Overview

• Mason Appleton scored with 45 seconds remaining to seal Detroit’s 3-2 win after Cam Talbot stopped 38 of 40 shots.
• Easton Cowan debuted on the top line with Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies, driving a 10-0 shot edge at five-on-five and earning postgame praise.
• Calle Jarnkrok extended his scoring streak to three games with the third-period equalizer.
• Toronto outshot Detroit 40-15, yet an icing and a lost defensive-zone faceoff preceded the deciding goal.
• Head coach Craig Berube called for William Nylander to shoot and attack more as the power play remained 0-for-6 through three games.