Larkin’s OT winner got here on the ability play after Leafs defenceman Phillipe Myers was referred to as for a excessive stick. Detroit’s captain scored his first power-play marker with lower than three minutes to play in regulation to chop Toronto’s result in one.
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard additionally notched two objectives for the Pink Wings, who open their season on Thursday in opposition to Montreal. John Gibson stopped 20 pictures within the win.
Logan Shaw and Nicholas Robertson scored inside two minutes of one another to present the Maple Leafs a 2-1 lead heading into the primary intermission. Michael Pezzetta and Cedric Pare every added a purpose and an help.
Dennis Hildeby received the beginning for Toronto, and made 12 saves on 14 pictures. James Reimer, who’s with the Maple Leafs on knowledgeable tryout, stopped 22-of-27 pictures in reduction.
It was Reimer’s first look in his second stint with the Buds. He was drafted within the fourth spherical of the 2006 draft by Toronto, and spent six seasons manning the crease for the Blue and White. His final look got here in 2016.
The Maple Leafs host the Canadiens on Wednesday to start the common season.
