The Toronto Maple Leafs face the Detroit Red Wings with both teams looking to build off of promising seasons. The Maple Leafs have a 26-9-7 record and with three wins in a row are in second place in the Atlantic Division while the Red Wings have a 17-15-7 record and are in the middle of the division. Both teams look to improve in the division and the Eastern Conference and the upcoming game looks to be a good one as a result.
The Maple Leafs are having a great season with their offense stepping up and scoring 3.44 goals per game. Mitch Marner, William Nylander, and Auston Matthews have scored 57 goals and 84 assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense has also stepped up. John Tavares, Michael Bunting, and Calle Jarnkrok have combined for 41 goals and 48 assists while defenseman Morgan Rielly, has added 19 assists from the point to help open up the offense.
The offense has been great but the defense has also stepped up, allowing only 2.61 goals per game. Mark Giordano and Justin Holl have combined for 5.0 defensive point shares and 149 blocked shots while Morgan Rielly, Timothy Liljegren, and Rasmus Sandin have combined for 5.0 defensive point shares to add depth to the unit. In addition, goaltender Ilya Samsonov has been great with a .916 save percentage and a 2.29 goals-against average on 431 sho ts.