"He's too good of a player to be held off for too long," Kerfoot said. Marner appeared to put things out of reach with his first goal in 17 games dating back to last season after Greiss and Detroit defenceman Nick Leddy got their signals crossed with 2:05 left on the clock. "Played with speed, made plays with the puck, they were confident, and then they were competitive."īut the Red Wings responded again at 10:11 when Namestnikov redirected his fourth after Veleno took the initial shot for the rookie's first two-point game of his NHL career in his sixth contest. "All three had real strong games," Keefe said of the trio. "We're just trying to keep things simple and get to our strengths."
"We just played quick," Tavares said of his line with Kerfoot and Marner after combining for six points. Kerfoot then made it 3-1 just 17 seconds into the third when he took a pass from Tavares and beat Greiss for his second to kick off a seesaw final period.ĭetroit got back within one 1:19 later when Veleno beat Mrazek for his first after Travis Dermott turned the puck over.Īfter the Leafs killed off a penalty, Tavares then scored his third off a Kerfoot pass on a 2-on-1 to make it 4-2 at 7:47. Thomas Greiss stopped 33 shots for the Red Wings, who were minus leading scorer Tyler Bertuzzi because he's declined to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and is unable to travel to Canada without a 14-day quarantine.īunting snapped a 1-1 tie - and Toronto's ugly 0-for-17 stretch with the man advantage over its last six games - when he redirected Jason Spezza's slap pass for his third goal of the season with 17.1 seconds left in second on the Leafs' first power play of the night. Joe Veleno and Filip Zadina, with a goal and an assist apiece, Vladislav Namestnikov and Filip Hronek replied for Detroit (4-3-2). WATCH l Marner scores 1st of season as Leafs clip Red Wings:ġ:38 Mitch Marner scored his first goal of the season, and Petr Mrazek earned his first win as a Maple Leaf as Toronto downed Detroit 5-4. "But we definitely have to tighten some things up and play better with the lead." "Some mixed emotions," Muzzin said of the performance. Petr Mrazek made 27 saves for his first victory with the Leafs. Jake Muzzin and Alexander Kerfoot, with a goal and an assist each, Mitch Marner and Michael Bunting provided the rest of the offence for Toronto (4-4-1). but overall, some good steps taken in certain areas."
"We want to fix the recipe a little bit in terms of the way we finished off in the third period.
"The win should feel a little better than it does. " addressed that after game," Tavares said. Tavares had a goal and two assists Saturday as Toronto beat Detroit 5-4 in a game that saw the home side build leads of 3-1, 4-2 and 5-3 in the final 20 minutes only to see the Red Wings claw back each time to get within one.
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