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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Toronto 3
When: 2:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 3, 2019
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Dean Morton, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Kory Nagy
Attendance: 19244
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 1214
Toronto 2103
Periods:
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1
Minnesota   Toronto
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 0:00  
  0:07 Mitchell Marner scores. Assisted by Connor Brown and John Tavares.
  0:07 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 0:21  
  0:22 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Zach Parise.
  0:28 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 0:46  
J.T. Brown hits Frederik Gauthier. 2:14  
  2:22 Par Lindholm shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  2:22 Par Lindholm penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Eric Fehr.
  2:31 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  2:45 Connor Brown shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  3:13 Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Zach Parise.
Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 3:13  
  3:13 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Mikael Granlund.
  3:18 Giveaway by Travis Dermott.
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 3:25  
Nino Niederreiter shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 4:11  
Eric Fehr shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 4:35  
  4:35 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr.
Greg Pateryn shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 4:48  
  4:49 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr.
  5:07 Andreas Johnsson hits Eric Fehr.
  5:15 Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net
  5:15 Mitchell Marner scores. Assisted by John Tavares and Ron Hainsey.
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 5:38  
Luke Kunin hits Morgan Rielly. 5:51  
  6:03 Giveaway by John Tavares.
Luke Kunin shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 6:04  
Zach Parise shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 6:06  
  6:07 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  6:18 William Nylander shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  6:30 Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu.
  6:47 Igor Ozhiganov hits Jordan Greenway.
Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 6:48  
  6:51 Nazem Kadri blocks shot from Ryan Murphy.
  6:54 Travis Dermott blocks shot from Jordan Greenway.
Nino Niederreiter hits Igor Ozhiganov. 7:08  
  7:35 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr.
  7:49 Par Lindholm shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
Eric Fehr wins the faceoff against Frederik Gauthier. 7:50  
  8:08 Igor Ozhiganov hits Marcus Foligno.
  8:16 Par Lindholm hits Greg Pateryn.
  8:22 Igor Ozhiganov hits Marcus Foligno.
Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 8:31  
Luke Kunin wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 8:31  
  8:34 Andreas Johnsson blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon.
  8:39 Andreas Johnsson blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon.
Luke Kunin hits Morgan Rielly. 8:54  
Shot by Zach Parise misses the net 9:05  
Luke Kunin shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 9:08  
Charlie Coyle scores. Assisted by Luke Kunin and Jared Spurgeon. 9:10  
  9:10 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  9:51 Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau. 9:52  
  10:12 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
Takeaway by Mikko Koivu. 10:21  
  10:40 Patrick Marleau blocks shot from Nino Niederreiter.
Nino Niederreiter hits Morgan Rielly. 10:46  
Takeaway by J.T. Brown. 11:19  
Zach Parise shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 11:26  
  11:27 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  11:31 Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Zach Parise.
  11:33 Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Zach Parise.
  11:37 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Zach Parise blocks shot from Nikita Zaitsev. 11:55  
Zach Parise shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 12:01  
  12:01 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  12:09 John Tavares blocks shot from Mikael Granlund.
Greg Pateryn shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 12:24  
  12:24 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 12:49  
  12:58 Giveaway by Nazem Kadri.
Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen. 13:14  
  13:15 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu.
  13:28 Giveaway by Igor Ozhiganov.
Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 13:50  
  13:51 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  14:02 Jake Gardiner blocks shot from Eric Staal.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 14:03  
Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 14:17  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 14:18  
  14:21 Andreas Johnsson blocks shot from Ryan Murphy.
  14:36 Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net
  14:45 Andreas Johnsson hits Zach Parise.
Giveaway by Zach Parise. 14:55  
  15:04 Shot by Patrick Marleau misses the net
Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 15:17  
Giveaway by Ryan Suter. 15:25  
Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Travis Dermott. 15:27  
  15:41 Kasperi Kapanen hits Marcus Foligno.
  16:22 Giveaway by Jake Gardiner.
  16:29 Giveaway by Jake Gardiner.
Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 16:48  
Jordan Greenway wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 16:49  
  16:57 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
Takeaway by Ryan Murphy. 17:24  
  17:28 John Tavares hits Nino Niederreiter.
  17:38 Giveaway by John Tavares.
  17:49 Shot by Travis Dermott misses the net
  18:00 Takeaway by Auston Matthews.
Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 18:03  
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 18:12  
  18:12 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  18:22 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Giveaway by Jared Spurgeon. 19:00  
  19:04 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  19:32 John Tavares shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  19:40 John Tavares penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Foligno.
Marcus Foligno penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Tavares. 19:40  
  19:40 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu.
  19:46 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu.
  19:49 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
Giveaway by Greg Pateryn. 19:55  
Jonas Brodin hits Auston Matthews. 19:58  
2
Minnesota   Toronto
Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:00  
  0:21 Giveaway by Auston Matthews.
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 0:50  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau. 1:02  
  1:07 Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
Jonas Brodin hits Patrick Marleau. 1:20  
  1:25 Shot by Patrick Marleau misses the net
Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Jake Gardiner. 1:37  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 2:06  
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 2:14  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 2:15  
Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net 2:22  
  2:25 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  2:33 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
Eric Staal penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by William Nylander. 2:47  
Eric Fehr wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 2:47  
  3:40 John Tavares shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  3:46 Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net
  3:55 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
Giveaway by Jonas Brodin. 3:58  
Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Mitchell Marner. 4:14  
  4:30 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  5:07 William Nylander blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon.
Mikko Koivu scores. Assisted by Jared Spurgeon and Zach Parise. 5:09  
Eric Fehr wins the faceoff against Frederik Gauthier. 5:09  
Ryan Murphy hits Par Lindholm. 5:31  
  5:35 Travis Dermott shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
Marcus Foligno hits Igor Ozhiganov. 5:41  
  6:14 Giveaway by Michael Hutchinson.
Greg Pateryn shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 6:14  
Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 6:28  
Greg Pateryn hits Morgan Rielly. 6:44  
  6:53 Patrick Marleau hits Jordan Greenway.
Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 7:14  
  7:15 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 7:29  
  7:55 Takeaway by Connor Brown.
  8:16 William Nylander scores. Assisted by Auston Matthews and Travis Dermott.
  8:16 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Luke Kunin blocks shot from William Nylander. 8:29  
  8:32 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
Shot by Luke Kunin misses the net 8:54  
Zach Parise shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 9:07  
Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 9:08  
Ryan Suter shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 9:13  
Jared Spurgeon scores. Assisted by Jordan Greenway and Nino Niederreiter. 9:36  
Eric Fehr wins the faceoff against Frederik Gauthier. 9:36  
J.T. Brown shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 9:43  
  9:43 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against J.T. Brown.
Jonas Brodin hits Trevor Moore. 9:52  
Marcus Foligno hits Travis Dermott. 10:01  
  10:24 Giveaway by Travis Dermott.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 10:57  
  11:19 Takeaway by John Tavares.
  11:32 Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net
Ryan Murphy shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 12:13  
  12:14 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu.
Shot by Jordan Greenway misses the net 12:35  
  12:35 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  12:42 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Luke Kunin.
Takeaway by Luke Kunin. 12:45  
  13:15 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  13:44 Shot by Connor Brown misses the net
Nick Seeler hits Trevor Moore. 14:27  
Nick Seeler blocks shot from Travis Dermott. 14:39  
  14:50 Shot by Par Lindholm misses the net
Ryan Suter blocks shot from Nazem Kadri. 15:06  
  15:13 Nazem Kadri hits Jordan Greenway.
  15:25 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu.
  15:33 Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
Ryan Suter blocks shot from Ron Hainsey. 15:34  
  15:34 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway.
  16:04 Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net
  16:19 Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  16:19 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  16:31 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  16:39 Takeaway by John Tavares.
Mikael Granlund penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Tavares. 16:42  
  16:42 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr.
  16:53 Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net
Marcus Foligno hits Nazem Kadri. 17:29  
Shot by Eric Fehr misses the net 17:33  
  18:26 Trevor Moore shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  18:28 Shot by Trevor Moore misses the net
  18:41 Shot by William Nylander misses the net
  19:17 Travis Dermott hits Nino Niederreiter.
3
Minnesota   Toronto
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 0:00  
  0:49 Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net
Giveaway by Luke Kunin. 0:59  
  1:00 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  1:08 Takeaway by Connor Brown.
Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau. 1:26  
  1:33 Travis Dermott shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
Mikko Koivu blocks shot from Ron Hainsey. 1:42  
  2:22 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr.
  2:31 Par Lindholm shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  2:32 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr.
  2:37 Shot by Trevor Moore misses the net
  3:15 Jake Gardiner hits Eric Staal.
  4:01 Nikita Zaitsev hits Zach Parise.
  4:20 Giveaway by Auston Matthews.
Zach Parise scores. Assisted by Charlie Coyle. 4:21  
Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 4:21  
  4:36 Nazem Kadri hits Nino Niederreiter.
  5:22 Giveaway by Igor Ozhiganov.
Shot by Eric Fehr misses the net 5:24  
  5:37 Travis Dermott hits J.T. Brown.
Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 6:22  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 6:29  
Greg Pateryn shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 6:34  
  6:35 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  7:15 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  7:22 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  7:50 Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net
  7:54 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr.
Team penalty for Minnesota too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Jordan Greenway. 7:54  
  8:11 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  8:19 Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net
Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 8:43  
  9:17 John Tavares shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  9:17 John Tavares shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 9:18  
  9:59 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  10:23 Kasperi Kapanen hits Ryan Murphy.
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 10:30  
Ryan Murphy blocks shot from Frederik Gauthier. 10:58  
Eric Staal hits Kasperi Kapanen. 11:04  
  11:07 Shot by Nikita Zaitsev misses the net
  11:22 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  11:28 Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  11:30 John Tavares shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
Giveaway by Jonas Brodin. 11:39  
  11:50 Takeaway by Travis Dermott.
  12:07 Travis Dermott hits Luke Kunin.
Jonas Brodin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mitchell Marner. 12:09  
  12:09 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr.
  12:27 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  12:28 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Eric Fehr.
  12:42 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 13:05  
Mikko Koivu blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 13:22  
  13:33 Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net
  13:33 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Greg Pateryn blocks shot from Andreas Johnsson. 13:49  
  14:12 Giveaway by Jake Gardiner.
Nick Seeler hits Patrick Marleau. 14:24  
  14:24 Nikita Zaitsev shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  14:24 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu.
Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Michael Hutchinson. 15:15  
  15:31 John Tavares shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  15:33 Shot by Patrick Marleau misses the net
Takeaway by Charlie Coyle. 16:00  
Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 17:25  
Takeaway by Jared Spurgeon. 18:05  
  18:22 Connor Brown shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  18:22 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu.
  18:35 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  18:35 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu.
  18:42 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  19:25 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk.
  19:26 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu.
  19:38 Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net