Thoughts and Highlights

• The Maple Leafs dominated most of the first period (leading 18-11 in shot attempts), but Frederik Andersen had to make a few toe saves on Grade-A scoring chances.
• Jimmy Howard also made plenty of huge saves to keep the game close. Other than leaving his net to challenge a loose puck on Toronto’s second goal, Howard was fantastic.
• Andreas Athanasiou finished the game without a shot attempt. Not a great showing from him or his line with Taro Hirose and Luke Glendening.
• After overcoming some early offensive pressure from the Maple Leafs, the Red Wings struck first early in the first period, as Jacob de la Rose swatted a loose puck in the slot past Frederik Andersen.

• About six minutes later, the Maple Leafs tied the game, Nick Shore made a nice move in the slot to backhand a shot past Howard.
• With under a minute left in the second period, Howard got a bit too aggressive, leaving his net to corrall a loose puck, but Ilya Mikheyev beat him to it and fired it into the wide-open net.
• Alexander Kerfoot would make it a 3-1 Maple Leafs midway through the third period.
• However, the Red Wings came back 24 seconds, as Darren Helm‘s snapper beat Andersen.

• Jake Muzzin made it a two-goal game with about six minutes left, off a nice cross-ice pass from Shore.
• Trevor Moore added an empty-netter to make it 5-2.

Gif of the Game

Motor City MVP

Jimmy Howard