7–2

Final

DET leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TOR	3	1	3	7
DET	0	1	1	2

Maple Leafs at Red Wings — Second Round Game 2

Maple Leafs, Second Round Game 2, beat Red Wings 7–2 at Little Caesars Arena on April 23, 1987.

🗓 Thu, Apr 23, 1987 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1986-87 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

TOR vs DET · DET leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 1

4–2

Final · TOR

Game 2

7–2

Final · TOR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🍁 TOR

Russ Courtnall

1 G, 3 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Steve Thomas

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

3rd star 🍁 TOR

Al Iafrate

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Steve Thomas PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:30

Assists: Mike Allison, Russ Courtnall

1–0

🍁 Rick Vaive 1st · 11:02

Assists: Al Iafrate, Wendel Clark

2–0

🍁 Dan Daoust 1st · 11:28

Assists: Vincent Damphousse

3–0

2nd period

🐙 Darren Veitch PP 2nd · 00:17

Assists: Gerard Gallant, Mel Bridgman

3–1

🍁 Russ Courtnall PP 2nd · 08:59

Assists: Rick Lanz

4–1

3rd period

🍁 Peter Ihnacak 3rd · 02:02

Assists: Todd Gill, Russ Courtnall

5–1

🍁 Steve Thomas 3rd · 09:20

Assists: Russ Courtnall

6–1

🍁 Al Iafrate PP 3rd · 14:10

Assists: Mark Osborne, Steve Thomas

7–1

🐙 Brent Ashton PP 3rd · 17:40

Assists: Adam Oates, Darren Veitch

7–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR DET🐙

21 Shots on goal 32

3/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/9

34 Penalty minutes 36

TOR shooting 33.3% (7/21) DET shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Ken Wregget

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 21, 1987

🍁TOR @ 🐙DET

4–2 · Maple Leafs won

3–1 · Maple Leafs won

Jan 6, 1987

🍁TOR @ 🐙DET

3–1 · Maple Leafs won

Dec 27, 1986

🐙DET @ 🍁TOR

5–5 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ TOR vs DET, answered

Who won Maple Leafs vs Red Wings on April 23, 1987?

Maple Leafs won 7–2.

What was the final score of Maple Leafs vs Red Wings?

The final score was Maple Leafs 7, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Steve Thomas (2), Al Iafrate, Dan Daoust, Peter Ihnacak, Rick Vaive, Russ Courtnall.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brent Ashton, Darren Veitch.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Apr 21

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Apr 21

Also on April 23, 1987

✈️WIN @ 🛢️EDM

3–5 final

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