The best tweets from a wild final 25 minutes at the Centennial Classic
There's nothing like an outdoor NHL game on New Year's Day. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings proved it again.
The two Original Six clubs took part in the Centennial Classic on Sunday, the first outdoor game hosted in Toronto, as the Leafs and the NHL celebrated the team's centennial season. After a slow start, the contest at BMO Field had some finish.
Detroit led 1-0 after 40 mostly boring minutes, but the third period brought action. Tons of it.
The Maple Leafs went up 4-1, only to watch Detroit roar back in the final minutes, eventually tying up the game with 1.1 seconds to play.
Prized rookie Auston Matthews, who scored Toronto's fourth goal, added No. 5 - his 20th of the season - to win it for the Maple Leafs in overtime.
Here are the best reaction from a frantic final 25 minutes:
Poetry. #CentennialClassic
- Kathryn Tappen (@KathrynTappen) January 1, 2017
Going to be a lot of boys named Auston born in Toronto in 2017.
- Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) January 1, 2017
Rielly: "You don't want to call it a storybook but... you may as well right?"
- James Mirtle (@mirtle) January 2, 2017
Hey @MapleLeafs fans...anyone still wish the Blue & White picked Patrik Laine over @AM34? #FutureCaptain #icewaterinhisveins #mapleleafs
- Jeff Domet (@jeffdomet) January 1, 2017
NHL Goal Leaders:
- Bucci Mane (@Buccigross) January 1, 2017
1 Sidney Crosby 26
2 Jeff Carter 20
3 Auston Matthews 20 pic.twitter.com/zcjGgLvElw
that was an incredible 25 minutes of hockey that came immediately after one of the most boring 40 minutes i've ever seen
- dom " (@omgitsdomi) January 1, 2017
Wow, tough to beat that game. Auston Matthews is the real deal. @nhl
- Drew Storen (@DrewStoren) January 2, 2017
Auston Matthews is your rookie scoring leader after 36 games
- Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) January 1, 2017
Matthews now has twice as many goals as any #Canucks. Nux need a Matthews
- Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff) January 1, 2017
Austins Powers!!!!! Wow. Leafs win 5th in a row.
- David Amber (@DavidAmber) January 1, 2017
Auston Matthews in overtime. His first ever outdoor game.
- Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) January 1, 2017
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