Overview
- After taking a shot off his right knee and being helped off mid-second period, Edvinsson returned within minutes and scored the overtime winner for Detroit.
- Moritz Seider tied the game with 59 seconds left in the second; in the third, Nick Robertson restored Toronto’s lead before Mason Appleton answered 23 seconds later to force overtime.
- Cam Talbot made 25 saves for the Red Wings, while Dennis Hildeby stopped 33 shots for the Maple Leafs and acknowledged an overtime misplay that teammates and coach Craig Berube publicly defended.
- Detroit improved to 23-14-3 to remain atop the Atlantic Division and now leads the season series 3-0 over Toronto.
- Toronto’s power play showed recent improvement under new oversight and the team has five of six points in its last three games, yet it recorded a sixth loss this season when leading in the third period.