Overview

• Mason Appleton scored with roughly 45 seconds remaining to give Detroit its second win over Toronto in three days, sealing a 3-2 result.
• Cam Talbot turned aside 38 shots to backstop the Red Wings as the Maple Leafs heavily outshot Detroit but failed to finish chances.
• Top prospect Easton Cowan debuted on Toronto’s first line with Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies and drove play at five-on-five in limited minutes.
• Calle Jarnkrok scored for the third straight game, while Knies recorded a goal and an assist in the third-period push that briefly erased a 2-0 deficit.
• Early indicators point to structural issues for Toronto, including high defensive-zone time, low offensive-zone time, an 0-for-6 power play, and a 1-2-0 start that prompted calls to sustain a full 60-minute game.