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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Columbus 5, Toronto 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Jake Brenk, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 18459
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Columbus 1225
Toronto 0011
Periods:
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1
Columbus   Toronto
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 0:00  
  0:15 Matthew Knies hits Dante Fabbro.
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko. 0:28  
  0:47 Pontus Holmberg wins the faceoff against Luca Del Bel Belluz.
  1:29 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  1:31 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Mathieu Olivier penalty for fighting against Ryan Reaves - 5 mins (Major). 1:32  
  1:32 Ryan Reaves penalty for fighting against Mathieu Olivier - 5 mins (Major).
  1:32 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  1:36 Giveaway by David Kampf.
  1:53 Steven Lorentz hits Justin Danforth.
  1:57 David Kampf shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  2:18 Simon Benoit shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Fraser Minten. 2:21  
  2:28 Nicholas Robertson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  2:30 Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  2:33 Shot by Fraser Minten misses the net
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Fraser Minten. 2:36  
  2:51 Fraser Minten hits Jake Christiansen.
Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 3:12  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 3:26  
Dmitri Voronkov penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mitch Marner. 3:26  
Dante Fabbro blocks shot from William Nylander. 4:13  
  4:23 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 4:34  
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Max Domi. 4:40  
Giveaway by Zach Werenski. 5:35  
  5:43 Giveaway by William Nylander.
Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net 5:49  
  5:50 Chris Tanev blocks shot from Adam Fantilli.
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 6:02  
  6:17 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
Dante Fabbro hits Mitch Marner. 6:20  
Elvis Merzlikins penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Auston Matthews. Served by Dmitri Voronkov. 6:26  
  6:26 Auston Matthews penalty for illegal stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Elvis Merzlikins.
  6:26 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Luca Del Bel Belluz.
  6:47 Giveaway by William Nylander.
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 6:53  
  6:55 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  7:44 Conor Timmins shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:06 Mitch Marner shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Giveaway by Jake Christiansen. 8:17  
  8:22 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Pontus Holmberg. 8:24  
  8:44 Giveaway by Simon Benoit.
  8:55 Bobby McMann shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:56 Shot by Pontus Holmberg misses the net
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 9:05  
Shot by Damon Severson misses the net 9:07  
Mikael Pyyhtia hits Nicholas Robertson. 9:12  
  9:34 Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  9:51 Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
Luca Del Bel Belluz shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 9:56  
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 9:56  
Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net 9:58  
  10:08 David Kampf hits James van Riemsdyk.
  10:48 Shot by Mitch Marner misses the net
  10:53 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
  11:24 Shot by Fraser Minten misses the net
  11:27 Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  11:41 Chris Tanev blocks shot from Mikael Pyyhtia.
  11:43 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Simon Benoit. 11:52  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Pontus Holmberg. 11:53  
  12:06 Pontus Holmberg blocks shot from Sean Kuraly.
  12:09 Simon Benoit hits Kirill Marchenko.
Damon Severson shoots misses the net 12:23  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 12:27  
  12:33 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  12:49 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  12:52 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Luca Del Bel Belluz.
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 13:40  
Zach Werenski penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Auston Matthews. 13:42  
  13:42 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  13:50 Mitch Marner shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  14:24 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Fraser Minten. 14:40  
Justin Danforth blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 14:57  
Mikael Pyyhtia blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 15:03  
Jake Christiansen blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 15:10  
Adam Fantilli scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Ivan Provorov and Mathieu Olivier. 15:40  
  15:40 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  15:49 David Kampf hits Jack Johnson.
  16:56 Conor Timmins blocks shot from Luca Del Bel Belluz.
  17:46 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  17:57 Giveaway by Jake McCabe.
  18:48 Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Giveaway by Jake Christiansen. 18:48  
Mikael Pyyhtia hits Max Domi. 19:06  
  19:27 Conor Timmins blocks shot from Dmitri Voronkov.
  19:29 Pontus Holmberg wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Giveaway by Zach Werenski. 19:36  
2
Columbus   Toronto
  0:00 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  0:16 Mitch Marner blocks shot from Adam Fantilli.
  0:31 Chris Tanev blocks shot from Adam Fantilli.
Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net 0:50  
  2:04 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  2:17 Conor Timmins shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  2:19 Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  2:25 Giveaway by Conor Timmins.
Giveaway by Damon Severson. 2:26  
Mathieu Olivier hits Simon Benoit. 2:27  
  2:47 Shot by Conor Timmins misses the net
  2:53 Fraser Minten hits Damon Severson.
Giveaway by Jordan Harris. 3:03  
  3:33 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  3:50 Matthew Knies hits Damon Severson.
  4:05 Mitch Marner shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matthew Knies. 4:10  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 4:10  
  4:41 Matthew Knies shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Mathieu Olivier blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 5:10  
  5:12 Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  6:02 Shot by Fraser Minten misses the net
Luca Del Bel Belluz wins the faceoff against David Kampf. 6:23  
  6:26 Takeaway by Steven Lorentz.
  6:27 Shot by David Kampf misses the net
  6:31 Ryan Reaves hits Dmitri Voronkov.
Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov. 6:43  
Sean Kuraly hits Conor Timmins. 7:10  
  7:13 Giveaway by David Kampf.
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 7:15  
Shot by Kent Johnson misses the net 7:17  
  7:20 Pontus Holmberg wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 7:30  
Justin Danforth hits Pontus Holmberg. 7:31  
Jordan Harris blocks shot from Pontus Holmberg. 7:46  
  8:00 Simon Benoit hits Mathieu Olivier.
Shot by Mathieu Olivier misses the net 8:11  
  8:17 Bobby McMann hits Zach Werenski.
  8:47 Giveaway by Chris Tanev.
  9:02 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  9:45 Nicholas Robertson blocks shot from Jake McCabe.
James van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Jake McCabe. 9:53  
  10:02 Max Domi shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Fraser Minten. 10:04  
Takeaway by Mikael Pyyhtia. 10:15  
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko. 10:33  
  11:02 Bobby McMann hits Ivan Provorov.
  11:12 Pontus Holmberg wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Dante Fabbro shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 11:31  
Dmitri Voronkov blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 11:50  
Takeaway by Jake Christiansen. 12:26  
  12:32 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Jake Christiansen blocks shot from Conor Timmins. 12:59  
  13:04 Mitch Marner shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against David Kampf. 13:40  
James van Riemsdyk scores. Assisted by Luca Del Bel Belluz and Kent Johnson. 13:40  
Giveaway by Jack Johnson. 13:48  
Sean Kuraly hits Ryan Reaves. 14:03  
Dante Fabbro blocks shot from Max Domi. 14:55  
Shot by Dmitri Voronkov misses the net 15:20  
Adam Fantilli scores. Assisted by Dmitri Voronkov and Zach Werenski. 15:21  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Pontus Holmberg. 15:21  
Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier. 15:25  
  15:29 Shot by Bobby McMann misses the net
Zachary Aston-Reese blocks shot from William Nylander. 15:35  
  15:37 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Zachary Aston-Reese blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 16:15  
  16:35 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
  16:59 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 17:02  
  17:07 Matthew Knies hits Kirill Marchenko.
  17:12 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
  17:14 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  17:41 Giveaway by Mitch Marner.
  18:15 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  18:52 Giveaway by Conor Timmins.
Takeaway by Ivan Provorov. 19:36  
  19:57 David Kampf wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
3
Columbus   Toronto
  0:00 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
  0:08 Takeaway by Mitch Marner.
  0:33 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Luca Del Bel Belluz.
  0:38 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
Shot by Mathieu Olivier misses the net 1:44  
Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 1:44  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against David Kampf. 1:48  
Giveaway by Damon Severson. 1:53  
  2:09 Shot by David Kampf misses the net
Mikael Pyyhtia blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 2:11  
  2:20 Shot by Ryan Reaves misses the net
  2:31 Shot by Ryan Reaves misses the net
Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 2:33  
Dmitri Voronkov hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 2:50  
  3:07 Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Zach Werenski.
  3:18 Giveaway by Mitch Marner.
Damon Severson blocks shot from Conor Timmins. 3:38  
Giveaway by Zach Werenski. 3:42  
  3:48 William Nylander shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  4:43 Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
Takeaway by Mathieu Olivier. 4:51  
  5:23 Pontus Holmberg blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
Luca Del Bel Belluz blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 5:31  
Luca Del Bel Belluz wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 5:56  
Luca Del Bel Belluz scores. 5:56  
Dante Fabbro blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 6:14  
Dante Fabbro hits Auston Matthews. 6:16  
  6:26 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net 6:53  
Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 7:03  
  7:19 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Dante Fabbro.
  7:20 Takeaway by Auston Matthews.
  7:26 Shot by William Nylander misses the net
  7:55 Takeaway by Nicholas Robertson.
James van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 7:58  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 8:00  
Luca Del Bel Belluz shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 8:38  
  9:00 Steven Lorentz hits Dante Fabbro.
  9:05 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Luca Del Bel Belluz.
  9:22 Auston Matthews scores. Assisted by William Nylander and Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
  9:22 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
  9:28 Jake McCabe hits Kirill Marchenko.
  9:33 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov.
Takeaway by Luca Del Bel Belluz. 10:25  
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 10:41  
  11:05 Oliver Ekman-Larsson penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by James van Riemsdyk.
James van Riemsdyk penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 11:05  
  11:05 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli.
Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Dennis Hildeby. 11:21  
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 11:50  
Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 12:02  
Adam Fantilli scores shorthanded on an empty net. Assisted by Kirill Marchenko and Dante Fabbro. 12:02  
  12:13 Conor Timmins blocks shot from Zachary Aston-Reese.
  12:29 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Zachary Aston-Reese.
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Simon Benoit. 13:53  
  14:03 Ryan Reaves blocks shot from Jake McCabe.
  14:04 Shot by Steven Lorentz misses the net
Dante Fabbro hits Pontus Holmberg. 14:06  
  14:16 Shot by Steven Lorentz misses the net
  14:26 Ryan Reaves hits Dante Fabbro.
Luca Del Bel Belluz hits Bobby McMann. 14:32  
  15:07 Auston Matthews hits Adam Fantilli.
  15:56 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier. 16:00  
Damon Severson blocks shot from Fraser Minten. 16:10  
  16:31 Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Dante Fabbro blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 17:30  
  17:40 Giveaway by Pontus Holmberg.
Giveaway by Kent Johnson. 17:47  
Jake Christiansen blocks shot from William Nylander. 17:51  
  18:10 Shot by Mitch Marner misses the net
  18:26 Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth.
  18:43 Shot by Fraser Minten misses the net
Giveaway by Zachary Aston-Reese. 18:54  
  18:58 Fraser Minten shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.