6–5

Final / OT

DET leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
TOR	2	3	0	1	6
DET	2	2	1	0	5

Maple Leafs at Red Wings — First Round Game 5

Maple Leafs, First Round Game 5, beat Red Wings 6–5 in overtime at Little Caesars Arena on April 12, 1988.

🗓 Tue, Apr 12, 1988 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1987-88 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

TOR vs DET · DET leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 5

6–5

OT · TOR

Game 6

5–3

Final · DET

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🍁 TOR

Eddie Olczyk

3 G

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🐙 DET

John Chabot

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🍁 TOR

Tom Fergus

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Eddie Olczyk SH Go-ahead 1st · 03:44

Assists: Dale Degray

1–0

🐙 Mel Bridgman Tying 1st · 04:31

Assists: John Chabot, Mike O'connell

1–1

🐙 Adam Oates Go-ahead 1st · 07:53

Assists: Dave Barr, Gerard Gallant

1–2

🍁 Daniel Marois Tying 1st · 12:28

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Tom Fergus

2–2

2nd period

🍁 Al Iafrate PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:30

Unassisted

3–2

🍁 Eddie Olczyk PP 2nd · 09:57

Assists: Mike Blaisdell, Borje Salming

4–2

🐙 Adam Oates PP 2nd · 11:29

Assists: Dave Barr, Darren Veitch

4–3

🐙 Petr Klima Tying 2nd · 12:04

Assists: Bob Probert, John Chabot

4–4

🍁 Tom Fergus Go-ahead 2nd · 19:59

Assists: Peter Ihnacak, Todd Gill

5–4

3rd period

🐙 John Chabot PP Tying 3rd · 03:19

Assists: Petr Klima, Bob Probert

5–5

Overtime

🍁 Eddie Olczyk Go-ahead OT · 00:34

Assists: Borje Salming

6–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR DET🐙

23 Shots on goal 36

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

20 Penalty minutes 24

TOR shooting 26.1% (6/23) DET shooting 13.9% (5/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Allan Bester

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:34 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Glen Hanlon

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 25:00 TOI

Greg Stefan

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 35:34 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 26-50-8 (31% win rate, 84 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 49-26-9 (58% win rate, 84 games)

After 2nd — 5–4

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 →

6–2 · Maple Leafs won

Apr 2, 1988

🐙DET @ 🍁TOR

3–5 · Maple Leafs won

❓ TOR vs DET, answered

Who won Maple Leafs vs Red Wings on April 12, 1988?

Maple Leafs won 6–5 in overtime.

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

The final score was Maple Leafs 6, Red Wings 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Eddie Olczyk (3), Al Iafrate, Daniel Marois, Tom Fergus.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Adam Oates (2), John Chabot, Mel Bridgman, Petr Klima.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Allan Bester made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Red Wings played?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Apr 10

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Apr 10

Also on April 12, 1988

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