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	66.7%	06:39
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	40%	20:51
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		24:38
Number 93 G. Goncalves	C	0	0	0	0	15	2	0	0		05:25
Number 24 M. Crozier	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		14:02
Number 43 D. Raddysh	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		23:42
Number 51 C. D'Astous	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2		20:18
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		17:43
Number 78 E. Lilleberg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		21:13
Number 90 J. Moser	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2		21:12

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 J. Johansson	24	23	1	.958	57:45	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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:24
Number 18 S. Lorentz	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		13:00
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:11
Number 23 M. Knies	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0		20:17
Number 24 S. Laughton	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	85.7%	14:21
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	1	0	1	+1	0	8	0	3	60%	20:07
Number 53 E. Cowan	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	1		16:52
Number 55 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	37.5%	13:13
Number 74 B. McMann	C	0	0	0	0	15	3	1	0	100%	09:17
Number 81 D. Joshua	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		08:11
Number 88 W. Nylander	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		19:31
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	57.1%	17:43
Number 2 S. Benoit	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		15:15
Number 22 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	3		25:15
Number 28 T. Stecher	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		23:08
Number 36 D. Mermis	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		10:34
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		21:20
Number 95 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	0		21:39

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Hildeby	29	29	0	1.000	59:42	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jack Finley	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	18:43	Toronto Maple Leafs	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	Tripping	2
3rd	03:00	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bobby McMann	Match penalty (match)	5
3rd	03:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Gage Goncalves	Kneeing (major)	5
3rd	03:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Max Crozier	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:00	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dakota Joshua	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Gage Goncalves	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	15:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jake Guentzel	Hooking	2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Craig Berube
Referees: Francois St-Laurent, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Matt MacPherson
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Curtis Douglas, Dominic James
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Philippe Myers, Nick Robertson, Matias Maccelli

2025-2026 season series

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Dec 8, 2025
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Feb 25, 2026
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 7, 2026

Other NHL games on Dec 8

Other NHL games on Monday, December 8, 2025
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Utah Mammoth 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Utah Mammoth, Mon, Dec 8, 2025
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Calgary Flames 7	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames, Mon, Dec 8, 2025
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Vancouver Canucks 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Dec 8, 2025
Minnesota Wild 4 at Seattle Kraken 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Seattle Kraken, Mon, Dec 8, 2025

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