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Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Dallas Stars
49-20-12
Final
6 - 5
Toronto Maple Leafs
32-35-14

Bourque's 4-point game helps the Stars rally past the Maple Leafs 6-5

Mavrik Bourque notches first career hat trick

Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist and Wyatt Johnston and Arttu Hyry also score for playoff-bound Dallas, which rallied from deficits of 3-0 and 5-3.

Casey DeSmith made 22 saves for the Stars, who are locked into the Central Division’s No. 2 seed. Matt Duchene had three assists.

William Nylander had a goal and two assists and Jacob Quillan netted his first NHL goal. John Tavares, Nick Robertson and Max Domi also scored for Toronto (32-35-14) in its final home game.

Artur Akhtyamov stopped 26 shots in his second start. Matthew Knies had two assists.

Maple Leafs forward Ryan Tverberg made his NHL debut. The 24-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ontario was a seventh-round pick at the 2020 draft and the third player in as many games to see his first NHL action for Toronto, joining forward Luke Haymes (Thursday) and defenseman William Villeneuve (Saturday).

The Stars will have home-ice advantage against the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the playoffs.

Tavares opened the scoring with his 564th career point for Toronto, passing Bob Pulford for sole possession of 11th on the franchise’s all-time list.

Up next Stars: At the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.

Maple Leafs: At the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

DAL wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:14 John Tavares Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (48)
Goal 1st Period 14:35 Jacob Quillan Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Steven Lorentz (11)
Goal 1st Period 15:51 William Nylander Goal (29) Batted, assists: Jake McCabe (20), Simon Benoit (6)
Goal 2nd Period 0:52 Mavrik Bourque Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 5:31 Mavrik Bourque Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (51), Matt Duchene (27)
Goal 2nd Period 9:29 Jason Robertson Goal (45) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (28), Mavrik Bourque (21)
Goal 3rd Period 1:40 Max Domi Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (49), Matthew Knies (42)
Goal 3rd Period 4:19 Nicholas Robertson Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Troy Stecher (11), Matthew Knies (43)
Goal 3rd Period 8:18 Wyatt Johnston Goal (45) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (55), Thomas Harley (30)
Goal 3rd Period 9:38 Arttu Hyry Goal (3) , assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 14:52 Mavrik Bourque Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (29), Alexander Petrovic (8)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 10
11 Hits 27
7 Takeaways 3
32 Shots 27
1 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
33.3 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 21
60.4 Faceoff Win Percent 39.6
18 Giveaways 13
2 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 6
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anthony Stolarz, G Out Apr 16
Calle Jarnkrok, C Out Apr 15
Dakota Joshua, C Out Apr 11
Brandon Carlo, D Out Apr 11
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Roope Hintz, C Out Apr 14
Nathan Bastian, RW Out Apr 6

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,460 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 55 16 121 11
Dallas 50 20 112 12
Minnesota 46 24 104 12
Utah 43 33 92 6
St. Louis 37 33 86 12
Nashville 38 34 86 10
Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
Chicago 29 39 72 14

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 50 23 109 9
Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
Montreal 48 24 106 10
Boston 45 27 100 10
Ottawa 44 27 99 11
Detroit 41 31 92 10
Florida 40 38 84 4
Toronto 32 36 78 14
Full Standings