Detroit took care of Toronto 5-2 on Sunday night, and the game wasn’t the only thing the Leafs lost yesterday. Matt Murray left the game in the first period after a collision with Lucas Raymond. Ilya Samsonov played well in relief but it wasn’t enough. Below are the highlights from the game.
Auston Matthews had the first prime scoring chance of the game. His wrist shot from the slot was denied by Alex Nedeljkovic:
first shot from Matthews is gloved down pic.twitter.com/YBmATnOObk
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) April 2, 2023
Seconds later, Olli Maatta got the Red Wings on the board. Sam Lafferty fumbled the Connor Timmins pass at the blue line and Maatta was off to the races. 1-0 Wings:
Olli Maata goes in all alone on Matt Murray and makes it 1-0 for the Red Wings just 90 seconds in! pic.twitter.com/yDddwnX4rE
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 2, 2023
The Leafs knotted it up with a power play marker as Adam Erne sat for cross checking. Calle Jarnkrok stays hot:
19 FOR 19! pic.twitter.com/FKJBsTs3XH
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) April 2, 2023
Jonatan Berggren broke the deadlock with a beautiful individual effort. The Leafs were caught puck-watching in the neutral zone and Berggren made them pay:
Jonatan BerggHIM. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/SZRcWLwoIr
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) April 2, 2023
Late in the first Raymond lost an edge and took out Murray. The Leafs’ goaltender was removed from the game due to concussion protocol. He did not return. Samsonov played the rest of the game:
Lucas Raymond collides with Matt Murray
nasty fall pic.twitter.com/VsLay5lyqe
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) April 2, 2023
Dylan Larkin added an insurance tally for Detroit before the period ended. John Tavares coughed up the puck on the breakout and Larkin ripped a shot past Samsonov. 3-1 Wings:
That’s a new career season high for Dylan Larkin with 74 points! #LGRW pic.twitter.com/hTgRQTye2k
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) April 3, 2023
Samsonov kept the Leafs in it in the second period. He made this glove save on Moritz Seider look easy:
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Author: Scott Ony / The Leafs Nation
