🍁 Away Maple Leafs 20-13-2 before this game

4–2

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 18-15-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TOR	1	1	2	4
DET	1	0	1	2

Maple Leafs at Red Wings

Maple Leafs beat Red Wings 4–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 31, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Dec 31, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Maple Leafs lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🍁 TOR

Steve Thomas

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:49 TOI

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Derek King

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 13:53 TOI · +1

3rd star 🍁 TOR

Mats Sundin

2 A

18:27 TOI

4rd star 🍁 TOR

Curtis Joseph

38 saves

0.950 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Igor Korolev Go-ahead 1st · 04:35

Unassisted

1–0

🐙 Martin Lapointe Tying 1st · 08:43

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Sergei Fedorov

1–1

2nd period

🍁 Steve Thomas PP Go-ahead 2nd · 16:04

Assists: Mats Sundin, Derek King

2–1

3rd period

🍁 Freddy Modin 3rd · 00:29

Assists: Mats Sundin, Steve Thomas

3–1

🐙 Darren McCarty 3rd · 03:26

Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Steve Yzerman

3–2

🍁 Derek King 3rd · 16:05

Assists: Yannick Tremblay, Mike Johnson

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR DET🐙

27 Shots on goal 40

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

24 Hits 37

12 Blocked shots 10

4 Takeaways 11

10 Giveaways 17

12 Penalty minutes 12

TOR shooting 14.8% (4/27) DET shooting 5.0% (2/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Curtis Joseph

38/40

.950 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 58:25 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 20-13-2 (57% win rate, 35 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 18-15-1 (53% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Maple Leafs

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

Red Wings

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

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Korolev · Sundin · Johnson 18:27

L2 Warriner · Valk · Thomas 16:49

L3 Modin · King · Berezin 13:53

L4 King · Hendrickson · Domi 9:45

D1 Yushkevich · Karpovtsev 24:18

D2 Cote · Smith 17:38

D3 Tremblay · Kaberle 15:32

🐙Red Wings

L1 Yzerman · Larionov · Fedorov 18:16

L2 McCarty · Lapointe · Dandenault 15:05

L3 Kozlov · Shanahan · Draper 13:55

L4 Holmstrom · Maltby · Roest 13:03

L5 Kocur 9:37

D1 Lidstrom · Murphy 26:04

D2 Macoun · Eriksson 15:02

D3 Gill 12:07

⚔️ Last meetings

Maple Leafs lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

Oct 23, 1998

🍁TOR @ 🐙DET

5–3 · Maple Leafs won

Oct 10, 1998

🐙DET @ 🍁TOR

1–2 · Maple Leafs won

3–0 · Maple Leafs won

Dec 27, 1997

🐙DET @ 🍁TOR

8–1 · Red Wings won

❓ TOR vs DET, answered

Who won Maple Leafs vs Red Wings on December 31, 1998?

Maple Leafs won 4–2.

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

The final score was Maple Leafs 4, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Derek King, Freddy Modin, Igor Korolev, Steve Thomas.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Darren McCarty, Martin Lapointe.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Maple Leafs vs Red Wings season series?

Maple Leafs lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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 · Dec 30

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 28

Also on December 31, 1998

Maple Leafs season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule