Toronto 10, Detroit 7
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2022
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees:
Trevor Hanson, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen:
Andrew Smith, Jonathan Deschamps
Attendance:
18791
By Field Level Media
Mitch Marner had his first career four-goal game to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 10-7 road win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in a wild offensive game.
Marner also picked up two assists in the first game since 2011 to feature 17 goals combined.
Lucas Raymond had two goals and Filip Hronek had a goal and three assists for Detroit.
After Toronto held a 7-2 lead going into the third, Detroit mounted a furious comeback, scoring four goals in the first 5:21 of the third to make it 7-6 Maple Leafs.
Toronto briefly quelled the rally with 12:56 remaining on a goal by Ilya Mikheyev, but Detroit made it 8-7 with 12:15 left in the game on a goal by Raymond.
However, Toronto's Ondrej Kase scored a backbreaking short-handed goal with 9:27 remaining to make it 9-7 Maple Leafs.
Marner then added his fourth goal of the game with 4:19 remaining to give Toronto a 10-7 lead.
Toronto jumped on Detroit from the start, taking a 2-0 lead 6:18 into the game.
First, William Nylander fired a shot from the right face-off circle underneath the crossbar to make it 1-0 Toronto with 16:08 remaining in the first period.
Michael Bunting then took a neat backhand pass from Justin Holl behind the net and shoved the puck with his backhand into the goal with 13:42 remaining in the first to give Toronto a 2-0 lead.
With 9:27 left in the first, Detroit cut Toronto's lead to 2-1 when Raymond scored on a shot in-between the face-off circles.
But Toronto answered just 33 seconds later, taking a 3-1 lead when David Kampf tipped home a point shot by Mikheyev.
Toronto continued its offensive onslaught in the second, taking a 4-1 lead just 33 seconds into the period on a goal by Marner, who fired an innocent looking shot from the right face-off circle that hit the skate of Detroit defenseman Carter Rowney and went in.
Marner then scored two more goals, one with 15:47 remaining in the second and another with 10:41 to go in the second, to complete a natural hat trick and give Toronto a 6-1 lead.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Toronto |
|
Detroit |
|
Mitchell Marner 6 |
Points |
Filip Hronek 4 |
|
Mitchell Marner 4 |
Goals |
Lucas Raymond 2 |
|
Michael Bunting 4 |
Assists |
Filip Hronek 3 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
Ondrej Kase 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jack Campbell .800 |
Save Percentage |
Alex Nedeljkovic .760 |
|
Jack Campbell 20 |
Saves |
Alex Nedeljkovic 19 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Toronto
|
39 |
10 |
0-0 |
3-3 |
6 |
33 |
| Detroit
|
33 |
7 |
0-3 |
0-0 |
0 |
23 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .435 after a win and .433 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .676 after a win and .611 after a loss.
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