Marner naturally scores a hat trick, the Maple Leafs cruise past the Red Wings

Detroit (13-18-4) has lost four in a row. Cam Talbot made 16 saves on 21 shots before being replaced by Alex Lyon in the third period. Lyon stopped the two shots he faced.

“From a coaching perspective, it was exciting to be back there, but we’ve got work to do — that’s pretty clear,” said McLellan, who replaced Derek Lalonde on Thursday. “This game gives us a road map – we know where we want to start in training tomorrow.

“You don’t have to be a hockey expert to see some of our pass coverages, and parts of the play in the D-zone need fixing.”

Toronto took a 1-0 lead at 2:29 when Kampf scored his first goal of the season and 44th of his career in his 500th NHL game.

Marner made it 2-0 at 8:16, one-timer Tavares’ blind between-the-legs pass for his 11th goal of the season.

“The way the play developed, I was pretty sure he was going to be there,” Tavares said. “I just wanted to make a quick play before they could reset the defense.”

Marner put Toronto ahead 3-0 at 19:28, scoring on a cross-ice William Nylander pass with Lucas Raymond in the penalty box.

“It’s great to get a hat-trick, but the first two goals only came because of great passes from my teammates,” Marner said. “I’m just trying to find some quiet ice and take advantage of the chances they give.”

Marner completed his natural hat trick at 16:23 of the second period, tipping Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s shot past Talbot.