Appleton Scores Late as Red Wings Beat Maple Leafs 3
Mason Appleton scored with 44 seconds left as Cam Talbot made 38 saves to secure Detroit's 3-2 victory over Toronto after overcoming a two-goal deficit.
- On Monday, Mason Appleton scored with 44.1 seconds left to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, while Cam Talbot made 39 saves at Scotiabank Arena.
- After Thursday's loss, Head coach Todd McLellan's harsh criticism pushed the Detroit Red Wings to back-to-back wins, including a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
- Dylan Larkin opened the scoring late in the first period by roofing a backhand as a 5-on-3 expired, and James van Riemsdyk made it 2-0 early in the third before Matthew Knies and Calle Jarnkrok tied the game.
- Lucas Raymond left the game with an upper-body injury and did not return, and Detroit Red Wings face a demanding three-game stretch including Florida Panthers on Wednesday, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Edmonton Oilers.
- Rookie Easton Cowan made his NHL debut as the Toronto Maple Leafs out-shot Detroit 40-15 overall and 16-5 in the third at Scotiabank Arena.
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Appleton scores winner, Talbot stands tall as Red Wings top Maple Leafs
Mason Appleton scored the winner with 44.1 seconds left in regulation and Cam Talbot made 38 saves as the Detroit Red Wings survived a blown two-goal lead in the third period to top the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday afternoon.
Red Wings Lose Star Forward in Win over Maple Leafs
The Detroit Red Wings pulled out a heart-stopping 3-2 win on Monday afternoon against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.Mason Appleton scored with less than a minute to go in the third period to lift the Red Wings past the Leafs. But Appleton would have never scored that goal if star winger Lucas Raymond had not left the game in the second period. UPDATE: Lucas Raymond (upper body injury) will not return to today's game. — Detroit Red …
This is a second straight win for the Red Wings against the Maple Leafs.

Mason Appleton scores in the final minute to lift the Red Wings over the Maple Leafs 3-2
Mason Appleton scored the winner with 44.1 seconds left in regulation and Cam Talbot made 38 saves as the Detroit Red Wings survived a blown two-goal lead in the third period to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday.
Appleton, Talbot lead Red Wings over Maple Leafs
Mason Appleton scored the winner with 44.1 seconds left in regulation and Cam Talbot made 39 saves as the Detroit Red Wings survived a blown two-goal lead in the third period to top the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday afternoon.
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