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Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple LeafsDec 27, 2025

Final· Scotiabank Arena
away
OTT
5
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home
TOR
7
Goals123TShots123T
OTT1135OTT991331
TOR2327TOR420933
OTT 63TOR 49
OTT 4.13TOR 4.81
PP goals
OTT 0TOR 2
Hits
OTT 30TOR 32
Blocks
OTT 6TOR 7
PIM
OTT 8TOR 4
OTT 56%TOR 44%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Ottawa Senators 7–5

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Ottawa Senators 7–5 at home. Matthew Knies (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

  1. Points
    Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:38.Knies
  2. Points
    Auston Matthews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 9 shots in 19:08.Matthews
  3. Points
    Max Domi had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:21.Domi
  4. Points
    Jordan Spence had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:55.Spence
  5. Points
    Nick Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 9:52.Robertson
  6. Points
    Claude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:09.Giroux
  7. Points
    Matias Maccelli had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:54.Maccelli
  8. Points
    Stephen Halliday had 2 assists (2 points) in 8:43.Halliday

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, OTT at TOR: 112 attempts, 64 on goal, 12 goals, 8.94 expected goals; best chance Ridly Greig at 0.80 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← OTT attacks left (bottom on phones)TOR attacks right (top on phones) →
  • TOR
  • OTT
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · TOR 49 · OTT 63

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, OTT at TOR: expected goals 4.81 to 4.13 (TOR led the chances), shot attempts 49 to 63, 12 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdTOROTTNKCGMMRBSKSTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • TOR
  • OTT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TOROTTcontrol2nd3rdNylander · 1st 0:40Knies · 1st 14:42Cousins · 1st 17:50Greig · 2nd 0:18McMann · 2nd 3:28Matthews · 2nd 7:28Robertson · 2nd 8:32Batherson · 3rd 0:14Stützle · 3rd 5:07Knies · 3rd 5:53Spence · 3rd 9:18Tavares · 3rd 18:44
  • TOR pressure
  • OTT pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: OTT 31% of the game, TOR 37%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, OTT at TOR: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Joseph Woll (60:00) for TOR and Leevi Meriläinen (30:55) for OTT, 12 goals.

TOR
OTT
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

TOR skaters (rows) against OTT skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the TOR side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, TOR rows versus OTT columns: 250 matchups; most common McCabe vs Tkachuk, 9:58 at 11% xGF.

TOR ↓ · OTT →GirouxAmadioGreigBathersonCozensPerronStützleTkachukZetterlundHallidayCousinsBourgaultChabotSpenceSandersonZubMatinpaloJensenL1 MatthewsL1 McMannL1 DomiL2 LaughtonL2 LorentzL2 JoshuaL3 KniesL3 RoyL3 RobertsonL4 TavaresL4 MaccelliL4 NylanderD1 McCabeD1 TanevD2 StecherD2 Ekman-LarssonD3 RiellyD3 Myers
TOR xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatOTTTOR
5648
3.903.47
3.813.04
1717
65
2326
+0.073−0.072
31%37%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Ottawa Senators

Current OTT line combinations →

Toronto Maple Leafs

Current TOR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 0:40
    TORWilliam NylanderPP (Auston Matthews, Matias Maccelli)backhand0.27 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Sanderson, Stützle, ZubTOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Matthews, Maccelli
    OTT 0 – 1 TOR
  2. 14:42
    TORMatthew KniesPP (Max Domi, Nick Robertson)snap0.14 xG
    OTT: Amadio, Chabot, Greig, MatinpaloTOR: Ekman-Larsson, Domi, Roy, Robertson, Knies
    OTT 0 – 2 TOR
  3. 17:50
    OTTNick Cousins (Jordan Spence, Stephen Halliday)wrist0.48 xG
    OTT: Cousins, Chabot, Spence, Bourgault, HallidayTOR: Ekman-Larsson, Laughton, Roy, Stecher, Knies
    OTT 1 – 2 TOR

2nd period

  1. 0:18
    OTTRidly Greig (Claude Giroux)wrist0.80 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Amadio, Greig, Sanderson, ZubTOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Myers, Maccelli
    OTT 2 – 2 TOR
  2. 3:28
    TORBobby McMann (Auston Matthews, Max Domi)wrist0.32 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Amadio, Greig, Sanderson, ZubTOR: Ekman-Larsson, Domi, Matthews, Stecher, McMann
    OTT 2 – 3 TOR
  3. 7:28
    TORAuston Matthews (Max Domi, Jake McCabe)wrist0.28 xG
    OTT: Amadio, Chabot, Zetterlund, Spence, StützleTOR: Tanev, McCabe, Domi, Matthews, McMann
    OTT 2 – 4 TOR
  4. 8:32
    TORNick Robertson (Matthew Knies, Nicolas Roy)wrist0.24 xG
    OTT: Jensen, Cousins, Sanderson, Bourgault, HallidayTOR: Ekman-Larsson, Roy, Stecher, Robertson, Knies
    OTT 2 – 5 TOR

3rd period

  1. 0:14
    OTTDrake Batherson (Dylan Cozens, Brady Tkachuk)wrist0.10 xG
    OTT: Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson, ZubTOR: Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, Stecher, Maccelli, Knies
    OTT 3 – 5 TOR
  2. 5:07
    OTTTim Stützle (Fabian Zetterlund)wrist0.11 xG
    OTT: Perron, Chabot, Zetterlund, Sanderson, StützleTOR: Ekman-Larsson, Domi, Matthews, Stecher, McMann
    OTT 4 – 5 TOR
  3. 5:53
    TORMatthew Knies (Matias Maccelli, Morgan Rielly)backhand0.23 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Jensen, Amadio, Batherson, MatinpaloTOR: Tavares, Rielly, McCabe, Maccelli, Knies
    OTT 4 – 6 TOR
  4. 9:18
    OTTJordan Spence (Claude Giroux, Stephen Halliday)wrist0.30 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Amadio, Chabot, Spence, HallidayTOR: Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, Domi, Myers, Maccelli
    OTT 5 – 6 TOR
  5. 18:44
    TORJohn TavaresENwrist0.43 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson, StützleTOR: Tavares, Tanev, McCabe, Matthews, McMann
    OTT 5 – 7 TOR

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Claude Giroux RL1022-130.2210018:09——2942
Michael Amadio RL1000-110.0000017:03——2434
Ridly Greig CL1101020.8301014:34——1335
Drake Batherson RL2101-140.3430218:37——6462
Dylan Cozens CL2011000.3460018:20——6171
David Perron LL2000+110.0911013:17——5951
Tim Stützle CL3101-130.3940022:12——6458
Brady Tkachuk LL3011030.3650217:00——8594
Fabian Zetterlund LL3011000.1710215:26——6451
Stephen Halliday CL4022+100.003008:43——5969
Nick Cousins CL4101020.564008:31——6070
Xavier Bourgault RL4000030.230006:43——6772
Thomas Chabot DD1000+230.0401023:42——6366
Jordan Spence DD1112+130.4301020:55——6364
Jake Sanderson DD2000020.0811223:20——5049
Artem Zub DD2000+100.0401020:01——4647
Nikolas Matinpalo DD3000-110.0200014:31——4735
Nick Jensen DD3000-200.0010014:30——3824
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Leevi MeriläinenL18162.8891.4330:55
Linus Ullmark(start)—14104.7142.0927:28

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Auston Matthews CL1123+291.9700019:08——6685
Bobby McMann CL1101+230.4511017:25——6487
Max Domi CL1033010.0310017:21——6074
Scott Laughton CL2000-110.0020016:44——252
Steven Lorentz CL2000000.0050015:40——255
Dakota Joshua CL2000000.4570013:09——245
Matthew Knies LL3213060.5530016:38——4839
Nicolas Roy CL3011000.0020012:54——4232
Nick Robertson LL3112+150.510009:52——5054
John Tavares CL4101-120.4610016:38——3319
Matias Maccelli LL4022-200.0011015:54——3523
William Nylander RL4101-110.270008:25——297
Jake McCabe DD1011+300.0011022:14——3957
Chris Tanev DD1000+200.0001021:27——3148
Troy Stecher DD2000-110.0621019:47——5859
Oliver Ekman-Larsson DD2000-210.0021216:45——4750
Morgan Rielly DD3011020.0511022:27——5235
Philippe Myers DD3000-210.0130213:32——5324
TOR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joseph Woll(start)W31265.8394.1360:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

William Nylander (TOR PP) 1st 0:40 · assists Auston Matthews, Matias Maccelli · Odd-man rush · carried in · 5-on-4 at the blue line · 33.6 mph shot · 5.6 s from entry to goal.

William Nylander · 1st 0:40 · TOR PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
0
Shot
33.6 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
5.6 s

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Ridly Greig · 2nd 0:18 · OTT

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
9.0 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
3.0 s

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Drake Batherson · 3rd 0:14 · OTT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
42.9 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s
Type
one-timer

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Matthew Knies · 3rd 5:53 · TOR

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
19.3 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
4.9 s

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