Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars
· American Airlines Center, Dallas · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Dallas Stars beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Dallas Stars |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Toronto Maple Leafs |
6 |
15 |
7 |
28 |
| Dallas Stars |
4 |
4 |
14 |
22 |
Three stars
- J. Oettinger, Dallas Stars (goaltender)
- S. Steel, Dallas Stars (1 goal)
- J. Benn, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
18:30 |
Dallas Stars |
Jason Robertson (23) |
Oskar Bäck (4), Radek Faksa (14) |
Even strength |
TOR 0, DAL 1 |
| 3rd |
05:03 |
Dallas Stars |
Sam Steel (6) |
Ilya Lyubushkin (6), Mikko Rantanen (35) |
Even strength |
TOR 0, DAL 2 |
| 3rd |
08:39 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Scott Laughton (4) |
Morgan Rielly (19) |
Even strength |
TOR 1, DAL 2 |
| 3rd |
12:10 |
Dallas Stars |
Jamie Benn (6) |
Miro Heiskanen (26), Esa Lindell (12) |
Even strength |
TOR 1, DAL 3 |
| 3rd |
17:55 |
Dallas Stars |
Mavrik Bourque (5) |
Esa Lindell (13), Jake Oettinger (1) |
Even strength, Empty net |
TOR 1, DAL 4 |
| 3rd |
19:43 |
Dallas Stars |
Justin Hryckowian (5) |
Jamie Benn (7), Thomas Harley (12) |
Even strength |
TOR 1, DAL 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars
| Stat |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Dallas Stars |
| Shots on goal |
28 |
22 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
8 |
| Hits |
24 |
11 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
24 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/46 (60.9%) |
18/46 (39.1%) |
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 M. Domi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:51 |
| Number 18 S. Lorentz |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:19 |
| Number 23 M. Knies |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:57 |
| Number 24 S. Laughton |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
70% |
15:19 |
| Number 34 A. Matthews |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
78.9% |
20:26 |
| Number 55 N. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
20% |
16:58 |
| Number 63 M. Maccelli |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:08 |
| Number 74 B. McMann |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
13:54 |
| Number 81 D. Joshua |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
10:21 |
| Number 88 W. Nylander |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:42 |
| Number 89 N. Robertson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:12 |
| Number 91 J. Tavares |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:18 |
| Number 2 S. Benoit |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
17:07 |
| Number 22 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 28 T. Stecher |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:59 |
| Number 44 M. Rielly |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:38 |
| Number 51 P. Myers |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
13:46 |
| Number 95 O. Ekman-Larsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
20:50 |
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 D. Hildeby |
21 |
17 |
4 |
.810 |
59:02 |
Loss |
Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 O. Bäck |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:25 |
| Number 12 R. Faksa |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
37.5% |
15:24 |
| Number 14 J. Benn |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:49 |
| Number 15 C. Blackwell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
13:29 |
| Number 18 S. Steel |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
14:07 |
| Number 21 J. Robertson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:43 |
| Number 22 M. Bourque |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
15:48 |
| Number 24 R. Hintz |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
18:14 |
| Number 49 J. Hryckowian |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:27 |
| Number 53 W. Johnston |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
25% |
15:20 |
| Number 95 M. Duchene |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
25% |
11:59 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
16:55 |
| Number 4 M. Heiskanen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:06 |
| Number 5 N. Lundkvist |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:00 |
| Number 23 E. Lindell |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:45 |
| Number 28 A. Petrovic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
12:59 |
| Number 46 I. Lyubushkin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
15:37 |
| Number 55 T. Harley |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:53 |
Dallas Stars goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 J. Oettinger |
28 |
27 |
1 |
.964 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
16:15 |
Dallas Stars |
Miro Heiskanen |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:54 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Matias Maccelli |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:31 |
Dallas Stars |
Jason Robertson |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:17 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
John Tavares |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:31 |
Dallas Stars |
Ilya Lyubushkin |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:05 |
Dallas Stars |
Thomas Harley |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:36 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Philippe Myers |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
- Craig Berube
- Dallas Stars head coach
- Glen Gulutzan
- Referees
- Tom Chmielewski, Pierre Lambert
- Linesmen
- Julien Fournier, Ben O'Quinn
- Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
- Calle Jarnkrok, Henry Thrun, Easton Cowan
- Dallas Stars scratches
- Adam Erne, Kyle Capobianco, Nathan Bastian
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Status |
Details |
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2
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final/OT
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|
 Colorado Avalanche
5
 at Minnesota Wild
1
|
Final
|
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|
 Ottawa Senators
6
 at Boston Bruins
2
|
Final
|
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|
 Buffalo Sabres
3
 at New Jersey Devils
1
|
Final
|
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|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Dec 21, 2025
|
 New York Rangers
1
 at Nashville Predators
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Nashville Predators, Sun, Dec 21, 2025
|
 Winnipeg Jets
3
 at Utah Mammoth
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Utah Mammoth, Sun, Dec 21, 2025
|
 Vegas Golden Knights
3
 at Edmonton Oilers
4
|
Final
|
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|
Sources and further reading
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