Toronto Maple Leafs @ Nashville Predators

15-14-5, 5-9-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Maple Leafs TOR	1	1	1	3
Predators NSH	0	2	3	5

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsNSH

14-16-4, 9-9-2 Home

Toronto Maple Leafs


forwards
Easton CowanE. Cowan#53
Calle JarnkrokC. Jarnkrok#19
Dakota JoshuaD. Joshua#81
Matthew KniesM. Knies#23
Scott LaughtonS. Laughton#24
Matias MaccelliM. Maccelli#63
Auston MatthewsA. Matthews#34
Bobby McMannB. McMann#74
William NylanderW. Nylander#88
Nicholas RobertsonN. Robertson#89
Nicolas RoyN. Roy#55
John TavaresJ. Tavares#91
defensemen
Simon BenoitS. Benoit#2
Oliver Ekman-LarssonO. Ekman-Larsson#95
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#22
Philippe MyersP. Myers#51
Morgan RiellyM. Rielly#44
Troy StecherT. Stecher#28

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	16:17	1:07	0:00	15:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	10:58	0:00	1:32	9:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	10:35	0:00	0:24	10:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:28	1:06	0:34	16:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	12:06	0:00	1:39	10:27	9	4	69.2
0	1	-2	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:19	0:53	0:00	15:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	3	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	25	18:23	1:04	0:40	16:39	9	6	60.0
1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:33	0:00	0:26	11:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	18:56	0:56	0:00	18:00	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:36	1:05	0:00	11:31	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:54	0:53	1:24	13:37	3	2	60.0
1	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	23	17:45	0:54	0:00	16:51	7	5	58.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	2	0	3	25	16:27	0:00	1:14	15:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	1	31	22:15	0:56	0:00	21:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	3	1	2	3	0	1	31	21:57	0:02	1:27	20:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	14:07	0:00	0:41	13:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	1	0	1	26	19:19	1:04	1:28	16:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	3	26	22:22	0:00	1:51	20:31	0	0	0.0

goalies
Joseph WollJ. Woll#60

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	3	29	.906	26	2	1	0	0	58:23	0

Nashville Predators


forwards
Michael BuntingM. Bunting#58
Luke EvangelistaL. Evangelista#77
Filip ForsbergF. Forsberg#9
Erik HaulaE. Haula#56
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Michael McCarronM. McCarron#47
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Reid SchaeferR. Schaefer#49
Cole SmithC. Smith#36
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
Fedor SvechkovF. Svechkov#40
Matthew WoodM. Wood#71
defensemen
Nick BlankenburgN. Blankenburg#37
Nicolas HagueN. Hague#41
Roman JosiR. Josi#59
Nick PerbixN. Perbix#48
Brady SkjeiB. Skjei#76
Adam WilsbyA. Wilsby#83

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	6	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:46	1:01	0:00	15:45	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	15:01	1:57	0:00	13:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	23	17:45	2:02	0:00	15:43	0	1	0.0
1	0	-1	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	22	17:48	1:23	0:53	15:32	2	5	28.6
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	10:44	0:00	0:01	10:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:25	0:00	1:04	13:21	6	7	46.2
0	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	19:07	2:19	0:30	16:18	4	8	33.3
0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	15	11:39	0:00	0:00	11:39	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	7	0	0	21	15:16	0:00	0:00	15:16	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	16:49	2:23	0:00	14:26	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	11	10:34	0:00	0:25	10:09	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	12	11:03	1:20	0:00	9:43	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	22	18:05	0:51	1:05	16:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	23	18:28	0:00	0:54	17:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	27	21:35	2:20	0:01	19:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	24	20:17	0:09	1:08	19:00	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	27	20:43	0:55	1:05	18:43	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	25	19:56	0:00	0:54	19:02	0	0	0.0

goalies
Juuse SarosJ. Saros#74

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	3	19	.864	18	1	0	0	0	59:59	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Maple Leafs	1	1	1	3
	Predators	0	2	3	5

1st Period			TOR	NSH
1:32		Nicolas Roy (3) Assists: Bobby McMann (7), Nicholas Robertson (7)	1	0

2nd Period		TOR	NSH
4:56	Erik Haula (5) (Power Play) Assists: Roman Josi (13), Steven Stamkos (6)	1	1
11:57	John Tavares (14) Assists: Matias Maccelli (6), Jake McCabe (12)	2	1
19:26	Adam Wilsby (1) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (18)	2	2

3rd Period		TOR	NSH
9:18	Luke Evangelista (5) Assists: Brady Skjei (10)	2	3
18:25	Steven Stamkos (13) (Empty Net) Assists: Filip Forsberg (12)	2	4
19:06	Bobby McMann (9) Assists: Nicholas Robertson (8), Easton Cowan (7)	3	4
19:51	Cole Smith (4) (Empty Net) Assists: Brady Skjei (11), Michael McCarron (5)	3	5

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Predators
4
Maple Leafs
7

Game 1

10/14

Maple Leafs
3
Predators
5

Game 2

12/20

Bridgestone Arena

7:00 PM, December 20, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Nashville, TN

Attendance: 17,159

Referees:
Tom Chmielewski
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Tyson Baker
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	20	13	3	43
Montreal	19	12	4	42
Tampa Bay	19	13	3	41
Boston	20	15	1	41
Florida	19	14	2	40
Ottawa	17	13	4	38
Buffalo	16	14	4	36
Toronto	15	14	5	35

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	25	2	7	57
Dallas	24	7	5	53
Minnesota	22	9	5	49
Utah	17	17	3	37
St. Louis	14	15	8	36
Winnipeg	15	17	2	32
Nashville	14	16	4	32
Chicago	13	16	6	32

Backlund scores 2 as Flames beat Golden Knights 6-3

— Mikael Backlund scored two goals and the Calgary Flames beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 on Saturday night.

Pavel Mintyukov scores with 3:29 left to lift Ducks past Blue Jackets, 4-3

— Pavel Mintyukov slid a shot from the slot past Elvis Merzlikins with 3:29 left and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night.

Lindgren, Stephenson help Kraken beat Sharks 4-2 to snap four-game skid

— Ryan Lindgren had the tiebreaking goal early in the third period for his first score with Seattle, and the Kraken beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

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Toronto Maple Leafs @ Nashville Predators

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

Backlund scores 2 as Flames beat Golden Knights 6-3

Pavel Mintyukov scores with 3:29 left to lift Ducks past Blue Jackets, 4-3

Lindgren, Stephenson help Kraken beat Sharks 4-2 to snap four-game skid