Maple Leafs 1–5 Stars — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 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 ⭐ DAL

Jamie Benn

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 09:49 TOI

2nd star ⭐ DAL

Esa Lindell

2 A

25:45 TOI

3rd star ⭐ DAL

Mavrik Bourque

1 G

4 shots · 15:48 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⭐ Jason Robertson Go-ahead 1st · 18:30

Assists: Oskar Bäck, Radek Faksa · beat Dennis Hildeby

0–1

3rd period

⭐ Sam Steel 3rd · 05:03

Assists: Ilya Lyubushkin, Mikko Rantanen · beat Dennis Hildeby

0–2

🍁 Scott Laughton 3rd · 08:39

Assists: Morgan Rielly · beat Jake Oettinger

1–2

⭐ Jamie Benn 3rd · 12:10

Assists: Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell · beat Dennis Hildeby

1–3

⭐ Mavrik Bourque Empty net 3rd · 17:55

Assists: Esa Lindell, Jake Oettinger

1–4

⭐ Justin Hryckowian 3rd · 19:43

Assists: Jamie Benn, Thomas Harley · beat Dennis Hildeby

1–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Knies · Matthews · Roy 16:58

L2 Maccelli · Domi · Nylander 16:08

L3 Robertson · Laughton · Tavares 14:18

L4 McMann · Lorentz · Joshua 12:19

D1 Rielly · Ekman-Larsson 21:14

D2 McCabe · Stecher 19:06

D3 Benoit · Myers 15:26

⭐Stars

L1 Robertson · Hintz · Rantanen 18:14

L2 Bourque · Faksa · Johnston 15:24

L3 Bäck · Steel · Blackwell 14:07

L4 Benn · Duchene · Hryckowian 11:27

D1 Heiskanen · Lindell 25:56

D2 Harley · Lyubushkin 18:15

D3 Lundkvist · Petrovic 13:30

Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR DAL⭐

28 Shots on goal 22

24 Hits 11

9 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 6

24 Giveaways 10

6 Penalty minutes 8

TOR shooting 3.6% (1/28) DAL shooting 22.7% (5/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Dennis Hildeby

17/21

.810 SV% · 4 GA · 59:02 TOI

⭐Stars

Jake Oettinger

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

TOR DAL

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Stars

Stars — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-4-3 (0% win rate, 7 games)

Stars

Stars — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Stars lead the season series 1–0

Jan 142025 ⭐DAL @ 🍁TOR 4–1 Dec 182024 🍁TOR @ ⭐DAL 5–3 Feb 72024 ⭐DAL @ 🍁TOR 4–5 Oct 262023 🍁TOR @ ⭐DAL 4–1 Dec 62022 🍁TOR @ ⭐DAL 4–0

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Who won Maple Leafs vs Stars on December 21, 2025?

Stars won 5–1. The final score was Maple Leafs 1, Stars 5.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Scott Laughton.

Who scored for Stars?

Jamie Benn, Jason Robertson, Justin Hryckowian, Mavrik Bourque, Sam Steel.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Dennis Hildeby made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Jake Oettinger made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Maple Leafs vs Stars season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeDec 20 🍁TOR @ 🐯NSH 3–5 AfterDec 23 🐧PIT @ 🍁TOR 3–6

⭐ Stars

BeforeDec 19 ⭐DAL @ 🦆ANA 8–3 AfterDec 23 ⭐DAL @ 🐙DET 3–4

Also on December 21

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