National Hockey League
Toronto 5, Detroit 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 27, 2024
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Justin Kea, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Scott Cherrey
Attendance: 19515

Mitch Marner notched his third career hat trick with three straight goals within the first two periods and the Toronto Maple Leafs wrecked Todd McLellan's Red Wings coaching debut with a 5-2 victory at Detroit on Friday night.

Marner scored twice in the first period and added another goal late in the second as the Maple Leafs built a 5-0 lead. He had a career-high four goals against Detroit on Feb. 26, 2022.

Toronto's David Kampf scored his first goal of the season in his 500th career game. Nicholas Robertson also scored for the Maple Leafs, and John Tavares added two assists. Joseph Woll made 23 saves as Toronto won for the second time in three games against the Red Wings, with one meeting left this season.

McLellan, the former San Jose, Edmonton and Los Angeles head coach, was hired on Thursday to replace Derek Lalonde.

Lucas Raymond and Simon Edvinsson scored for Detroit, which has lost four straight games. Cam Talbot and Alex Lyon had a combined 18 saves.

Maple Leafs star forward Auston Matthews missed his third consecutive game due to an upper-body injury.

Kampf gave Toronto the lead at 2:29 of the opening period. Following a Red Wings turnover, Steven Lorentz passed the puck from behind Detroit's net to Kampf, who beat Talbot on the glove side.

Toronto extended its lead at 8:16 of the period. Talbot stopped a shot by Marner, but the rebound deflected to Tavares. He made a between-the-legs pass back to Marner, who converted the second time around. Philippe Myers added the second assist.

Raymond received a double-minor penalty for slashing late in the period. That led to Marner's second goal with 31.8 seconds left in the first. He one-timed a pass from William Nylander. Tavares picked up another assist.

Marner completed the hat trick with 3:37 remaining in the second period. He redirected Oliver Ekman-Larsson's shot from the point past Talbot.

Robertson's goal came with 1.2 seconds remaining in the middle period. Max Domi and Bobby McMann picked up the assists.

Raymond scored at 8:17 of the third and Edvinsson followed suit at 12:08.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Toronto   Detroit
Mitch Marner 3 Points Simon Edvinsson 1
Mitch Marner 3 Goals Simon Edvinsson 1
John Tavares 2 Assists J.T. Compher 1
Mitch Marner 1 Power Play Goals Lucas Raymond 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Joseph Woll .920 Save Percentage Alex Lyon 1.000
Joseph Woll 23 Saves Cam Talbot 16
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Toronto 23 5 1-3 2-3 6 18
Detroit 25 2 1-3 2-3 6 25
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Washington. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .385 after a win and .364 after a loss.
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against Washington. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .591 after a win and .643 after a loss.