nhl Game Recap
Maple Leafs Fall 5-4 Against Detroit - Game Recap
Detroit got a pair of goals from Alex DeBrincat as the Red Wings skated to a 5-4 victory over Toronto on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.
Detroit was an underdog by +145 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Detroit got goals from Alex DeBrincat(2), Simon Edvinsson, David Perron, and Dylan Larkin in the victory. DeBrincat opened the scoring at 10:02 of the first period.
James Reimer stopped 32 of 36 Toronto shots in the victory.
Toronto got goals from Nicholas Robertson, Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, and John Tavares in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 28 of 33 shots for the Maple Leafs, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Detroit went 2-for-3, while the Maple Leafs were 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Toronto by a margin of 36-33.
Detroit heads into a battle against the Canadiens. Toronto, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.