Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs

Thursday, October 2, 2025, 7:00 PM ET Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Preseason Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 on Thursday, October 2, 2025 on the road.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Detroit Red Wings	3	41-31-10
at Toronto Maple Leafs	1	32-36-14

Goals by period

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	0	0	3	3
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	9	18	15	42
Toronto Maple Leafs	8	3	8	19

Three stars

A. DeBrincat, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
A. Stolarz, Toronto Maple Leafs (goaltender)
D. Larkin, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:08	Toronto Maple Leafs	Auston Matthews (2)	Matthew Knies (1), John Tavares (2)	Power play	DET 0, TOR 1
3rd	05:04	Detroit Red Wings	Dylan Larkin (2)	Ben Chiarot (2), Emmitt Finnie (2)	Even strength	DET 1, TOR 1
3rd	12:28	Detroit Red Wings	Alex DeBrincat (1)	Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (3)	Even strength	DET 2, TOR 1
3rd	18:37	Detroit Red Wings	Emmitt Finnie (2)	Moritz Seider (1)	Even strength, Empty net	DET 3, TOR 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs
Stat	Detroit Red Wings	Toronto Maple Leafs
Shots on goal	42	19
Power play	0 of 6	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	14
Hits	24	28
Blocked shots	14	19
Giveaways	4	5
Takeaways	0	2
Faceoffs won	30/57 (52.6%)	27/57 (47.4%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 18 A. Copp	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	30%	15:09
Number 22 M. Appleton	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		15:48
Number 23 L. Raymond	L	0	0	0	+2	2	2	0	0		19:24
Number 27 M. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	55.6%	16:12
Number 28 M. Brandsegg-Nygård	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0		12:35
Number 48 J. Berggren	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		12:08
Number 58 E. Finnie	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	7	0	71.4%	14:50
Number 71 D. Larkin	C	1	0	1	+2	2	3	1	0	56.3%	21:38
Number 85 E. Soderblom	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		12:17
Number 92 M. Kasper	C	0	0	0	+1	0	7	0	1	61.5%	17:15
Number 93 A. DeBrincat	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	3		20:47
Number 8 B. Chiarot	D	0	1	1	+2	0	4	1	2		18:38
Number 20 A. Johansson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		14:01
Number 44 A. Sandin-Pellikka	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		15:57
Number 52 T. Hamonic	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		15:03
Number 53 M. Seider	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		22:41
Number 56 E. Gustafsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		12:00
Number 77 S. Edvinsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		18:04

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 C. Talbot	19	18	1	.947	59:27	Win

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Domi	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	14:16
Number 18 S. Lorentz	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		10:03
Number 23 M. Knies	L	0	1	1	-1	4	1	5	1	0		18:19
Number 24 S. Laughton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	45.5%	11:15
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	2	1	43.8%	19:11
Number 53 E. Cowan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		12:23
Number 55 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	2	0	23.1%	12:47
Number 63 M. Maccelli	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		13:16
Number 74 B. McMann	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	0		16:01
Number 81 D. Joshua	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		11:43
Number 88 W. Nylander	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		17:00
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	1	1	-2	0	2	2	0	0	73.3%	15:44
Number 2 S. Benoit	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		16:23
Number 8 C. Tanev	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		18:50
Number 22 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		22:27
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1	2	0		16:54
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	0	0	0	-3	2	0	1	3	0		20:19
Number 95 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		20:56

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 A. Stolarz	41	39	2	.951	58:13	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:02	Detroit Red Wings	Mason Appleton	Holding	2
1st	12:46	Detroit Red Wings	Dylan Larkin	Cross checking	2
1st	14:45	Toronto Maple Leafs	Bobby McMann	Holding	2
1st	18:08	Toronto Maple Leafs	Morgan Rielly	Roughing	2
1st	18:08	Detroit Red Wings	Lucas Raymond	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	20:00	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matthew Knies	Illegal check to head	2
2nd	01:04	Toronto Maple Leafs	Brandon Carlo	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	06:29	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matthew Knies	Slashing	2
3rd	01:59	Detroit Red Wings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	05:37	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nicolas Roy	Hooking	2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Todd McLellan
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Craig Berube
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Mike Sullivan
Linesmen: James Tobias, Mark Shewchyk
Detroit Red Wings scratches: James van Riemsdyk, Patrick Kane, Justin Holl, John Gibson, J.T. Compher, Alexander Kadeykin, Jacob Bernard-Docker, Alex Kannok-Leipert, William Wallinder, Carson Bantle, Kienan Draper, Shai Buium, Carter Mazur, Brennan Ali, Dylan James, Dmitri Buchelnikov, Amadeus Lombardi, Owen Mehlenbacher, Maximilian Kilpinen, Trey Augustine, Brady Cleveland, Nate Danielson, Noah Dower Nilsson, Larry Keenan, Jack Phelan, Kevin Bicker, Rudy Guimond, Max Plante, Gabriel Seger, Landon Miller, John Whipple, Charlie Forslund, Austin Baker, Fisher Scott, Eddie Genborg, Nicklas Andrews, Michal Pradel, Michal Svrcek, Brent Solomon, Nikita Tyurin, Will Murphy, Grayden Robertson-Palmer
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: James Reimer, Calle Jarnkrok, Logan Shaw, Matt Benning, Dakota Mermis, Brandon Baddock, Kenneth Appleby, Philippe Myers, Joseph Woll, Alex Nylander, Vladimir Bobylev, Michael Pezzetta, Nikolai Chebykin, David Kampf, Cedric Pare, Vladislav Kara, Semyon Kizimov, Reese Johnson, Henry Thrun, Nick Robertson, Kirill Slepets, William Villeneuve, Wyatt Schingoethe, Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, Veeti Miettinen, Joe Miller, Braeden Kressler, Ryan McCleary, Ben King, Marc Johnstone, Nicholas Moldenhauer, Marshall Rifai, Landon Sim, Chas Sharpe, Alex Pharand, Hudson Malinoski, Ben Danford, Matthew Barbolini, Luke Grainger, Sam Stevens, Marko Sikic, Victor Johansson, Timofei Obvintsev, Alexander Plesovskikh, Nathan Mayes, Matt Lahey, Sam McCue, Rhett Parsons, Tyler Hopkins, William Belle, Ryan Kirwan, Tinus Luc Koblar, Harry Nansi, Rylan Fellinger, Matthew Hlacar, Nick Rheaume, Owen Conrad

2025-2026 season series

Every Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Oct 2, 2025
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Oct 4, 2025

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