Detroit Red Wings @ Toronto Maple Leafs
02:00 PM at Scotiabank Arena
Watch on: Prime, FDSNDET

The Leafs last game was away on October 11 against the Detroit Red Wings, which Toronto lost by a score of 6-3 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 1-1-0 for a 0.500 Points %. The Red Wings have the same record.

Them

We just saw this team play, so there's not a lot new here. JvR is thought to be making his debut on the fourth line but no changes are planed for the defence.

Lines

Ansar Khan via Daily Faceoff

Emmitt Finnie - Dylan Larkin - Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat - Marco Kasper - Patrick Kane
Andrew Copp - J.T. Compher - Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
James van Riemsdyk - Michael Rasmussen - Mason Appleton

Ben Chiarot - Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson - Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Albert Johansson - Jacob Bernard-Docker

Cam Talbot - confirmed starter
John Gibson

Us

The Leafs were never going to switch up the lineup after the opening night win, so a helpful loss in Detroit opened the door for Easton Cowan's NHL debut. I wasn't expecting the door to open this wide, however.

The opportunity is here to easily swap in Calle Järnkrok onto the top line if Cowan isn't working there but Matieas Maccelli is working out on line two.

I think that third line, exactly in that formation, did two things last year: it was horrible, and it helped make Bobby McMann look like he was underperforming offensively as well as defensively. In short: I hate it. I do not at all believe Craig Berube thinks it's lovely, but his fourth line dynamic duo is injured, what is he supposed to do?

Steven Lorentz is listed as day-to-day right now with no details or clarity on a return time although he did skate this morning.

Easton Cowan was supposed to start his NHL career being the energy cell on that fourth line. Max Domi was supposed to be a winger this year in the top six. The third line was supposed to be all new and functional with Nic Roy as the centre.

There's no supposed to in hockey, I guess.

This is game one of a back-to-back for the Leafs, so they likely will play Cayden Primeau tomorrow against the Preds.

Lines

Terry Koshan via Daily Faceoff

Matthew Knies - Auston Matthews - Easton Cowan
Matias Maccelli - John Tavares - William Nylander
Nicholas Robertson - Max Domi - Bobby McMann
Dakota Joshua - Nicolas Roy - Calle Järnkrok

Morgan Rielly - Brandon Carlo
Jake McCabe - Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit - Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Anthony Stolarz confirmed starter
Cayden Primeau

The Game

Games at weird times are hard to focus on, but focus they must, and think fast.

Go Leafs Go.

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