Ottawa Senators vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular season · Saturday, December 27, 2025 · Scotiabank Arena

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SOG 31–33

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Game summary

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 7-5 on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple Leafs outshot the Senators 33-31.

Matthew Knies scored twice. William Nylander, Nick Cousins, Ridly Greig, Bobby McMann, Auston Matthews, Nick Robertson, Drake Batherson, Tim Stützle, Jordan Spence and John Tavares also scored.

Joseph Woll made 26 saves on 31 shots for the win; Leevi Meriläinen stopped 16 of 18.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
OTT	1	1	3	5	31
TOR	2	3	2	7	33

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

William Nylander (14)Auston Matthews (10), Matias Maccelli (7)0–100:40 TOR · PPG
Matthew Knies (8)Max Domi (11), Nick Robertson (9)0–214:42 TOR · PPG
Nick Cousins (6)Jordan Spence (11), Stephen Halliday (4)1–217:50 OTT

2nd period

Ridly Greig (4)Claude Giroux (19)2–200:18 OTT
Bobby McMann (11)Auston Matthews (11), Max Domi (12)2–303:28 TOR
Auston Matthews (15)Max Domi (13), Jake McCabe (13)2–407:28 TOR
Nick Robertson (7)Matthew Knies (24), Nicolas Roy (9)Jensen 1:04 into shift2–508:32 TOR

3rd period

Drake Batherson (15)Dylan Cozens (18), Brady Tkachuk (11)3–500:14 OTT
Tim Stützle (19)Fabian Zetterlund (8)4–505:07 OTT
Matthew Knies (9)Matias Maccelli (8), Morgan Rielly (20)4–605:53 TOR
Jordan Spence (2)Claude Giroux (20), Stephen Halliday (5)Tavares 1:25 into shift5–609:18 OTT
John Tavares (15)Unassisted5–718:44 TOR · EN

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:25

5–6 · 3rd 9:18 · Spence. Tavares was 1:25 into his shift when it went in.

GoalOTT on iceTOR on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 TOR

1st 0:40 · PP · Nylander

Sanderson 0:40

NormalSanderson 0:40

0–2 TOR

1st 14:42 · PP · Knies

Amadio 0:54

NormalAmadio 0:54

1–2 OTT

1st 17:50 · Cousins

Ekman-Larsson 0:39

Fresh legsEkman-Larsson 0:39

2–2 OTT

2nd 0:18 · Greig

Tavares 0:18

Fresh legsTavares 0:18

2–3 TOR

2nd 3:28 · McMann

Giroux 0:27

Fresh legsGiroux 0:27

2–4 TOR

2nd 7:28 · Matthews

Chabot 0:59

NormalChabot 0:59

2–5 TOR

2nd 8:32 · Robertson

Long shift: Jensen 1:04

Long shiftJensen 1:04

3–5 OTT

3rd 0:14 · Batherson

Tavares 0:14

Fresh legsTavares 0:14

4–5 OTT

3rd 5:07 · Stützle

Ekman-Larsson 0:18

Fresh legsEkman-Larsson 0:18

4–6 TOR

3rd 5:53 · Knies

Giroux 0:46

NormalGiroux 0:46

5–6 OTT

3rd 9:18 · Spence

Long shift: Tavares 1:25

Long shiftTavares 1:25

5–7 TOR

3rd 18:44 · EN · Tavares

Stützle 1:46

Empty netStützle 1:46

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

OTTTOR

31Shots on goal33

56%Faceoff %44%

0/1Power play2/3

8Penalty minutes4

30Hits32

6Blocked shots7

18Giveaways17

4Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 00:12Fabian Zetterlund · interference2 min
1st 07:50Philippe Myers · interference2 min
1st 13:07Brady Tkachuk · tripping2 min
3rd 01:47Drake Batherson · roughing2 min
3rd 01:47Oliver Ekman-Larsson · roughing2 min
3rd 12:46Jake Sanderson · tripping2 min

Season series

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters

28Claude GirouxR	0	2	2	-1	3	1	0	0	53	18:09
83Stephen HallidayC	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	100	08:43
10Jordan SpenceD	1	1	2	+1	3	0	1	0	–	20:55
7Brady TkachukL	0	1	1	0	3	5	0	2	–	17:00
18Tim StützleC	1	0	1	-1	3	4	0	0	71	22:12
19Drake BathersonR	1	0	1	-1	4	3	0	2	100	18:37
20Fabian ZetterlundL	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	–	15:26
21Nick CousinsC	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	–	08:31
24Dylan CozensC	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	47	18:20
71Ridly GreigC	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	44	14:34
22Michael AmadioR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	17:03
53Xavier BourgaultR	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	–	06:43
57David PerronL	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	0	–	13:17
2Artem ZubD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	–	20:01
3Nick JensenD	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	–	14:30
33Nikolas MatinpaloD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	14:31
72Thomas ChabotD	0	0	0	+2	3	0	1	0	–	23:42
85Jake SandersonD	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	–	23:20

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Leevi MeriläinenG	L	18	16	2	.889	30:55
35Linus UllmarkG		14	10	4	.714	27:28

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters

11Max DomiC	0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	100	17:21
23Matthew KniesL	2	1	3	0	6	3	0	0	–	16:38
34Auston MatthewsC	1	2	3	+2	9	0	0	0	44	19:08
63Matias MaccelliL	0	2	2	-2	0	1	1	0	–	15:54
89Nick RobertsonL	1	1	2	+1	5	0	0	0	–	09:52
55Nicolas RoyC	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	33	12:54
74Bobby McMannC	1	0	1	+2	3	1	1	0	–	17:25
88William NylanderR	1	0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	–	08:25
91John TavaresC	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	31	16:38
22Jake McCabeD	0	1	1	+3	0	1	1	0	–	22:14
44Morgan RiellyD	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	–	22:27
18Steven LorentzC	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	67	15:40
24Scott LaughtonC	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	54	16:44
81Dakota JoshuaC	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	–	13:09
8Chris TanevD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0	–	21:27
28Troy StecherD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	–	19:47
51Philippe MyersD	0	0	0	-2	1	3	0	2	–	13:32
95Oliver Ekman-LarssonD	0	0	0	-2	1	2	1	2	–	16:45

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Dennis HildebyG		0	0	0	–	00:00
60Joseph WollG	W	31	26	5	.839	60:00