Recap: Red Wings drop 3-0 decision to Maple Leafs

The Detroit Red Wings fell, 3-0, to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena.

The Red Wings and Maple Leafs played nearly 36 scoreless minutes before the hosts took a 1-0 lead late in the second period. Toronto added two third-period tallies to seal the win, sweeping the season series over Detroit (31-40-10).
Turner Elson made his Winged Wheel debut Tuesday, finishing with 13:02 of ice time. He signed an NHL contract for the remainder of the 2021-22 campaign on Monday.
Red Wings goalie Alex Nedeljkovic made 33 saves.
NEXT UP: Detroit will face the New Jersey Devils on Friday in the regular-season finale for both clubs. Puck drop from the Prudential Center is set for 7 p.m.

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto 1, Detroit 0 (15:48, 2nd period)
Auston Matthews, assisted by Jason Spezza, tucked a shot under Nedeljkovic's glove to break a scoreless tie.
Toronto 2, Detroit 0 (4:03, 3rd period)
John Tavares set himself up in front of Detroit's crease and tipped in William Nylander's shot to extend Toronto's lead.
Toronto 3, Detroit 0 (5:49, 3rd period)
Matthews recorded his 60th goal of the season after converting his second tally of the night on a power play.

QUOTABLE

Jeff Blashill on Matthews
"Sixty (goals) is one of those numbers that you never know when you're gonna see again. It's unfortunate for us, that we had to be part of 59 and 60, but it's a helluva achievement for him."
Sam Gagner on facing the Maple Leafs
"They had looks earlier in the game, but I thought we did a pretty good job of keeping it to the outside. Ned played great, gave us a chance."