Wed, Feb 25 · FINAL
17:13Matthew Knies Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: William Nylander (36), Auston Matthews (23)
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Anthony Stolarz36 SA32 SV4 GA.889
Andrei VasilevskiyScoring
- 17:133rdMatthew Knies Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: William Nylander (36), Auston Matthews (23)
- 16:303rdBrayden Point Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (64), Gage Goncalves (13)
- 16:193rdJohn Tavares Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (35), Matthew Knies (33)
- 2:593rdNikita Kucherov Goal (30) Slap Shot, assists: Gage Goncalves (12), Brayden Point (20)
- 7:582ndGage Goncalves Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (63), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (16)
- 7:072ndBrayden Point Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (15), Pontus Holmberg (9)
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Simon BenoitD | 1 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 14:32 | 0:00 | 2:02 | 12:30 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Brandon CarloD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:43 | 0:09 | 4:35 | 12:59 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Oliver Ekman-LarssonD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:40 | 2:16 | 0:10 | 20:14 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jake McCabeD | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 22:00 | 0:12 | 4:58 | 16:50 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Morgan RiellyD | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:09 | 1:00 | 1:22 | 17:47 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Troy StecherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:28 | 0:00 | 2:54 | 13:34 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Erik CernakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:04 | 0:08 | 0:42 | 16:14 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:09 | 0:23 | 0:00 | 14:46 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor HedmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:51 | 1:10 | 1:38 | 9:03 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Emil LillebergD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9:33 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 8:05 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan McDonaghD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:19 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 15:13 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 J.J. MoserD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:53 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 16:59 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Darren RaddyshD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:55 | 6:50 | 0:00 | 17:05 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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7:30 PM, February 25, 2026
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