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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Nashville Predators

Regular season · Saturday, December 20, 2025 · Bridgestone Arena

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3–5

Final

SOG 22–34

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Game summary

The Nashville Predators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators outshot the Maple Leafs 34-22.

Goals came from Nicolas Roy, Erik Haula, John Tavares, Adam Wilsby, Luke Evangelista, Steven Stamkos, Bobby McMann and Cole Smith.

Juuse Saros made 19 saves on 22 shots for the win; Joseph Woll stopped 29 of 32.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Toronto Maple LeafsTOR111322
Nashville PredatorsNSH023534

Three stars

  1. ★1st starLuke EvangelistaNSH · 1G 0A
  2. ★2nd starAdam WilsbyNSH · 1G 0A
  3. ★3rd starJuuse SarosNSH · .864 SV%

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:08

2–1 · 2nd 11:57 · Tavares. Stamkos was 1:08 into his shift when it went in.

GoalTOR on iceNSH on ice

1–0 TOR

1st 1:32 · Roy

Schaefer 0:48

1–1 NSH

2nd 4:56 · PP · Haula

Roy 0:41

2–1 TOR

2nd 11:57 · Tavares

Long shift: Stamkos 1:08

2–2 NSH

2nd 19:26 · Wilsby

McCabe 0:43

2–3 NSH

3rd 9:18 · Evangelista

Tavares 0:16

2–4 NSH

3rd 18:25 · EN · Stamkos

Tavares 0:40

3–4 TOR

3rd 19:06 · McMann

Perbix 0:56

3–5 NSH

3rd 19:51 · EN · Smith

Tavares 0:45

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

TORNSH
22Shots on goal34
62%Faceoff %38%
0/1Power play1/2
6Penalty minutes4
21Hits20
23Blocked shots12
20Giveaways13
2Takeaways4

Penalties

  • 1st 06:14Cole Smith · hooking2 min
  • 1st 12:56Auston Matthews · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 03:36Jake McCabe · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 18:43Nicolas Hague · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  • 2nd 18:43Simon Benoit · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min

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