TORONTO (AP) \u2014 Dylan Larkin scored at 3:07 of overtime as the Detroit Red Wings downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Simon Edvinsson also scored for Detroit. John Gibson made 30 saves. Larkin added an assist for a two-point performance.<\/p>\n
Scott Laughton scored for Toronto, and Joseph Woll stopped 39 shots.<\/p>\n
The Red Wings improved to 7-1-0 over their last eight games. The Maple Leafs fell to 1-2-2 across their last five contests following an 8-0-2 run.<\/p>\n
Laughton opened the scoring at 4:46 of the first period before Edvinsson replied with 17.7 seconds remaining on the clock, moments after Woll made a huge pad save during a scramble.<\/p>\n
Larkin won it in the extra period after Detroit defenseman Moritz Seider stole the puck from Maple Leafs winger Easton Cowan.<\/p>\n
Toronto captain Auston Matthews was held off the scoresheet, but had an NHL-best 10 goals since the calendar flipped to 2026 entering play.<\/p>\n
Maple Leafs veteran defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson played just under two minutes and didn\u2019t come out for the start of the second period with a lower-body injury. Star winger William Nylander missed a third straight game with a groin issue.<\/p>\n
Laughton was awarded a penalty shot late in the second period after being hooked on a short-handed breakaway, but lost the handle on his attempt and didn\u2019t even force a save out of Gibson.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Red Wings visit Minnesota on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Maple Leafs host Vegas on Friday.<\/p>\n
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