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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Toronto 5, Columbus 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 7, 2022
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Mitch Dunning, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Brandon Gawryletz
Attendance: 14252
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Toronto 3025
Columbus 0224
Periods:
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1
Toronto   Columbus
  0:00 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  0:06 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 0:17  
  0:28 Shot by Gustav Nyquist misses the net
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 0:28  
John Tavares hits Andrew Peeke. 0:41  
Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 0:50  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 0:51  
  0:55 Jakub Voracek blocks shot from Timothy Liljegren.
Takeaway by David Kampf. 1:22  
David Kampf shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 1:23  
  1:23 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
Shot by Travis Dermott misses the net 1:29  
Ilya Lyubushkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 1:31  
  1:32 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  2:04 Jake Bean shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
Jason Spezza wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 2:04  
  2:10 Yegor Chinakhov hits Justin Holl.
  2:16 Takeaway by Brendan Gaunce.
Takeaway by Wayne Simmonds. 2:39  
  2:43 Brendan Gaunce penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alexander Kerfoot.
  2:43 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  3:07 Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from Auston Matthews.
  3:46 Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Auston Matthews.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 3:52  
  3:52 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Jason Spezza.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 5:02  
Shot by Timothy Liljegren misses the net 5:09  
  5:11 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  5:51 Dean Kukan blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 5:52  
Giveaway by William Nylander. 6:08  
  6:26 Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from John Tavares.
  6:41 Jake Bean blocks shot from Ilya Lyubushkin.
Alexander Kerfoot hits Jakub Voracek. 6:50  
  7:12 Takeaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand.
  7:25 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 7:25  
  7:49 Andrew Peeke hits Pierre Engvall.
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 7:56  
  8:05 Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Pierre Engvall.
Ilya Mikheyev scores. Assisted by Pierre Engvall and David Kampf. 8:06  
  8:06 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net 8:22  
  8:22 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  8:37 Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from Auston Matthews.
  8:37 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  9:00 Sean Kuraly hits Justin Holl.
  9:20 Dean Kukan shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  9:23 Shot by Max Domi misses the net
Shot by William Nylander misses the net 9:35  
  9:41 Sean Kuraly blocks shot from John Tavares.
Travis Dermott shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 9:42  
  9:44 Justin Danforth blocks shot from John Tavares.
Nicholas Robertson hits Sean Kuraly. 9:49  
  10:10 Takeaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand.
John Tavares penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Roslovic. 10:17  
  10:17 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  10:39 Shot by Patrik Laine misses the net
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Patrik Laine. 10:40  
Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net 11:07  
  11:24 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  11:41 Boone Jenner hits Timothy Liljegren.
  12:15 Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  12:52 Justin Danforth hits Travis Dermott.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 13:19  
Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 13:41  
Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 13:43  
Shot by Michael Bunting misses the net 13:45  
Shot by Michael Bunting misses the net 14:00  
Mitchell Marner scores. Assisted by Michael Bunting and Timothy Liljegren. 14:01  
  14:01 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  14:44 Jack Roslovic hits Pierre Engvall.
  14:53 Jake Bean blocks shot from Justin Holl.
  15:18 Shot by Yegor Chinakhov misses the net
  15:30 Cole Sillinger hits Alexander Kerfoot.
Takeaway by Jason Spezza. 15:51  
  16:00 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 16:21  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 16:31  
Auston Matthews scores. Assisted by Mitchell Marner and TJ Brodie. 17:06  
  17:06 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 17:10  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 17:16  
  17:30 Jack Roslovic hits Pierre Engvall.
  17:38 Giveaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Jason Spezza wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 17:41  
  18:22 Shot by Yegor Chinakhov misses the net
  18:54 Max Domi hits William Nylander.
  19:25 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
2
Toronto   Columbus
  0:00 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  0:49 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 0:53  
John Tavares blocks shot from Sean Kuraly. 1:20  
  1:28 Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net
John Tavares blocks shot from Max Domi. 1:36  
  1:40 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  1:45 Sean Kuraly scores. Assisted by Max Domi.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 1:45  
Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Jakub Voracek. 2:05  
  2:05 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Jason Spezza.
  2:24 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Jason Spezza.
Travis Dermott blocks shot from Gustav Nyquist. 2:31  
  2:35 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  2:35 Boone Jenner hits Alexander Kerfoot.
TJ Brodie blocks shot from Boone Jenner. 2:57  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 2:57  
  3:01 Justin Danforth hits TJ Brodie.
  3:40 Giveaway by Sean Kuraly.
Shot by John Tavares misses the net 3:44  
John Tavares shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 3:45  
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 3:48  
  3:53 Dean Kukan shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  4:02 Yegor Chinakhov hits Timothy Liljegren.
Ilya Mikheyev shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 4:51  
Shot by Pierre Engvall misses the net 4:55  
  5:36 Shot by Oliver Bjorkstrand misses the net
  5:41 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 6:01  
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 6:06  
Mitchell Marner blocks shot from Patrik Laine. 6:49  
  7:04 Vladislav Gavrikov shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 7:04  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 7:11  
  7:28 Max Domi hits Justin Holl.
Justin Holl hits Max Domi. 7:34  
  7:35 Max Domi penalty for fighting against Justin Holl - 5 mins (Major).
Justin Holl penalty for fighting against Max Domi - 5 mins (Major). 7:35  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 7:35  
Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren. 7:40  
  7:41 Jack Roslovic shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 7:42  
  8:54 Jack Roslovic shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  8:56 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
Jason Spezza wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 8:56  
  9:42 Takeaway by Brendan Gaunce.
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:45  
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:49  
Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:50  
  10:50 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Shot by John Tavares misses the net 11:14  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 11:36  
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 11:40  
Mitchell Marner hits Gustav Nyquist. 12:06  
Auston Matthews blocks shot from Patrik Laine. 12:14  
Ilya Mikheyev shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 12:50  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 12:52  
Shot by TJ Brodie misses the net 13:13  
  13:24 Jakub Voracek shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
Ilya Mikheyev shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 13:38  
Alexander Kerfoot shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 14:07  
Shot by Alexander Kerfoot misses the net 14:12  
Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Yegor Chinakhov. 14:18  
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 14:18  
  14:30 Justin Danforth hits Alexander Kerfoot.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 14:34  
  14:34 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 14:42  
  14:53 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  15:00 Gustav Nyquist hits Mitchell Marner.
Michael Bunting hits Dean Kukan. 15:26  
Shot by John Tavares misses the net 16:08  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 16:09  
Shot by Timothy Liljegren misses the net 16:16  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 16:22  
  16:30 Andrew Peeke hits John Tavares.
  16:56 Giveaway by Justin Danforth.
  17:44 Boone Jenner penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Travis Dermott.
Travis Dermott penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Boone Jenner. 17:44  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 17:44  
  18:10 Gustav Nyquist wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  18:49 Oliver Bjorkstrand scores. Assisted by Gustav Nyquist and Andrew Peeke.
Alexander Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 18:49  
  19:01 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Alexander Kerfoot.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 19:07  
  19:22 Sean Kuraly hits TJ Brodie.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 19:32  
  19:44 Zach Werenski blocks shot from David Kampf.
  19:53 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  19:54 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Jason Spezza.
  19:58 Shot by Boone Jenner misses the net
3
Toronto   Columbus
  0:00 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  0:07 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  0:34 Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from Michael Bunting.
  0:43 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
John Tavares penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Justin Danforth. 0:52  
  0:52 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  2:07 Giveaway by Patrik Laine.
  2:28 Jack Roslovic scores a power play goal. Assisted by Max Domi and Gustav Nyquist.
  2:28 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  2:35 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 2:48  
Shot by TJ Brodie misses the net 2:53  
  2:59 Takeaway by Max Domi.
  3:01 Max Domi shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  3:13 Shot by Max Domi misses the net
  3:15 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  3:22 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
TJ Brodie blocks shot from Max Domi. 3:26  
  3:45 Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  3:53 Zach Werenski blocks shot from Michael Bunting.
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 4:03  
Jason Spezza wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 4:03  
Alexander Kerfoot scores. Assisted by Jason Spezza and Wayne Simmonds. 4:19  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 4:19  
Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Jack Roslovic. 5:52  
  5:58 Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  5:59 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
Ilya Lyubushkin hits Oliver Bjorkstrand. 6:00  
Jason Spezza wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 6:48  
  7:37 Sean Kuraly hits Timothy Liljegren.
  7:56 Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  8:29 Dean Kukan blocks shot from Ilya Mikheyev.
  8:33 Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Ilya Lyubushkin.
Shot by David Kampf misses the net 8:40  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 8:40  
Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 8:56  
  9:20 Takeaway by Boone Jenner.
  9:26 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
Jason Spezza wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 9:26  
Alexander Kerfoot blocks shot from Jakub Voracek. 9:43  
Morgan Rielly hits Andrew Peeke. 9:52  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 10:27  
  10:43 Andrew Peeke hits Nicholas Robertson.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 11:12  
Michael Bunting scores. Assisted by Auston Matthews and TJ Brodie. 11:21  
  11:21 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
Takeaway by Pierre Engvall. 12:25  
Mitchell Marner blocks shot from Dean Kukan. 12:55  
Auston Matthews hits Gustav Nyquist. 13:03  
  13:05 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  13:05 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Jason Spezza.
  13:08 Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net
  13:08 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Jason Spezza.
  13:24 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  13:27 Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Travis Dermott.
  13:52 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Nicholas Robertson blocks shot from Dean Kukan. 13:56  
  14:12 Sean Kuraly hits TJ Brodie.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 14:21  
  14:38 Dean Kukan blocks shot from John Tavares.
  14:38 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 15:03  
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 15:37  
Giveaway by Alexander Kerfoot. 16:07  
  16:32 Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  16:38 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
Timothy Liljegren penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Voracek. 17:00  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner. 17:00  
  17:44 Shot by Oliver Bjorkstrand misses the net
  18:20 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  18:28 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
Justin Holl blocks shot from Patrik Laine. 19:00  
  19:12 Patrik Laine scores. Assisted by Zach Werenski and Jakub Voracek.
  19:12 Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Jakub Voracek. 19:36  
  19:40 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Petr Mrazek.
  19:43 Shot by Oliver Bjorkstrand misses the net