Maple Leafs 4–7 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Mar 8, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Nichushkin

3 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:44 TOI

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Auston Matthews

3 A

2 shots · 20:31 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Nathan MacKinnon

2 G

3 shots · 25:28 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin Go-ahead 1st · 00:56

Assists: Ryan Lindgren, Josh Manson · beat Anthony Stolarz

0–1

🍁 Mitchell Marner Tying 1st · 03:04

Assists: Matthew Knies, Auston Matthews · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

1–1

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin Go-ahead 1st · 06:08

Assists: Brock Nelson, Sam Malinski · beat Anthony Stolarz

1–2

🍁 John Tavares Tying 1st · 12:51

Assists: William Nylander · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

2–2

🍁 Mitchell Marner Go-ahead 1st · 16:04

Assists: Bobby McMann, Auston Matthews · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

3–2

2nd period

🍁 John Tavares PP 2nd · 12:45

Assists: Auston Matthews, William Nylander · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

4–2

🏔️ Joel Kiviranta 2nd · 15:11

Assists: Ross Colton, Sam Malinski · beat Anthony Stolarz

4–3

3rd period

🏔️ Jonathan Drouin Tying 3rd · 11:55

Assists: Charlie Coyle, Ross Colton · beat Anthony Stolarz

4–4

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon PP Go-ahead 3rd · 15:45

Assists: Martin Necas, Devon Toews · beat Anthony Stolarz

4–5

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin Empty net 3rd · 18:06

Assists: Artturi Lehkonen, Cale Makar

4–6

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Empty net 3rd · 19:07

Assists: Valeri Nichushkin

4–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Knies · Matthews · Marner 20:03

L2 Tavares · Nylander · Holmberg 17:12

L3 Kampf · Laughton · Domi 11:54

L4 Robertson · McMann · Lorentz 9:21

D1 Carlo · Ekman-Larsson 21:54

D2 McCabe · Rielly 20:56

D3 Benoit · Myers 16:08

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Lehkonen · MacKinnon · Necas 21:36

L2 Drouin · Nelson · Nichushkin 18:41

L3 Colton · Coyle · Kelly 11:44

L4 Kiviranta · Drury · O'Connor 9:34

D1 Makar · Toews 23:04

D2 Girard · Lindgren 18:04

D3 Manson · Malinski 15:50

Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR COL🏔️

21 Shots on goal 34

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

23 Hits 23

14 Blocked shots 10

3 Takeaways 3

23 Giveaways 10

8 Penalty minutes 4

TOR shooting 19.0% (4/21) COL shooting 20.6% (7/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Anthony Stolarz

27/32

.844 SV% · 5 GA · 58:39 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Mackenzie Blackwood

17/21

.810 SV% · 4 GA · 59:35 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located

TOR COL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 3–2

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-1 (92% win rate, 12 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 8-11 (42% win rate, 19 games)

After 2nd — 4–3

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-6-1 (30% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Feb 242024 🍁TOR @ 🏔️COL 4–3 Jan 132024 🏔️COL @ 🍁TOR 5–3 Mar 152023 🏔️COL @ 🍁TOR 2–1 SO Dec 312022 🍁TOR @ 🏔️COL 6–2 Jan 82022 🍁TOR @ 🏔️COL 4–5 OT

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Who won Maple Leafs vs Avalanche on March 8, 2025?

Avalanche won 7–4. The final score was Maple Leafs 4, Avalanche 7.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

John Tavares (2), Mitchell Marner (2).

Who scored for Avalanche?

Valeri Nichushkin (3), Nathan MacKinnon (2), Joel Kiviranta, Jonathan Drouin.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Maple Leafs vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeMar 5 🍁TOR @ 🎰VGK 2–5 AfterMar 10 🍁TOR @ 🏒UTA 4–3

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeMar 6 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 3–7 AfterMar 10 🪶CHI @ 🏔️COL 0–3

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