Maple Leafs 4, Red Wings 3
Joffrey Lupul scored the game-winning goal with just under 13 minutes to play and the Toronto Maple Leafs held off the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Saturday night.
Lupul intercepted a pass behind the net and flicked the puck over goaltender Jimmy Howard to lift Toronto to its third straight victory and blunt Detroit's comeback.
Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist and captain Dion Phaneuf and Dave Steckel also tallied for the Maple Leafs, who blew a 3-0 lead but improved to 15-0-0 when leading after two periods.
Jonas Gustavsson turned aside 37 shots to win his third consecutive start for Toronto, which was outshot 40-18.
The Red Wings received second-period goals from veteran Todd Bertuzzi and Niklas Kronwall before drawing even on Jiri Hudler's goal at 4:32 of the third period.
The Maple Leafs jumped on the Red Wings and surged to a 3-0 lead in the first 11 1/2 minutes of the game.
Kessel converted a penalty shot after he was hooked by defenseman Ian White on a breakaway attempt at the 4:30 mark.
Phaneuf doubled the advantage on the power play, intercepting a clearing pass and ripping a blistering shot past Howard, who was denied his 100th victory.
Steckel made it 3-0 when he redirected a pass by Lupul into an open net at 11:36.