Read the reports of the games played Friday in the NHL.
Leafs win 3-2 against Wings
William Nylander and John Tavares each had a goal and two assists and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Friday in a game hosted in Sweden.
Tyler Bertuzzi also scored in the victory, in addition to an assist. Ilya Samsonov blocked 27 shots.
Nylander, playing in an NHL game at home in Sweden for the first time, extended his season-opening point streak to 16, a team record.
“It’s really special,” said the Swedish star. It was very pleasant. »
Lucas Raymond and Daniel Sprong scored for the Red Wings, who lost their first game of the Overall Series 5-4 on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators. Alex Lyon stopped 26 pucks.
Raymond, also a native of Sweden, had a great experience in front of his native country.
“It was a special experience,” Raymond said. However, in the end, we came to win two games. »
The Maple Leafs were losing 2-0 after 40 minutes of play. They scored their first goal at 3:50 of the third period, when Bertuzzi scored his fourth goal of the season.
Nylander tied the game 2-2 on the power play midway through the period when he scored his 11e in the countryside. Mitch Marner had an assist on Nylander’s goal.
Just 1:24 of play later, Tavares gave his team the lead for the first time. The forward received Bertuzzi’s pass and found the back of the net to make it 3-2.
Raymond made it 2-0 for the Red Wings with his seventh goal of the season. He thwarted Samsonov with a shot beating him under the mitt.
The Canadian Press