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Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 41-25-16
at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 32-36-14

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 1 1 3
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 1 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 9 11 32
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 12 12 31

Three stars

  1. W. Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs (2 goals, 2 assists)
  2. M. Domi, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. McMann, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:07 Toronto Maple Leafs William Nylander (12) Unassisted Even strength PIT 0, TOR 1
1st 09:51 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (13) Sidney Crosby (18), Kris Letang (16) Even strength PIT 1, TOR 1
1st 13:34 Toronto Maple Leafs Matias Maccelli (5) William Nylander (26), Philippe Myers (2) Even strength PIT 1, TOR 2
2nd 07:38 Toronto Maple Leafs Steven Lorentz (4) Unassisted Even strength PIT 1, TOR 3
2nd 11:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Rutger McGroarty (2) Unassisted Even strength PIT 2, TOR 3
3rd 01:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Anthony Mantha (11) Parker Wotherspoon (9), Justin Brazeau (7) Even strength PIT 3, TOR 3
3rd 11:35 Toronto Maple Leafs Max Domi (4) Oliver Ekman-Larsson (17), William Nylander (27) Even strength PIT 3, TOR 4
3rd 17:57 Toronto Maple Leafs Bobby McMann (10) Max Domi (10) Even strength, Empty net PIT 3, TOR 5
3rd 18:36 Toronto Maple Leafs William Nylander (13) John Tavares (18), Matthew Knies (23) Even strength, Empty net PIT 3, TOR 6

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs
Shots on goal 32 31
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 16 19
Blocked shots 7 14
Giveaways 14 19
Takeaways 7 6
Faceoffs won 24/58 (41.4%) 34/58 (58.6%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
2 R. McGroarty R 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 12:16
13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 33.3% 11:54
16 J. Brazeau R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 13:09
17 B. Rust R 1 0 1 -3 0 3 0 0 19:05
18 T. Novak C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 37.5% 14:53
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 14:41
39 A. Mantha R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 0 14:52
41 V. Koivunen R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:18
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 40% 13:28
67 R. Rakell R 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 0 17:18
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 28.6% 12:49
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 0 54.5% 18:21
3 J. St. Ivany D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 17:01
5 R. Shea D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 17:27
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 2 22:04
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 -2 2 2 2 2 20:11
65 E. Karlsson D 0 0 0 -4 2 6 1 0 22:42
77 B. Kulak D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:24
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
74 S. Skinner 29 25 4 .862 59:07 Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
11 M. Domi C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 2 0 100% 16:56
18 S. Lorentz C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 12:53
23 M. Knies L 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 12:07
24 S. Laughton C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 44.4% 12:42
34 A. Matthews C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 52.4% 19:17
55 N. Roy C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 62.5% 09:50
63 M. Maccelli L 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 0 16:10
74 B. McMann C 1 0 1 +1 2 4 1 0 16:56
81 D. Joshua C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 2 12:33
88 W. Nylander R 2 2 4 +2 0 3 0 0 18:21
89 N. Robertson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 10:41
91 J. Tavares C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 1 72.2% 18:26
8 C. Tanev D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 17:23
22 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 +5 0 3 0 2 24:26
28 T. Stecher D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:37
44 M. Rielly D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 22:36
51 P. Myers D 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 15:11
95 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 0 21:10
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
60 J. Woll 32 29 3 .906 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 20:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Roughing 2
1st 20:00 Toronto Maple Leafs Bobby McMann Roughing 2
3rd 09:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson Tripping 2
3rd 09:41 Toronto Maple Leafs Matias Maccelli Slashing 2
3rd 09:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Kindel Slashing 2
3rd 19:15 Toronto Maple Leafs Philippe Myers Interference 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Craig Berube
Referees
Garrett Rank, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Devin Berg
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Connor Clifton, Ryan Graves, Danton Heinen
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Calle Jarnkrok, Simon Benoit, Henry Thrun, Easton Cowan

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Matchup Status Details
Dallas Stars 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 7 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 0 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 7 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page

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