Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, the Detroit Red Wings (10-4-5, 25 points) and Toronto Maple Leafs (10-8-2, 22 points) face-off live from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The game can be live streamed here. Detroit fans can hear all of the action on 97.1 The Ticket while Toronto fans can do the same on TSN 1050.
Detroit has won two straight games and will look to make it a third while Toronto snapped a three-game skid last time out and will look to win two consecutive matches. The Red Wings have beaten the Maple Leafs twice this season, including a 1-0 victory in overtime in their most recent meeting on Oct. 18.
The Red Wings are starting to feel confident in their all-around game at this point in the season.
"We're still trying to shoot the pucks and trying to create lots of offense," said Tomas Tatar, who has four goals and two assists in the last four games, according to NHL.com. "We're really happy right now the puck is finding the net and we just have to keep shooting."
Henrik Zetterberg has paced Detroit with 17 points off of four goals and 13 assists while Justin Abdelkader has six tallies and eight helpers for 14 points and Johan Franzen has found the back of the net six times and added seven assists for 13 points.
The Maple Leafs are looking to put up a consistent effort as the team has alternated winning and losing streaks throughout the early portion of the campaign.
"A lot of it had to do with us just working smart, it wasn't that we weren't working hard," defenseman Cody Franson told NHL.com. "When we work smart, it really shows.
Phil Kessel leads the Leafs with 23 points off of 11 goals and 12 assists while James van Riemsdyk (nine markers, eight helpers) and Tyler Bozak (six goals, 11 assists) each have 17 points.
In net, Toronto is likely to turn to Jonathan Bernier, who is 6-5-2 with a 2.66 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage.
Detroit is probable to counter with Jimmy Howard in the crease and he is 8-3-4 with a 1.97 GAA and a .924 save percentage.
The Red Wings and Maple Leafs meet for the third time this season live from the Air Canada Centre tonight in Toronto.
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