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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Toronto 5, Detroit 4
When: 7:30 PM ET, Sunday, December 23, 2018
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 19196
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Detroit 21104
Toronto 12115
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Detroit   Toronto
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 0:00  
  0:22 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
Gustav Nyquist blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 0:27  
  0:27 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
  0:27 Kasperi Kapanen scores. Assisted by Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly.
  0:27 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen.
Frans Nielsen hits Andreas Johnsson. 0:54  
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Nikita Zaitsev. 0:57  
  2:10 Trevor Moore blocks shot from Dennis Cholowski.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Frederik Gauthier. 2:10  
Christoffer Ehn shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 2:19  
Justin Abdelkader wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 2:20  
Shot by Filip Hronek misses the net 2:24  
Jonathan Ericsson shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 2:35  
Shot by Dylan Larkin misses the net 2:43  
Takeaway by Nick Jensen. 3:07  
  3:30 Takeaway by Jake Gardiner.
  3:41 Takeaway by Jake Gardiner.
  3:43 Giveaway by Jake Gardiner.
Filip Hronek scores. 3:45  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 3:45  
Michael Rasmussen hits Justin Holl. 3:54  
Dylan Larkin hits Justin Holl. 4:44  
Shot by Dennis Cholowski misses the net 4:50  
Takeaway by Dylan Larkin. 4:57  
Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 5:01  
Shot by Gustav Nyquist misses the net 5:07  
Luke Witkowski hits Morgan Rielly. 5:20  
  6:27 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen.
  6:31 Shot by Ron Hainsey misses the net
Tyler Bertuzzi hits William Nylander. 6:43  
Tyler Bertuzzi blocks shot from Jake Gardiner. 7:07  
  7:12 Shot by William Nylander misses the net
  7:26 Giveaway by John Tavares.
Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 7:29  
Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 7:32  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 7:33  
Shot by Michael Rasmussen misses the net 7:38  
  8:28 Mitchell Marner penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Luke Glendening.
  8:28 Par Lindholm wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 8:34  
  8:35 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Shot by Dylan Larkin misses the net 9:29  
  9:47 Frederik Gauthier hits Dylan Larkin.
Dennis Cholowski hits Connor Brown. 10:03  
Filip Hronek shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 10:25  
  11:12 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  11:19 Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net
  11:23 Mitchell Marner hits Jacob De La Rose.
Justin Abdelkader hits Justin Holl. 11:35  
  11:50 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
  11:56 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
  12:07 William Nylander penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jonathan Ericsson.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm. 12:07  
Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 12:22  
  13:38 Mitchell Marner penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Justin Abdelkader.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Connor Brown. 13:38  
Shot by Dylan Larkin misses the net 14:04  
  14:13 Takeaway by Connor Brown.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm. 15:16  
  15:29 Kasperi Kapanen blocks shot from Trevor Daley.
Luke Glendening hits Justin Holl. 16:10  
Jonathan Ericsson hits Patrick Marleau. 16:32  
Giveaway by Jonathan Bernier. 16:46  
Takeaway by Filip Hronek. 17:10  
Wade Megan hits John Tavares. 17:20  
Shot by Tyler Bertuzzi misses the net 17:44  
Takeaway by Luke Glendening. 18:19  
Luke Glendening shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 18:22  
Jonathan Ericsson shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 18:29  
Shot by Jacob De La Rose misses the net 18:39  
Michael Rasmussen shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 18:48  
Michael Rasmussen scores. Assisted by Dylan Larkin and Nick Jensen. 19:18  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 19:18  
2
Detroit   Toronto
  0:00 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  0:35 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Dylan Larkin.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Mitchell Marner. 0:59  
  1:25 Mitchell Marner hits Frans Nielsen.
  1:42 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
Frans Nielsen hits Andreas Johnsson. 1:51  
Michael Rasmussen hits Nazem Kadri. 2:42  
Giveaway by Michael Rasmussen. 2:47  
  2:48 Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
Giveaway by Dennis Cholowski. 3:39  
  4:02 Giveaway by Garret Sparks.
  4:06 Giveaway by Trevor Moore.
  4:20 Par Lindholm shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
  4:33 Jake Gardiner hits Dylan Larkin.
Gustav Nyquist hits Kasperi Kapanen. 4:45  
Takeaway by Thomas Vanek. 5:18  
Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 5:27  
  5:27 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
  5:45 Travis Dermott hits Luke Glendening.
Jacob De La Rose hits Nazem Kadri. 6:14  
Luke Witkowski hits Nazem Kadri. 6:31  
  7:15 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
  7:19 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 7:20  
  7:49 Giveaway by John Tavares.
Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 7:56  
  8:17 Takeaway by Auston Matthews.
Justin Abdelkader shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 8:28  
  8:32 Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen.
Shot by Dennis Cholowski misses the net 8:50  
Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 8:58  
Thomas Vanek hits Patrick Marleau. 9:02  
Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 9:26  
  9:26 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Wade Megan.
Dennis Cholowski hits Trevor Moore. 9:32  
Christoffer Ehn scores. Assisted by Wade Megan. 9:53  
  9:53 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
Michael Rasmussen hits Ron Hainsey. 10:22  
Giveaway by Jonathan Bernier. 10:54  
  10:58 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
  11:05 Nikita Zaitsev shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
  11:09 John Tavares shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 11:26  
Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 11:26  
  11:31 Kasperi Kapanen blocks shot from Jonathan Ericsson.
Jonathan Ericsson blocks shot from Patrick Marleau. 12:07  
  12:12 Kasperi Kapanen hits Jonathan Ericsson.
  12:23 Ron Hainsey hits Thomas Vanek.
  12:34 Giveaway by Frederik Gauthier.
  12:40 Justin Holl hits Michael Rasmussen.
  12:52 Frederik Gauthier scores. Assisted by Par Lindholm and Trevor Moore.
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 12:52  
  12:58 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Wade Megan.
  13:14 Giveaway by Jake Gardiner.
  13:25 William Nylander shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 13:26  
  13:49 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
Jonathan Ericsson hits Mitchell Marner. 13:55  
  14:00 Morgan Rielly scores. Assisted by John Tavares and Andreas Johnsson.
Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 14:00  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Frederik Gauthier. 14:31  
  14:53 Justin Holl hits Michael Rasmussen.
Wade Megan wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 15:24  
Takeaway by Wade Megan. 15:40  
  15:47 Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Jonathan Ericsson.
  15:53 Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Filip Hronek shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 15:57  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 15:57  
  16:15 Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net
  16:24 Jake Gardiner blocks shot from Dylan Larkin.
Shot by Frans Nielsen misses the net 17:03  
  17:09 Andreas Johnsson blocks shot from Filip Hronek.
  17:15 Giveaway by Andreas Johnsson.
  17:22 Giveaway by Mitchell Marner.
Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 17:25  
Filip Hronek penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Tavares. 17:41  
  17:41 Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
  17:48 Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net
  17:56 Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
  18:31 Giveaway by Patrick Marleau.
  18:57 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 18:57  
  19:18 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 19:39  
3
Detroit   Toronto
  0:00 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Justin Abdelkader hits Morgan Rielly. 0:19  
Shot by Dylan Larkin misses the net 0:37  
Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi. 0:56  
Luke Glendening hits Travis Dermott. 1:53  
  2:08 Shot by Justin Holl misses the net
Giveaway by Dennis Cholowski. 2:29  
  2:34 Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net
Wade Megan blocks shot from Nikita Zaitsev. 2:40  
  2:51 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Niklas Kronwall hits Andreas Johnsson. 3:04  
Giveaway by Dylan Larkin. 3:18  
  3:28 John Tavares shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
  3:39 Ron Hainsey hits Justin Abdelkader.
Shot by Filip Hronek misses the net 3:49  
  3:49 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
  3:55 Giveaway by Travis Dermott.
  4:16 Justin Holl hits Filip Hronek.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 4:23  
Luke Glendening blocks shot from Jake Gardiner. 4:41  
Trevor Daley hits Connor Brown. 5:07  
Thomas Vanek penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by William Nylander. 5:14  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 5:14  
  5:38 Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
Justin Abdelkader wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 5:39  
  5:50 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
  6:02 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
Justin Abdelkader blocks shot from Mitchell Marner. 6:13  
  6:51 Shot by Patrick Marleau misses the net
Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from Jake Gardiner. 6:58  
Giveaway by Nick Jensen. 7:02  
  7:12 Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net
  7:14 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  7:52 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen.
Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 8:12  
Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 8:26  
Christoffer Ehn hits Travis Dermott. 9:12  
Shot by Jacob De La Rose misses the net 9:28  
  10:31 Ron Hainsey hits Gustav Nyquist.
  10:37 Giveaway by Par Lindholm.
  10:45 Morgan Rielly hits Michael Rasmussen.
Michael Rasmussen shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 10:48  
Luke Glendening hits Par Lindholm. 10:51  
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 11:00  
  11:02 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau. 11:28  
  11:50 Giveaway by Travis Dermott.
Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 12:02  
Frans Nielsen scores. Assisted by Niklas Kronwall and Tyler Bertuzzi. 12:03  
Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 12:03  
  12:10 Takeaway by William Nylander.
  12:19 Connor Brown shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri. 12:20  
  12:35 Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
  12:38 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
Giveaway by Dylan Larkin. 13:00  
Filip Hronek hits Kasperi Kapanen. 13:33  
  13:41 Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net
Takeaway by Jacob De La Rose. 13:59  
  14:14 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose.
Trevor Daley blocks shot from Travis Dermott. 15:18  
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 15:20  
  15:37 Jake Gardiner blocks shot from Gustav Nyquist.
Nick Jensen hits Patrick Marleau. 16:28  
  17:23 Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net
Luke Glendening hits Morgan Rielly. 17:27  
  17:58 John Tavares shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
  18:01 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  18:14 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 18:14  
  18:32 Shot by Patrick Marleau misses the net
  18:32 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
Nick Jensen hits Mitchell Marner. 18:39  
  19:06 Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net
  19:36 Takeaway by Nazem Kadri.
Giveaway by Niklas Kronwall. 19:45  
Giveaway by Niklas Kronwall. 19:51  
  19:52 John Tavares scores. Assisted by Jake Gardiner.
  19:52 Frederik Gauthier wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
1 OT
Detroit   Toronto
  0:00 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin.
  0:50 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Jonathan Bernier.
Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 0:57  
  1:07 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
  1:07 Kasperi Kapanen wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen.
Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Garret Sparks. 1:26  
  1:38 Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net
  1:53 Kasperi Kapanen scores. Assisted by Travis Dermott and Nazem Kadri.