Auston Matthews scored to tie the game and set up John Tavares’ winning goal in the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings in their final NHL pre-season outing on Saturday.
Toronto Maple Leafs' John Tavares celebrates his goal against the Detroit Red Wings during third period pre-season NHL hockey action in Toronto on Saturday, October 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdoreyTORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews exhibited he's healthy again but new coach Craig Berube admitted there remain difficult decisions to finalize his opening-night roster.
"It's nice to finish that way," said Matthews, whose team overcame a 2-1 first-period deficit with a strong final 40 minutes."Individually and as a team, we really had it going in the second and third." Lorentz scored the tying goal in the first period after Ryan Reaves made a strong physical play behind the Detroit goal to get the puck to his linemate in front.
The Maple Leafs dressed most of their opening-night roster with only regulars Nick Robertson, Calle Jarnkrok and defenceman Jake McCabe missing.
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