NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 11/8/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday while the Maple Leafs are coming off a 4-0 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.  

Detroit Red Wings (6-5-1, 13 Points) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (7-5-2, 16 Points)

When: Friday, November 8
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Lucas Raymond – 12
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 8
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 11

Toronto Maple Leafs

Points: Mitch Marner – 16
Goals: William Nylander – 10
Assists Mitch Marner – 14

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 25.0 (7)
Penalty Kill: 69.4 (29)
GF: 2.75 (22)
GA: 3.00 (11)
Faceoff: 50.5 (15)

Toronto Maple Leafs

Power-Play: 14.9 (26)
Penalty Kill: 86.0 (6)
GF: 3.07 (17)
GA: 2.79 (6)
Faceoff: 55.7 (1)

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Patrick Kane  
Andrew Copp – J.T. Compher – Lucas Raymond
Jonatan Berggren – Marco Kasper – Vladimir Tarasenko
Michael Rasmussen – Joe Veleno – Christian Fischer
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Justin Holl
Erik Gustafsson – Albert Johansson

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Matthew Knies – Max Domi – Mitch Marner
Max Pacioretty – John Tavares – William Nylander
Bobby McMann – Pontus Holmberg – Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz – David Kampf – Ryan Reaves
Morgan Reilly – Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Jake McCabe – Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit – Conor Timmins

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Cam Talbot (4-1-1, 2.45 GAA)

Talbot this season is 4-1-1 with a 2.45 goals against average and a .929 save percentage, he got the start on Wednesday picking up the win by stopping 28 of the 29 shots he faced. Earlier this season he lost to the Rangers giving up five goals on 19 shots.  

Toronto: Anthony Stolarz (5-2-2, 2.12 GAA) 

Stolarz gets the start, he is 5-2-2 with a 2.12 goals against average and a .928 save percentage, his last start came on Tuesday and he got the win stopping all 29 shots he faced. In his career against the Red Wings he is 1-0-0 in his lone start he stopped all 28 shots he faced.

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Dylan Larkin (8-2-10)

Larkin this season has ten points coming on eight goals and two assists. In his career, he’s faced Toronto 28 times recording 27 points on 13 goals and 14 assists. Last season in three games he had four points on two goals and two assists.

Toronto: John Tavares (5-6-11)

Tavares this season has 11 points on five goals and six assists. In his career against the Red Wings, he’s played in 36 games recording 50 points on 18 goals and 32 assists. Last season in three games he had four points on two goals and two assists.

Head to Head

The Red Wings last season went 2-1-0 against the Maple Leafs outscoring them 11-9, in their last ten Detroit is 4-6-0 and has been outscored 40-34 in that span.

Next Up

Detroit: vs. New York Rangers – Saturday
Toronto: vs. Montreal Canadiens – Saturday

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