Toronto Maple Leafs (8-5-2, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (8-5-3, third in the Atlantic Division)
Friday, 2 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Maple Leafs -165, Red Wings +138; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Detroit Red Wings in a matchup within the Atlantic Division Friday.
Detroit has an 8-5-3 record overall and a 3-2-2 record in Atlantic Division play. The Red Wings have an 8-2-2 record in games they score three or more goals.
Toronto is 8-5-2 overall with a 3-3-1 record in Atlantic Division play. The Maple Leafs have scored 53 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 10th in the league.
The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew Copp has scored five goals with two assists for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
Auston Matthews has 13 goals and six assists for the Maple Leafs. William Nylander has scored six goals with seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 3-4-3, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.9 assists, 4.6 penalties and 10.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
Maple Leafs: 5-3-2, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.9 penalties and 10.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Red Wings: Austin Czarnik: day to day (lower body), Matt Luff: out (upper body).
Maple Leafs: Conor Timmins: out (lower-body), Matt Murray: out (hip), Timothy Liljegren: out (lower-body), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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