Game 24: Chicago 2 at Toronto 5

Toronto Maple Leafs used their strong power play to help them defeat Chicago Black Hawks, 5-2 at Maple Leaf Gardens.

Toronto (5-2-1) continues to be an early-season surprise, leapfrogging Detroit into second place with the victory. Chicago (1-6-1) is buried in last place.

Tod Sloan and Dick Duff netted power play goals for Maple Leafs, who have connected 10 times in 28 man advantage situations.

Chicago, meanwhile, is 2-for-29 on the power play.

Sloan's goal at 6:31 of the second period broke a 1-1 tie and Al MacNeil snapped a wrist shot past Chicago goalie Al Rollins about 90 seconds later to give Leafs a two-goal cushion.

Goals by Duff and Rudy Migay 39 second apart in the third period put the game out of reach.

Johnny Wilson of Black Hawks and Tim Horton of Maple Leafs got into a scrap at 4:50 of the second period. Wilson got a slashing minor and both players earned fighting majors.

Ed Litzenberger, expected to be among the team leaders in goals, scored his first of the season in the third period.

1st Period
TOR- Baun (Cullen, MacNeil) 4:33
CHI- Kennedy (Pilote, Watson) 8:04

2nd Period
TOR- Sloan (Baun, Smith) PPG 6:31
TOR- MacNeil (S. Smith) 8:04

3rd Period
TOR- Duff (Armstrong, Morrison) PPG 6:26
TOR- Migay (Armstrong, Morrison) 7:05
CHI- Litzenberger (Wilson, Mortson) 13:54

SOG
CHI 9-6-12 = 27
TOR 11-10-11 = 32

PP: CHI 0-1; TOR 2-3

Goalies
CHI- Rollins
TOR- Chadwick


MacNeil's goal at 8:04 of the second period proved to be the game-winner for Toronto