nhl Game Recap
Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs Wrap - Toronto Wins 4-1
John Tavares scored twice to lead the Maple Leafs over Detroit 4-1 on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.
Toronto was favored by -335 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Toronto got goals from John Tavares(2), Mitchell Marner, and Pontus Holmberg in the victory. Marner opened the scoring at 0:24 of the second period.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 22 of 23 Detroit shots in the victory.
Detroit got a goal from Jake Walman in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Magnus Hellberg stopped 25 of 28 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Toronto went 1-for-5, while the Red Wings were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Toronto outshot Detroit 29-23 in the game.
Next game, Toronto takes its act on the road to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Detroit, they head home to face Winnipeg.