Craig Berube on Easton Cowan's learning curve after a lost battle in OT vs. Detroit: "It's normal for a young guy... He has to get stronger and make better decisions at times"

"Pretty even game. I thought we had a lot of chances in the first two periods, and we couldn't get it by him. They made a pretty good push in the third. Both goalies were really good tonight. That's what I saw. You can work on it, but it is about video and what we're doing. [Cowan] just got overpowered there at the end, and they ended up scoring on it."

"I thought he made some really good plays tonight. He does good things, and then there are things he has to do better. It's a typical young player in the league. There are plays where he has to recognize that there is nothing there and make a strong play. But he makes plays, and he made some good plays again tonight. It's normal for a young guy, where he's at. He has to get stronger and make better decisions at times."

"Lower body right now. I'll know more tomorrow after they've evaluated him and we see where he's at. A lot. We all know how well he has played and what he provides for our team. We lost him early tonight, and I thought our five D competed extremely hard. It is hard playing 58 minutes with five D."

The Maple Leafs lost 2-1 in overtime to the Detroit Red Wings, dropping their record to 24-17-9. The game was even, with many chances in the first two periods and a strong push by Detroit in the third. Both goalies played very well, and Joseph Woll made 39 saves, including key stops on the power play. Oliver Ekman-Larsson exited early with a lower-body issue and the team played long minutes with five defensemen. Easton Cowan showed promising plays but also displayed typical young-player decision and strength limitations. Scott Laughton's line contributed a goal and performed well defensively.

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