NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 4/17/2025

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Detroit Red Wings (39-35-7, 85 Points) at Toronto Maple Leafs (51-26-4, 106 Pts)

Venue: Scotiabank Arena 
Date: Thursday, April 17
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/SN/FDSN DETX
Radio:
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM
Toronto – Sportsnet 590 AM The FAN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Detroit: +1.5 ML +114
Toronto: -1.5 ML -135
O/U 5.5

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Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings enter their final game of the 2024-25 season. They are riding a three-game winning streak and have won five of their last seven. The Red Wings in their last seven are averaging 3.4 goals per game while allowing an average of three goals per game.

Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs have won four straight and eight of their last nine games entering tonight. They are averaging 3.1 goals per game while allowing an average of 1.3 goals per game. They are locked into the playoffs and will face the Ottawa Senators.

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Berggren-Larkin-Raymond
DeBrincat-Kasper-Kane
Rasmussen-Compher-Tarasenko
Smith-Motte-Watson

Edvinsson-Seider
Chiarot-Petry
Holl-Johansson

Mrazek
Lyon

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Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines

Knies-Matthews-Marner
Domi-Tavares-Nylander
McMann-Holmberg-Robertson
Lorentz-Laughton-Jarnkrok

Benoit-Tanev
Rielly-Myers
Mermis-Carlo

Stolarz
Woll

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Players To Watch:

Detroit Red Wings

Dylan Larkin this season has 70 points on 30 goals and 40 assists. He’s faced the Maple Leafs 31 times in his career, recording 30 points on 14 goals and 16 assists. He has a goal and two assists in three meetings this season.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Auston Matthews this season has 77 points on 32 goals and 45 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings 25 times in his career, recording 33 points on 18 goals and 15 assists; in his lone matchup against them this season, he scored a goal.

Injury Report:

Detroit Red Wings

LW Carter Mazur – IR  
C Andrew Copp – IR
D Erik Gustafsson – Out
LW Elmer Soderblom – Out

Toronto Maple Leafs

LW Max Pacioretty – IR
D Jani Hakanpaa – IR
D Jake McCabe – DTD
C David Kampf – DTD
D Oliver Ekman-Larsson – DTD

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