Red Wings at Leafs: Gameday Updates, Line Combinations, Key Match-ups
Line Combinations
Red Wings' Lineup
Forwards
| Dylan Larkin | Henrik Zetterberg | Justin Abdelkader |
| Tomas Tatar | Riley Sheahan | Gustav Nyquist |
| Joakim Andersson | Darren Helm | Teemu Pulkkinen |
| Drew Miller | Luke Glendening | Landon Ferraro |
Defensemen
| Niklas Kronwall | Brendan Smith |
| Danny DeKeyser | Jonathan Ericsson |
| Jakub Kindl | Alexey Marchenko |
Goaltenders
| Petr Mrazek (Starting) |
| Jimmy Howard |
Scratches: Tomas Jurco
Injuries: Johan Franzen, Pavel Datsyuk, Brad Richards, Mike Green, Kyle Quincey
Power-play units:
Tatar-Zetterberg-Nyquist Abdelkader-Kronwall
Pulkkinen-Sheahan-Larkin Helm-Kindl
Maple Leafs' Lineup
Forwards
| James van Riemsdyk | Nazem Kadri | Leo Komarov |
| Shawn Mattias | Tyler Bozak | P.A. Parenteau |
| Daniel Winnik | Nick Spaling | Joffrey Lupul |
| Michael Grabner | Byron Froese | Brad Boyes |
Defensemen
| Jake Gardiner | Dion Phaneuf |
| Matt Hunwick | Morgan Rielly |
| Scott Harrington | Roman Polak |
Goaltenders
| James Reimer |
| Antoine Bibeau |
Fun Facts!
Red Wings all-time record against Toronto: 281-275-93-5
Red Wings goals for per game (GF/G) against Toronto: 2.84
Red Wings goals against per game (GA/G) against Toronto: 2.87
Data provided by hockeyreference.com
Key Match-ups
Special Teams
The Red Wings power-play continues to be impotent, and now would be a great time to find chemistry with players getting healthy, and returning to the lineup. Not having players like Pavel Datsyuk, or Mike Green has affected the efficiency on the man advantage. The Leafs penalty-kill is in the bottom-10, so this is a great chance to pot some goals on the PP.
Dylan Larkin vs. Everyone
Larkin had a great first-career game against the Leafs. I expect the 19-year-old breakout rookie to continue his great play tonight coming off of two back-to-back game-winning goals. Plus, its fun to watch our top prospect perform well against Mike Babcock. Just because.