The Detroit Red Wings will play their eighth and final preseason game tonight as they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Red Wings are coming off a 4-3 loss in overtime to the Ottawa Senators last night.
Detroit Red Wings (3-1-2) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (3-1-1)
Date: Saturday, October 5
Time: 7:00 pm
Watch: Detroitredwings.com
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Preseason Top Scorers
Detroit Red Wings
Points: Michael Brandsegg-Nygård – 3
Goals: Marco Kasper – 2
Assists: Dylan Larkin – 2
Toronto Maple Leafs
Points: Nicholas Robertson – 5
Goals: Nicholas Robertson – 5
Assists: John Tavares – 3
Preseason Team Stats
Detroit Red Wings
Power-Play: 10.3
Penalty Kill: 86.2
GF: 2.14
GA: 2.57
Toronto Maple Leafs
Power-Play: 23.5
Penalty Kill: 100.0
GF: 2.40
GA: 2.00
Projected Lines
Detroit Red Wings
At morning skate today the following players were on the ice and are expected to play tonight. Andrew Copp, Michael Rasmussen, Christian Fischer, Joe Veleno, Jonatan Berggren, Austin Watson, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, and Just Holl.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Matthew Knies – Auston Matthews – Mitch Marner
Max Domi – John Tavares – William Nylander
Max Pacioretty – Pontus Holmberg – Bobby McMann
Steven Lorentz – David Kampf – Ryan Reaves
Morgan Reilly – Christopher Tanev
Oliver Ekman-Larrsson – Phillippe Myers
Simon Benoit – Conor Timmins
Goalies
Stats in preseason
Detroit: Ville Husso (1-0-0)
Husso will get the whole game, this preseason he has appeared in two games stopping 58 of the 61 shots he’s faced. This will be his second game of the preseason getting the whole game in net.
Toronto: Joseph Woll (0-0-0) / Anthony Stolarz (2-0-0)
Woll has played in one preseason game entering tonight he has stopped 20 of the 23 shots he’s faced. Stolarz has played in three games as well one against the Red Wings the other night in which he stopped all 30 shots he faced. In his other two games he stopped 24 of the 26 shots he faced.
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Players To Watch
2023-24 stats
Detroit: Austin Watson (2-2-4)
Watson doesn’t light up the score sheet but he’s been fun to watch this preseason with his physical presence. In three games he has a point on an assists, he is a plus two with 15 hits and 27 penalty minutes.
Toronto: Auston Matthews (69-38-107)
It’s hard to not pick Matthews, whenever he is on the ice he’s a gamechanger. Last season in 81 games he had 107 points on 69 goals and 38 assists. This preseason he has played in just one game recording one point on a goal and is a plus one.
Next Up:
Detroit – Regular Season Thursday vs. Pittsburgh @ 7:00 PM
Toronto – Regular Season Wednesday @ Montreal 7:00 PM
