Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey LeagueMarner, Tavares lead Maple Leafs to 3-1 win over Red Wings
John Tavares scored twice, including an empty-netter with 1:30 to go, for Toronto. Morgan Rielly had two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves.
Marner has a goal and 10 assists as part of a seven-game point streak.
Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit, and Cam Talbot finished with 17 saves.
The Maple Leafs were without Auston Matthews after placing the star forward on injured reserve before the game. The three-time Maurice (Rocket) Richard Trophy winner as the NHL’s leading goal-scorer also sat out Tuesday’s 4-0 victory over the Boston Bruins.
Marner got the Maple Leafs on the scoreboard first with a power-play goal with 8:48 left in the opening period.
Larkin tied it on the power play for Detroit at 9:10 of the second, but Tavares regained the lead less than two minutes later with Toronto's second power-play goal of the night.
Maple Leafs: Toronto is now 37-19-2 all-time in the regular season with Matthews sidelined. The club also won two playoff games last spring against Boston without him.
TOR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 11:12 | Mitch Marner Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (6), Morgan Rielly (6) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 9:10 | Dylan Larkin Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Lucas Raymond (12), Alex DeBrincat (6) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 11:01 | John Tavares Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (15), Morgan Rielly (7) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 18:30 | John Tavares Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
Statistics
DET | TOR | |
---|---|---|
18 | Blocked Shots | 20 |
14 | Hits | 23 |
6 | Takeaways | 2 |
22 | Shots | 20 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 100.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
29 | Faceoffs Won | 22 |
56.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 43.1 |
15 | Giveaways | 18 |
2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,152 | Capacity:
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,152 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto | 12 | 6 | 26 | 2 |
Florida | 12 | 7 | 25 | 1 |
Tampa Bay | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Buffalo | 10 | 9 | 21 | 1 |
Boston | 9 | 9 | 21 | 3 |
Detroit | 8 | 9 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 10 | 17 | 1 |
Montreal | 7 | 10 | 16 | 2 |