TORONTO -- Mason Appleton broke a tie with 45 seconds remaining in the third period, and the Detroit Red Wings recovered to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

After Ben Chiarot’s shot from the point was blocked by Auston Matthews, Appleton got to the rebound and shot over Anthony Stolarz’s blocker from just above the left face-off dot.

Dylan Larkin and James van Riemsdyk scored, and Cam Talbot made 38 saves for the Red Wings (2-1-0), who won 6-3 against the Maple Leafs on Saturday.

Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist, Calle Jarnkrok scored, and Anthony Stolarz made 12 saves for the Maple Leafs (1-2-0), who have lost two in a row. Easton Cowan, who was selected No. 28 by Toronto in the 2023 NHL Draft, had one shot on goal in 14:05 of ice time in his N

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