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National Hockey League
Toronto 1, Detroit 0
When: 7:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 13, 2016
Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 20027

DETROIT -- Despite a decided shot advantage, Detroit Red Wings couldn't make it three consecutive come-from-behind wins.

Jonathan Bernier stopped 38 shots for his 12th career shutout and third of the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Detroit 1-0 Sunday night at Joe Louis Arena.

Detroit outshot Toronto 38-27.

The Red Wings rallied from deficits to win in their previous two games. They trailed with less than five minutes left Saturday before coming back for a 3-2 overtime win against the New York Rangers, and trailed 2-0 in the second period against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night before winning 3-2 in regulation.

"We played really good the other two here," Detroit captain Henrik Zetterberg said. "Then we lose this one when we're not really playing, when we don't come up to the standard that we want to be at."

Michael Grabner scored a second-period goal for Toronto, which recorded its first regulation win since Feb. 25.

"I felt great from the get go," Bernier said. "We felt we dominated this game from the start, and we wanted it."

Petr Mrazek made 26 saves for Detroit.

"I didn't think we had as many quality opportunities as would be reflected by the number of shots," Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. "I thought it was more shots than real (chances). ... We didn't get to enough seconds, and they boxed us out and we didn't do a good enough job of getting to the inside there."

Grabner gave the Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead with 30 seconds left in the second period. On a breakaway, he was taken down by Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser, and Grabner and the puck slid into Mrazek and the net. The referee originally called for a penalty shot, but after a review by the NHL Situation Room in Toronto, it was ruled that the puck slid into the net before the cage was dislodged, making it a goal.

"Just tried to get to the net and trying to protect the puck and I got knocked down and slid into the net," Grabner said. "I saw the puck out of the corner of my eye go in, and I knew that I didn't touch the goalie ... I didn't feel it hit me or anything. I got a lucky bounce."

It was Grabner's seventh goal and first in 31 games. His previous goal came on Jan. 2.

DeKesyer gave his take on the goal: "He got behind us and he made a good play knocking down the pass. I can't say much about the goal. It looked like it went in. They ruled it a goal. That's how it stands. I don't have much else to say about that."

Said Mrazek: "He had a breakaway, (I) just tried to make a first save, and you know, it went off my pads straight on his leg or (butt) and went in with him. So I didn't see if it went in before he moved the net or not."

An apparent goal by Detroit's Luke Glendening was waved off because he knocked the puck in with his hand.

An apparent goal by Toronto's Ben Smith with 7:02 left in the first period also was disallowed because he knocked the puck in with his shoulder and arm.

Mrazek made a big save on William Nylander, who was at the bottom of the right circle, 1:20 into the game. Mrazek also stopped Nazem Kadri on a breakaway 5:15 into the first period.

The Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk went to the dressing room after getting caught up in a collision with the Maple Leafs' Leo Komarov and Kadri late in the first period, but Datsyuk returned in the second period.

NOTES: Detroit D Niklas Kronwall missed his first game since sustaining a slight knee sprain in the Red Wings' 3-2 overtime win against the New York Rangers on Saturday. Kronwall, 35, is expected to be sidelined one to three weeks. He missed 15 games in January and February because of arthroscopic knee surgery. ... Red Wings C Darren Helm was a late scratch due to illness. He was replaced in the lineup by RW Tomas Jurco. ... Both teams were playing the second of back-to-back games. The Maple Leafs lost 4-0 to the Ottawa Senators on the road Saturday night. ... Toronto president Brendan Shanahan spent nine seasons of his Hall of Fame playing career with Detroit.
Top Game Performances
 
Toronto   Detroit
Michael Grabner 1 Points N/A
Michael Grabner 1 Goals N/A
P.A. Parenteau 1 Assists N/A
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jonathan Bernier 1.000 Save Percentage Petr Mrazek .963
Jonathan Bernier 38 Saves Petr Mrazek 26
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Toronto 27 1 0-2 3-3 6 30
Detroit 38 0 0-3 2-2 4 33
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .457 after a win and .529 after a loss.
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .326 after a loss.