Maple Leafs aim for third straight home win as the Red Wings skate into Toronto
With five wins in their last eight games, the Detroit Red Wings wrap up a two-game road trip on Friday night in Ontario as they face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first of four games this season between the division rivals. The Leafs posted their first shutout of the season by blanking Boston on Tuesday for their second straight win on home ice behind their sixth ranked defense that is allowing just 2.79 goals per game. Detroit has won five of their last eight games overall and have won four of the last five games against Toronto.
How to Watch Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs:
Game Date: Nov. 8, 2024
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit – BSD
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Leafs winger William Nylander is third in the league with his team-high 10 gpals this season with five of those goals coming in the last five games. Nylander, a first-round selection by Toronto in the 2014 NHL Draft, has scored 40 goals in each of the last two seasons and posted a career-high 98 points for the Maple Leafs last year.
Special teams strengths will be on display as the Red Wings seventh ranked power play will be tested by Toronto’s sixth ranked penalty kill. The Maple Leafs have held their last four opponents scoreless on the man advantage while Detroit has four power play goals in their last three games.
Detroit has won three straight trips to Toronto outscoring the Leafs 14-8 during the winning streak. Prior to that streak, Toronto won nine of 10 meetings at home dating back to 2017.
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