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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Toronto 5, Minnesota 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 1, 2018
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Jake Brenk, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Trent Knorr
Attendance: 19107
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Toronto 2125
Minnesota 1113
Periods:
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1
Toronto   Minnesota
  0:00 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  0:20 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net 0:28  
  1:00 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
John Tavares blocks shot from Eric Staal. 1:04  
  2:04 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Nazem Kadri.
Tyler Ennis hits Eric Fehr. 2:32  
  2:53 J.T. Brown hits Nikita Zaitsev.
  3:33 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  3:55 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  3:56 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
Nazem Kadri hits Jordan Greenway. 4:04  
Takeaway by Nazem Kadri. 4:18  
  4:24 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  4:26 Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 4:32  
Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen. 4:47  
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Jason Zucker. 4:53  
Giveaway by Ron Hainsey. 5:00  
  5:01 Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net
  5:09 Matt Dumba blocks shot from Auston Matthews.
Josh Leivo shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 5:16  
  5:21 Matt Dumba penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patrick Marleau.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr. 5:21  
Shot by John Tavares misses the net 5:37  
Auston Matthews scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mitchell Marner and Morgan Rielly. 6:06  
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 6:06  
  6:16 Giveaway by Devan Dubnyk.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 6:23  
Shot by Igor Ozhiganov misses the net 7:01  
  7:10 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  7:32 Shot by Charlie Coyle misses the net
Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Joel Eriksson Ek. 8:29  
  8:45 Greg Pateryn shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Par Lindholm wins the faceoff against J.T. Brown. 8:46  
  8:58 J.T. Brown hits Par Lindholm.
Par Lindholm shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 9:06  
Igor Ozhiganov shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 9:15  
Par Lindholm hits J.T. Brown. 9:18  
  9:21 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  9:32 Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Morgan Rielly hits Mikko Koivu. 10:24  
  10:45 Giveaway by Charlie Coyle.
Giveaway by Patrick Marleau. 10:51  
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 10:56  
  11:06 Charlie Coyle hits Travis Dermott.
  11:10 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Andreas Johnsson.
  11:28 Eric Fehr wins the faceoff against Josh Leivo.
  11:49 J.T. Brown hits Jake Gardiner.
Shot by Igor Ozhiganov misses the net 12:08  
  12:17 Greg Pateryn hits Par Lindholm.
Tyler Ennis scores. Assisted by Par Lindholm and Travis Dermott. 12:19  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 12:19  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 12:30  
  12:52 Matt Dumba blocks shot from John Tavares.
  13:35 Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  13:36 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Nikita Zaitsev penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Parise. 13:38  
  13:38 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm.
  13:42 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 13:48  
  15:04 Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net
Travis Dermott blocks shot from Eric Staal. 15:14  
Travis Dermott blocks shot from Eric Staal. 15:30  
  15:31 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Mikael Granlund. 15:47  
Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net 16:07  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 16:14  
Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net 16:16  
John Tavares shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 16:18  
  16:19 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  17:28 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  17:31 Shot by Nino Niederreiter misses the net
  18:05 Takeaway by Nick Seeler.
  18:20 Marcus Foligno hits Travis Dermott.
  18:28 J.T. Brown shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Par Lindholm blocks shot from Eric Fehr. 18:31  
  18:44 Giveaway by Eric Fehr.
  19:07 Ryan Suter blocks shot from Josh Leivo.
  19:29 Eric Staal scores. Assisted by Ryan Suter and Mikael Granlund.
  19:29 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
2
Toronto   Minnesota
  0:00 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
John Tavares blocks shot from Mikael Granlund. 0:09  
Giveaway by Frederik Andersen. 0:10  
  0:15 Shot by Eric Staal misses the net
Jake Gardiner blocks shot from Mikael Granlund. 0:26  
  0:40 Jason Zucker blocks shot from Auston Matthews.
  0:50 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  0:50 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  0:56 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  0:57 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Par Lindholm wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 0:58  
Igor Ozhiganov hits Jordan Greenway. 1:25  
Giveaway by Josh Leivo. 1:31  
  1:34 Shot by Jordan Greenway misses the net
Josh Leivo shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 2:06  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 2:58  
  4:09 Matt Dumba hits John Tavares.
  4:17 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Zach Hyman.
  4:25 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net 4:36  
  4:41 Matt Dumba blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
  4:48 Jason Zucker hits Zach Hyman.
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 4:54  
Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net 5:05  
Takeaway by Andreas Johnsson. 5:05  
  5:11 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Andreas Johnsson.
  5:17 Jordan Greenway scores. Assisted by Joel Eriksson Ek.
  5:17 Eric Fehr wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm.
  6:08 J.T. Brown hits Nikita Zaitsev.
Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net 6:28  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 6:29  
Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net 6:38  
Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen. 7:06  
John Tavares shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 7:47  
  8:10 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Jake Gardiner.
  8:17 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Nikita Zaitsev.
  8:45 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Nazem Kadri.
  9:44 Nick Seeler shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  9:47 Shot by Eric Fehr misses the net
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 10:15  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Mikael Granlund. 10:49  
  10:57 Giveaway by Devan Dubnyk.
Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 11:00  
  11:01 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  11:10 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  11:33 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 11:42  
  12:10 Nick Seeler shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  12:11 Jordan Greenway wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm.
  12:13 Nick Seeler shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  12:37 Takeaway by Nino Niederreiter.
  13:13 Zach Parise blocks shot from Nikita Zaitsev.
  13:14 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  13:54 Mikko Koivu blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 14:33  
Zach Hyman scores. Assisted by Mitchell Marner and Jake Gardiner. 14:38  
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 14:38  
Jake Gardiner hits Nino Niederreiter. 15:07  
John Tavares shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 15:26  
  15:42 Eric Fehr wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm.
  15:52 Nick Seeler hits Tyler Ennis.
Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net 16:40  
  17:05 Jared Spurgeon hits Patrick Marleau.
  17:26 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Shot by Zach Hyman misses the net 17:37  
  18:18 Takeaway by Eric Staal.
  18:54 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  19:25 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Auston Matthews blocks shot from Zach Parise. 19:54  
  19:57 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
3
Toronto   Minnesota
  0:00 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 0:08  
Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 0:27  
Zach Hyman penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jonas Brodin. 0:32  
Par Lindholm wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 0:32  
  0:48 Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net
Shot by Ron Hainsey misses the net 1:13  
  2:08 Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net
  2:34 Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway. 2:36  
Zach Hyman wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 2:49  
  2:55 Nino Niederreiter blocks shot from Jake Gardiner.
  3:20 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Jake Gardiner penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie Coyle. 4:20  
  4:20 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm.
  4:49 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Par Lindholm wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 4:51  
  5:14 Giveaway by Mikael Granlund.
Par Lindholm shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 5:15  
Zach Hyman wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 5:54  
  6:08 Giveaway by Nino Niederreiter.
Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 6:08  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 6:44  
  6:46 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen.
  6:48 Zach Parise blocks shot from Nikita Zaitsev.
Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Zach Parise. 7:29  
Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. 7:39  
  7:50 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 7:51  
  8:18 Giveaway by Jordan Greenway.
  8:26 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Nazem Kadri.
  8:26 Takeaway by Joel Eriksson Ek.
  8:31 Nino Niederreiter shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  8:32 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Par Lindholm wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr. 8:33  
  8:38 Greg Pateryn hits Tyler Ennis.
Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Nick Seeler. 9:05  
  9:11 J.T. Brown hits Morgan Rielly.
  9:24 Shot by J.T. Brown misses the net
  9:26 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 9:27  
  9:33 Takeaway by Jason Zucker.
  9:38 Jason Zucker scores. Assisted by Mikael Granlund.
  9:38 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  9:45 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 10:37  
  10:38 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Andreas Johnsson.
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway. 10:53  
  11:11 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  11:15 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 11:16  
  11:38 Takeaway by Ryan Suter.
  12:06 Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  12:47 Shot by Mikko Koivu misses the net
Igor Ozhiganov hits Jordan Greenway. 13:08  
  13:11 Nino Niederreiter shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  13:30 Greg Pateryn hits Travis Dermott.
Tyler Ennis hits Joel Eriksson Ek. 13:35  
  13:37 Eric Fehr wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr. 14:02  
  14:07 Eric Fehr blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
  14:13 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 14:14  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 14:23  
  14:59 Takeaway by Eric Staal.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 15:05  
  15:13 Ryan Suter hits John Tavares.
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 15:28  
  15:50 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Zach Parise. 16:11  
Nazem Kadri scores. and Connor Brown and Travis Dermott. 16:40  
  16:40 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  17:12 Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net
Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 17:20  
Andreas Johnsson blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 17:28  
  17:45 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  18:18 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 18:19  
  18:39 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  18:43 Shot by Mikko Koivu misses the net
  18:51 Shot by Eric Staal misses the net
Zach Hyman scores on an empty net. 19:04  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 19:04  
Shot by Connor Brown misses the net 19:18  
  19:34 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Auston Matthews blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 19:40  
  19:54 Giveaway by Jared Spurgeon.