NHL

Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Detroit Red Wings
39-35-8
Final
3 - 4
Toronto Maple Leafs
52-26-4

Playoff-bound Maple Leafs beat the Red Wings 4-3 in OT in regular-season finale

Maple Leafs rally to tie score in dying seconds of 3rd, eke out OT winner

Auston Matthews, Philippe Myers and Chris Tanev — with 1.8 seconds left in regulation —also scored for Toronto (52-26-4). Joseph Woll stopped 30 shots, and Mitch Marner had two assists.

The Maple Leafs won the Atlantic Division and will host the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 on Sunday.

Justin Holl had a goal and an assist against his former team and Austin Watson and Alex DeBrincat also scored for Detroit (39-35-8). Cam Talbot made 16 saves.

Takeaways Red Wings: The Red Wings missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. Only the Buffalo Sabres, at 14, have a longer playoff drought.

Maple Leafs: Coach Craig Berube said following the morning skate he expects injured defensemen Jake McCabe (undisclosed) and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (undisclosed) and center David Kampf (upper-body), to be available for Game 1 against Ottawa.

Key moment Tanev scored his third goal of the season with 1.8 seconds left in regulation to tie it after Toronto trailed 3-1 entering the third period.

Key stat The Maple Leafs won a division title for just the third time in the league’s post-1967 expansion era, and the first time in a full season since 1999-00.

Regular Season Series

TOR wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 17:53 Auston Matthews Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (28), Mitch Marner (74)
Goal 1st Period 19:19 Austin Watson Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Justin Holl (6)
Goal 2nd Period 2:16 Justin Holl Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Marco Kasper (18), Vladimir Tarasenko (22)
Goal 2nd Period 5:50 Alex DeBrincat Goal (39) Slap Shot, assists: Moritz Seider (38), Patrick Kane (38)
Goal 3rd Period 3:43 Philippe Myers Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Steven Lorentz (11), Calle Jarnkrok (6)
Goal 3rd Period 19:58 Chris Tanev Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (75), Pontus Holmberg (12)
Goal 4th Period 0:56 Scott Laughton Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Dakota Mermis (1), Matthew Knies (29)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 11
13 Hits 17
4 Takeaways 7
34 Shots 20
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
16 Faceoffs Won 29
35.6 Faceoff Win Percent 64.4
14 Giveaways 20
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Auston Matthews, C Out Mar 19
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Mar 4
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Cam Talbot, G Day-To-Day Mar 27
Emmitt Finnie, C Day-To-Day Mar 24
Michael Rasmussen, C Out Mar 24

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,605 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 20 96 8
Tampa Bay 44 21 94 6
Montreal 40 21 90 10
Boston 40 24 88 8
Ottawa 38 24 86 10
Detroit 38 25 84 8
Toronto 31 29 75 13
Florida 35 33 73 3
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