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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 2, Toronto 0
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 14, 2017
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 18857
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Toronto 0000
Minnesota 1012
Periods:
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1
Toronto   Minnesota
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 0:00  
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 0:49  
  1:44 Zack Mitchell penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Hyman.
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 1:44  
Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 1:49  
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 1:50  
Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net 2:13  
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 2:30  
Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 2:32  
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 2:33  
Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net 2:52  
  3:00 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Josh Leivo.
Roman Polak hits Daniel Winnik. 3:53  
  4:04 Takeaway by Tyler Ennis.
Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Mike Reilly. 4:43  
Nazem Kadri hits Mikael Granlund. 5:15  
  5:49 Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  5:50 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
  6:05 Ryan Suter hits Connor Brown.
Andreas Borgman shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 6:09  
  6:22 Ryan Suter blocks shot from Roman Polak.
  6:27 Matt Cullen hits Tyler Bozak.
  6:51 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Andreas Borgman.
  6:59 Chris Stewart shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Daniel Winnik. 7:01  
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Daniel Winnik. 7:07  
  7:28 Chris Stewart hits Jake Gardiner.
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 7:30  
  7:46 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net 7:51  
Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net 8:15  
Zach Hyman hits Mikko Koivu. 8:30  
  8:43 Mikko Koivu penalty for elbowing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Hyman.
  8:43 Mikael Granlund wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  8:57 Mikael Granlund blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Daniel Winnik. 9:00  
  9:07 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
  9:14 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Nazem Kadri.
Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Ryan Murphy. 11:08  
  11:09 Zack Mitchell wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  11:20 Zack Mitchell wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
Nazem Kadri hits Nate Prosser. 11:28  
Shot by Nikita Zaitsev misses the net 11:37  
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 12:08  
  12:50 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  12:51 Daniel Winnik wins the faceoff against Matt Martin.
  12:57 Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  13:24 Nate Prosser hits Josh Leivo.
  13:43 Ryan Murphy blocks shot from Connor Brown.
  13:48 Ryan Murphy blocks shot from Connor Brown.
Takeaway by Leo Komarov. 14:45  
  15:05 Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Mikael Granlund. 15:07  
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 15:23  
Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net 15:48  
Matt Martin hits Jonas Brodin. 16:20  
Dominic Moore hits Mike Reilly. 16:46  
Shot by Andreas Borgman misses the net 17:05  
  17:18 Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Tyler Bozak.
  17:23 Matt Cullen blocks shot from Andreas Borgman.
  18:02 Chris Stewart hits Morgan Rielly.
  18:06 Tyler Ennis scores. Assisted by Ryan Suter.
  18:06 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  18:24 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
  18:30 Zack Mitchell shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  19:09 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau.
Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 19:35  
Mitchell Marner blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 19:50  
Dominic Moore wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 19:52  
  19:58 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Roman Polak.
2
Toronto   Minnesota
  0:00 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
Nazem Kadri hits Matt Dumba. 0:44  
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 0:47  
  1:24 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  1:28 Takeaway by Eric Staal.
Zach Hyman blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 1:49  
Roman Polak hits Joel Eriksson Ek. 2:36  
James van Riemsdyk penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie Coyle. 2:39  
Leo Komarov wins the faceoff against Mikael Granlund. 2:39  
  3:59 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  4:01 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Leo Komarov wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 4:02  
  4:25 Shot by Mike Reilly misses the net
  4:33 Shot by Charlie Coyle misses the net
  4:38 Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Daniel Winnik. 4:40  
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 5:20  
  5:42 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Connor Brown.
Shot by Connor Brown misses the net 5:54  
  5:56 Matt Cullen penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Brown.
  5:56 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau.
Shot by Patrick Marleau misses the net 6:32  
Takeaway by Jake Gardiner. 7:02  
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 7:11  
  7:12 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
Giveaway by Nikita Zaitsev. 8:43  
Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Mikael Granlund. 9:02  
Matt Martin hits Nate Prosser. 9:30  
  9:35 Tyler Ennis blocks shot from Andreas Borgman.
  9:59 Shot by Daniel Winnik misses the net
  10:13 Ryan Murphy shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Leo Komarov wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 10:14  
  10:25 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
William Nylander shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 10:46  
Leo Komarov hits Matt Dumba. 10:55  
  10:55 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 11:06  
Shot by Connor Brown misses the net 11:24  
  11:33 Nate Prosser blocks shot from Tyler Bozak.
  11:38 Matt Cullen blocks shot from Roman Polak.
  12:02 Ryan Murphy shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  12:03 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau.
Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 12:31  
Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 12:33  
  12:59 Daniel Winnik wins the faceoff against Dominic Moore.
Matt Martin hits Mike Reilly. 13:06  
Shot by Matt Martin misses the net 13:16  
  13:17 Daniel Winnik wins the faceoff against Dominic Moore.
Takeaway by Josh Leivo. 13:28  
Josh Leivo shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 13:29  
  13:41 Tyler Ennis hits Roman Polak.
Shot by Josh Leivo misses the net 13:50  
Shot by William Nylander misses the net 14:05  
  14:11 Chris Stewart shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 14:12  
  14:30 Matt Cullen shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  14:31 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau.
  14:31 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  14:34 Matt Cullen shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 14:35  
  14:48 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Zack Mitchell. 15:01  
  15:14 Takeaway by Jason Zucker.
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 15:36  
  16:28 Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Josh Leivo shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 16:40  
Dominic Moore wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 16:41  
Shot by Dominic Moore misses the net 16:46  
Andreas Borgman hits Daniel Winnik. 16:52  
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 17:28  
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 18:06  
  18:14 Eric Staal blocks shot from William Nylander.
Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net 18:28  
Shot by Nikita Zaitsev misses the net 19:20  
  19:28 Mikko Koivu hits Mitchell Marner.
3
Toronto   Minnesota
  0:00 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  0:07 Shot by Nino Niederreiter misses the net
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 0:09  
Nazem Kadri hits Mikko Koivu. 0:23  
Ron Hainsey shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 1:00  
  1:01 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau.
  1:12 Shot by Ryan Murphy misses the net
Shot by Andreas Borgman misses the net 2:12  
Roman Polak shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 2:15  
Roman Polak shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 2:16  
Connor Brown wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 2:17  
  2:22 Nate Prosser blocks shot from Roman Polak.
Tyler Bozak shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 2:23  
  2:41 Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Andreas Borgman.
Connor Brown shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 2:56  
  2:57 Tyler Ennis wins the faceoff against Dominic Moore.
Matt Martin shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 3:35  
  3:36 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  4:04 Mikko Koivu blocks shot from William Nylander.
William Nylander shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 4:12  
  4:34 Shot by Ryan Suter misses the net
Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Jason Zucker. 5:21  
  5:25 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
  5:30 Shot by Nate Prosser misses the net
Roman Polak hits Matt Cullen. 5:41  
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 6:11  
  6:12 Daniel Winnik wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
Takeaway by Ron Hainsey. 6:29  
  6:35 Tyler Ennis shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  6:39 Daniel Winnik shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  6:54 Ryan Suter blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
  7:00 Nino Niederreiter blocks shot from Roman Polak.
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 7:22  
  7:41 Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Nikita Zaitsev hits Nino Niederreiter. 7:52  
  7:57 Takeaway by Eric Staal.
Patrick Marleau blocks shot from Mikael Granlund. 8:03  
  8:06 Mikael Granlund scores. Assisted by Eric Staal and Nino Niederreiter.
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 8:06  
  8:14 Mike Reilly blocks shot from Connor Brown.
  8:33 Jason Zucker hits Ron Hainsey.
  8:37 Zack Mitchell blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net 8:44  
Matt Martin hits Charlie Coyle. 9:19  
  9:34 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Dominic Moore.
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Daniel Winnik. 9:39  
  9:57 Shot by Daniel Winnik misses the net
Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Tyler Ennis. 10:07  
  10:15 Daniel Winnik shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  11:30 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  11:41 Giveaway by Eric Staal.
Andreas Borgman shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 11:43  
  11:44 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
  12:01 Matt Cullen shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Connor Brown shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 12:27  
Giveaway by Dominic Moore. 13:00  
  13:13 Shot by Nate Prosser misses the net
  14:24 Nino Niederreiter hits Tyler Bozak.
  14:26 Jonas Brodin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nazem Kadri.
  14:26 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net 15:08  
Giveaway by Patrick Marleau. 15:31  
Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 16:26  
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 16:27  
  16:27 Jason Zucker penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Leivo.
Josh Leivo penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jason Zucker. 16:27  
Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net 16:36  
Tyler Bozak shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 16:48  
Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net 17:00  
  17:17 Ryan Murphy blocks shot from Tyler Bozak.
Jake Gardiner hits Eric Staal. 17:21  
Connor Brown shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 17:40  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 17:41  
  17:42 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 18:07  
Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 18:16  
  18:18 Mikael Granlund wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
  18:48 Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net