Game 28: Toronto 2 at Detroit 2

George Armstrong's power play goal at 13:17 of the second period was the fourth and final goal of the game as Toronto Maple Leafs tied Detroit Red Wings, 2-2 at Olympia Stadium.

It was a battle for second place, which Toronto (5-3-2) still holds by one point over Detroit (4-3-3).

Armstrong's goal came after he stole the puck deep in the Detroit zone and buried a shot past Glenn Hall on the glove side.

Sid Smith opened the scoring at 9:46 of the first period after Red Wings gave the puck away between the circles. Tod Sloan found Smith in the high slot, and his wrist shot beat Hall.

Red Wings got goals from two unlikely sources: defenseman Al Arbour and forward Lorne Ferguson, who each notched their first markers of the season.

Ferguson tied the game, 1-1, at 2:04 of the second period and Arbour joined a scramble in front of Leafs goalie Ed Chadwick and slapped the puck through a maze of bodies at 6:31 to put Red Wings in front, 2-1.

The game was mostly a tight-checking affair, though each goalie had to make big saves to keep their team from falling behind.

1st Period
TOR- Smith (Sloan) 9:46

2nd Period
DET- Ferguson (McNeil, Prystai) 2:04
DET- Arbour (Reibel, Dea)  6:31
TOR- Armstrong (unassisted) PPG 13:17

SOG
TOR 6-8-6 = 20
DET 5-10-12 = 27

PP: TOR 1-1; DET 0-4

Goalies
TOR-Chadwick
DET- Hall


Armstrong took advantage of Maple Leafs' only power play of the night