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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Columbus 6, Toronto 5
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 14, 2023
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Jake Brenk, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Caleb Apperson, Michel Cormier
Attendance: 18338
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Columbus 23016
Toronto 00505
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Columbus   Toronto
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:00  
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 0:36  
  0:58 John Tavares hits Ivan Provorov.
David Jiricek blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi. 1:21  
  1:24 William Lagesson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  1:24 Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi.
  2:05 Max Domi hits Andrew Peeke.
  2:42 Simon Benoit hits Nick Blankenburg.
  3:09 Morgan Rielly hits Alexandre Texier.
Alexandre Texier shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 3:14  
  3:17 Ryan Reaves hits Sean Kuraly.
  3:17 Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Emil Bemstrom.
  3:38 Takeaway by Bobby McMann.
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 4:00  
  4:20 Noah Gregor shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  4:22 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli. 4:27  
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko. 5:07  
  5:27 Simon Benoit hits Kirill Marchenko.
Shot by Nick Blankenburg misses the net 6:03  
  6:11 William Lagesson blocks shot from Patrik Laine.
Takeaway by Kent Johnson. 6:16  
Patrik Laine scores. Assisted by Kent Johnson. 6:19  
  6:19 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Alexandre Texier hits Morgan Rielly. 6:36  
Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net 6:40  
Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 6:52  
  7:00 Takeaway by Auston Matthews.
Sean Kuraly blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 7:09  
  7:16 Bobby McMann shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  7:18 Tyler Bertuzzi wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  7:25 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  7:45 Tyler Bertuzzi hits Nick Blankenburg.
Nick Blankenburg shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 7:48  
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 7:49  
  7:51 TJ Brodie blocks shot from Johnny Gaudreau.
  7:58 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Kirill Marchenko.
Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 8:14  
Cole Sillinger hits William Lagesson. 8:56  
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against David Kampf. 9:24  
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 9:35  
Justin Danforth blocks shot from Bobby McMann. 9:56  
Justin Danforth hits Bobby McMann. 9:59  
Justin Danforth hits William Nylander. 10:08  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 10:41  
  10:42 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Patrik Laine.
  11:05 Jake McCabe hits Kent Johnson.
  11:12 Giveaway by William Lagesson.
Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 11:14  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 11:15  
  11:23 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  11:31 Morgan Rielly hits Justin Danforth.
  11:49 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  11:54 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
Kent Johnson scores. Assisted by Andrew Peeke. 11:56  
  11:56 Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Alexandre Texier.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok. 12:14  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 12:20  
Sean Kuraly hits Simon Benoit. 12:33  
Nick Blankenburg hits Tyler Bertuzzi. 13:03  
  13:10 William Lagesson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Yegor Chinakhov hits Jake McCabe. 13:15  
Nick Blankenburg shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 13:24  
  13:25 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
David Jiricek blocks shot from William Nylander. 13:38  
Giveaway by Nick Blankenburg. 14:15  
Justin Danforth blocks shot from Conor Timmins. 14:15  
  14:29 Conor Timmins shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Nick Blankenburg blocks shot from Bobby McMann. 14:37  
  14:45 Simon Benoit shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Mitchell Marner. 14:46  
Cole Sillinger blocks shot from William Lagesson. 15:32  
Giveaway by Andrew Peeke. 15:33  
Andrew Peeke hits Mitchell Marner. 15:37  
Cole Sillinger hits John Tavares. 15:43  
  15:57 John Tavares hits Andrew Peeke.
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Nicholas Robertson. 16:08  
  16:26 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Kirill Marchenko.
Shot by Dmitri Voronkov misses the net 16:47  
Giveaway by Jake Bean. 17:16  
  17:17 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 17:19  
  17:38 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 17:39  
Zach Werenski hits John Tavares. 17:48  
  17:51 William Lagesson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  17:55 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
David Jiricek hits Mitchell Marner. 18:01  
  18:21 Tyler Bertuzzi blocks shot from Conor Timmins.
  18:30 John Tavares hits David Jiricek.
Jake Bean blocks shot from William Nylander. 19:40  
  19:41 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Kirill Marchenko hits Max Domi. 19:54  
David Jiricek blocks shot from Nicholas Robertson. 19:55  
  19:57 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Kirill Marchenko blocks shot from William Nylander. 19:58  
Dmitri Voronkov blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 19:59  
2
Columbus   Toronto
  0:00 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Nick Blankenburg blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 0:07  
Takeaway by Johnny Gaudreau. 0:37  
  0:44 Tyler Bertuzzi wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Shot by Dmitri Voronkov misses the net 1:08  
  1:29 William Lagesson hits Yegor Chinakhov.
Shot by Patrik Laine misses the net 1:44  
  1:45 Giveaway by William Lagesson.
Shot by Kent Johnson misses the net 1:58  
Cole Sillinger blocks shot from Max Domi. 2:10  
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Noah Gregor. 2:15  
  2:26 Simon Benoit hits Kent Johnson.
  2:33 Shot by Noah Gregor misses the net
Cole Sillinger blocks shot from Nicholas Robertson. 2:35  
  2:39 Max Domi shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  2:40 Shot by Nicholas Robertson misses the net
Patrik Laine hits Max Domi. 2:53  
  3:15 Bobby McMann shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 3:24  
Zach Werenski blocks shot from David Kampf. 3:32  
  3:35 Shot by David Kampf misses the net
  3:40 Bobby McMann hits Sean Kuraly.
Justin Danforth hits William Nylander. 4:29  
  4:39 Takeaway by Auston Matthews.
Adam Fantilli blocks shot from Mitchell Marner. 4:40  
  4:55 Takeaway by Conor Timmins.
  5:05 John Tavares shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  5:08 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Kirill Marchenko.
  5:11 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  5:12 John Tavares shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 5:15  
Giveaway by Yegor Chinakhov. 5:23  
Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 5:38  
Takeaway by Nick Blankenburg. 5:45  
  6:01 Giveaway by Calle Jarnkrok.
Cole Sillinger hits Jake McCabe. 6:13  
  6:48 William Lagesson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patrik Laine.
Cole Sillinger penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by William Lagesson. 6:48  
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 6:48  
  7:13 Giveaway by TJ Brodie.
Shot by Johnny Gaudreau misses the net 7:56  
Justin Danforth scores. Assisted by Ivan Provorov and David Jiricek. 8:16  
  8:16 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Kirill Marchenko.
  8:19 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:20 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Jake Bean blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 8:24  
  8:29 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:37 Shot by William Nylander misses the net
Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 9:21  
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against David Kampf. 9:23  
  9:36 Jake McCabe hits Kirill Marchenko.
David Jiricek shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 9:39  
Emil Bemstrom wins the faceoff against David Kampf. 9:41  
  9:46 David Kampf blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
  10:17 Bobby McMann hits Nick Blankenburg.
  10:19 Bobby McMann shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 10:31  
Yegor Chinakhov scores. Assisted by Ivan Provorov and David Jiricek. 10:45  
  10:45 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 10:59  
Shot by Adam Fantilli misses the net 11:00  
Adam Fantilli penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by William Nylander. 11:04  
  11:04 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  11:07 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 11:14  
  11:24 Takeaway by John Tavares.
  11:56 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
  12:11 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 12:13  
Andrew Peeke hits Tyler Bertuzzi. 13:19  
  13:20 Shot by Nicholas Robertson misses the net
Andrew Peeke hits Tyler Bertuzzi. 13:28  
  14:01 William Lagesson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kirill Marchenko.
  14:01 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 14:04  
Kirill Marchenko hits Jake McCabe. 14:12  
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 14:19  
Johnny Gaudreau scores a power play goal. Assisted by Yegor Chinakhov and Zach Werenski. 14:19  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 14:58  
Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 14:59  
  15:15 Giveaway by Conor Timmins.
Zach Werenski hits Nicholas Robertson. 15:25  
  16:14 Noah Gregor hits Justin Danforth.
  16:39 John Tavares hits Andrew Peeke.
  16:42 Takeaway by Jake McCabe.
Jake Bean blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi. 16:43  
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 16:44  
  16:56 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  16:57 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  16:59 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 17:23  
Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Conor Timmins. 17:32  
  17:33 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
Alexandre Texier blocks shot from Jake McCabe. 17:37  
Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Mitchell Marner. 17:38  
  17:53 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  18:05 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  18:09 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  18:10 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  18:11 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
  18:12 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Yegor Chinakhov hits Morgan Rielly. 18:24  
Yegor Chinakhov hits William Nylander. 18:49  
Takeaway by Yegor Chinakhov. 18:53  
  18:58 Takeaway by William Nylander.
Kirill Marchenko blocks shot from William Lagesson. 18:58  
Emil Bemstrom blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi. 19:20  
Emil Bemstrom hits Jake McCabe. 19:22  
Emil Bemstrom blocks shot from William Lagesson. 19:23  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 19:24  
Justin Danforth blocks shot from John Tavares. 19:38  
Ivan Provorov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 19:47  
  19:59 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
3
Columbus   Toronto
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:00  
Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins. 0:28  
  0:31 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  0:38 William Nylander scores. Assisted by Auston Matthews and William Lagesson.
  0:38 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
  0:55 William Lagesson hits Yegor Chinakhov.
Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 1:06  
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov. 1:19  
  1:22 Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok. 1:23  
  1:33 Conor Timmins blocks shot from Emil Bemstrom.
Kirill Marchenko wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 1:35  
  1:38 Calle Jarnkrok blocks shot from Nick Blankenburg.
  1:50 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 1:52  
  1:59 Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  2:04 Noah Gregor hits Nick Blankenburg.
  2:12 Max Domi hits Kirill Marchenko.
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Nicholas Robertson. 2:18  
  2:20 Giveaway by Jake McCabe.
Jake Bean shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 2:25  
  2:37 Max Domi hits Emil Bemstrom.
Yegor Chinakhov blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 3:07  
  3:09 Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Andrew Peeke hits Morgan Rielly. 3:25  
Sean Kuraly hits Morgan Rielly. 3:41  
  3:49 Mitchell Marner scores. Assisted by John Tavares and Bobby McMann.
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 3:49  
Nick Blankenburg hits Mitchell Marner. 3:57  
Nick Blankenburg blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi. 3:59  
Nick Blankenburg blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi. 4:00  
Nick Blankenburg blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi. 4:04  
  4:05 John Tavares shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Justin Danforth blocks shot from Mitchell Marner. 4:08  
Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 4:58  
  5:05 William Nylander penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Yegor Chinakhov.
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against David Kampf. 5:05  
Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 5:13  
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against David Kampf. 5:14  
Shot by Yegor Chinakhov misses the net 5:18  
Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 5:31  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 5:32  
  5:33 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Takeaway by Yegor Chinakhov. 5:45  
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko. 6:18  
  6:32 Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok.
  6:39 Simon Benoit hits Adam Fantilli.
Takeaway by Andrew Peeke. 7:21  
Andrew Peeke hits Nicholas Robertson. 7:41  
  7:45 Max Domi shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  7:46 Tyler Bertuzzi wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
  7:50 Shot by Tyler Bertuzzi misses the net
  8:03 Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net
  8:29 Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi.
  8:38 Shot by Tyler Bertuzzi misses the net
  8:48 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  9:25 Calle Jarnkrok hits Ivan Provorov.
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Noah Gregor. 9:39  
  9:41 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  9:44 Shot by William Lagesson misses the net
  9:45 Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 9:47  
  10:17 Giveaway by William Lagesson.
  10:42 William Lagesson blocks shot from Jake Bean.
Nick Blankenburg hits Bobby McMann. 11:20  
  11:33 Jake McCabe hits Kirill Marchenko.
  11:59 John Tavares shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli. 12:06  
Ivan Provorov hits Mitchell Marner. 12:11  
Ivan Provorov penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mitchell Marner. 12:34  
  12:34 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Zach Werenski blocks shot from William Nylander. 12:37  
  12:46 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  12:47 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
  12:54 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  13:02 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
  13:24 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 13:26  
Andrew Peeke hits John Tavares. 13:48  
  14:13 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  14:21 Jake McCabe scores a power play goal. Assisted by Conor Timmins and Nicholas Robertson.
  14:21 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
  14:36 Giveaway by Nicholas Robertson.
  14:41 Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  14:43 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 15:09  
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 15:15  
Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 16:05  
  16:08 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  16:22 Jake McCabe hits Nick Blankenburg.
  16:34 Noah Gregor hits Nick Blankenburg.
Takeaway by Sean Kuraly. 17:04  
Shot by Justin Danforth misses the net 17:06  
Shot by Justin Danforth misses the net 17:07  
  17:45 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 17:57  
Andrew Peeke hits Auston Matthews. 18:26  
  18:32 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Kirill Marchenko blocks shot from William Nylander. 18:41  
  18:45 Auston Matthews scores. Assisted by William Nylander and Mitchell Marner.
  18:45 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger.
  19:11 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against David Kampf. 19:15  
  19:15 Auston Matthews scores. Assisted by Mitchell Marner and John Tavares.
  19:20 Noah Gregor shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
1 OT
Columbus   Toronto
  0:00 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Takeaway by Zach Werenski. 1:00  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 1:01  
  1:12 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Shot by Johnny Gaudreau misses the net 1:23  
  1:31 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  1:55 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
  2:33 Jake McCabe hits Kent Johnson.
Takeaway by Justin Danforth. 2:58  
Kent Johnson scores. Assisted by Zach Werenski and Justin Danforth. 3:26