Both teams will be out to build on winning runs when the Detroit Red Wings (11-5-4) welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs (13-5-5) at Little Caesars Arena on Monday. Toronto is coming off a 4-1 win over the Penguins on Saturday, their third straight win.
The Maple Leafs committed only two penalties in the game, holding Pittsburgh without a power play goal. Four players found the net for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews scored and provided two assists to lead the team in scoring. Erik Kallgren saved an impressive 25 of 26 shots (.961%) in the win.
Detroit won their fourth in a row, beating the Coyotes 4-3 (SO) on Friday. Filip Hronek, Andrew Copp, and Jordan Oesterle each scored once for the Red Wings. Ville Husso surrendered three goals on 24 shots (.875%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Maple Leafs won all four games between the teams last season, including a 3-0 victory in their final meeting in April, their seventh straight win against Detroit. Matthews (2G 0A) and William Nylander (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Toronto. Jack Campbell saved 20 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Toronto is averaging 3.00 goals per game for the season, 17th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Red Wings team that is allowing 3.00 goals a game (13th). Meanwhile, Detroit has found the net 3.25 times a game on average, 14th in the league, and the Maple Leafs are holding opponents to 2.57 goals per game (5th).
Detroit averages fewer shots a game (29.3) than most teams in the league, ranking 28th, though the team’s 11.3% shooting percentage is fifth. With an average of 30.7 attempts, Toronto ranks 18th.The Maple Leafs’ 24.32% power play percentage ranks eighth in the league, while the Red Wings are 12th with a conversion rate of 23.29%. In terms of defending power plays, Detroit has the league’s sixth-ranked PK% at 81.97%, while Toronto is 14th at 79.73%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Mitchell Marner and John Tavares have been the top skaters for the Maple Leafs this season with 27 and 25 points. Tavares is among the league leaders with his 12 goals (8th), while Marner is among the league leaders with his 21 assists (4th).
In the net, Ilya Samsonov (6-2-0) is Toronto’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.23 GAA, fourth-best in the league, and a .921% save percentage. Kallgren (2-2-4) leads the Maple Leafs in games played in goal.
He has a GAA of 2.87 and a save percentage of .891%.Dylan Larkin and Dominik Kubalik lead the Red Wings in scoring with 23 and 21 points, respectively.
Larkin has nine goals and 14 assists in 20 games, while Kubalik has nine goals and 12 assists. Husso (9-2-3) has the best goals against average for Detroit at 2.39. He has a save percentage of .919%.
HOME AND AWAY
Toronto is pursuing a sixth straight win on the road this season. Detroit is 7-2-2 at home this season.
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Toronto Maple Leafs (-155)
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