TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (11-10-4 – 26 Points) vs.
DETROIT RED WINGS (7-16-3 – 17 Points)
NOVEMBER 27, 2019 ▪ 7:00 PM EST
LITTLE CAESARS ARENA (DETROIT, MI) ▪
TV: SPORTSNET ▪ RADIO: TSN 1050
MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus DETROIT
| ALL-TIME RECORD: | 291-281-93-5 (670 Games) |
| ALL-TIME ON THE ROAD: | 117-173-46-2 (338 Games) |
| 2019-20: | 1-0-0 |
| LAST FIVE: | 3-0-2 |
| LAST 10: | 7-1-2 |
MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus DETROIT
| GAMES PLAYED: | Morgan Rielly (25), John Tavares (23), Jason Spezza (22) |
| GOALS: | Auston Matthews (10), John Tavares (9), Jason Spezza (8) |
| ASSISTS: | John Tavares (23), Morgan Rielly (10), Jason Spezza (8) |
| POINTS: | John Tavares (32), Auston Matthews (16), Jason Spezza (16) |
| PENALTY MINUTES: | Mitch Marner (10), Jason Spezza (10), Jake Muzzin (9) |
MAPLE LEAFS – RED WINGS TEAM STATS
| TORONTO | DETROIT | |
| GOALS FOR (Rank): | 80 (t-7th) | 59 (t-29th) |
| GOALS AGAINST (Rank): | 83 (t-26th) | 97 (31st) |
| POWER PLAY [%] (Rank): | 14/76 [18.4%] (t-19th) | 11/81 [13.6%] (28th) |
| PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank): | 62/84 [73.8%] (25th) | 61/83 [73.5%] (27th) |
| SHOTS (Rank): | 824 (6th) | 759 (t-17th) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank): | 1282 (1st) | 1026 (22nd) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank): | 53.5% (3rd) | 47.5% (24th) |
| FACEOFF % (Rank): | 53.1% (2nd) | 49.3% (20th) |
MAPLE LEAFS – RED WINGS NOTES
| FIRST MATCHUP BETWEEN CLUBS: | January 4, 1927 at Detroit (Toronto 2, Detroit Cougars 1) |
| ALL-TIME RECORD: | 291-281-93-5 (670 Games) |
| ALL-TIME RECORD AT HOME: | 174-108-47-3 (332 Games) |
| ALL-TIME RECORD ON THE ROAD: | 117-173-46-2 (338 Games) |
| LAST WIN VS. OPPONENT ON THE ROAD: | Oct. 12, 2019 (Toronto 5, Detroit 2) |
MAPLE LEAFS MILESTONES vs. RED WINGS
| Trevor Moore | First NHL game (December 23, 2018 vs. DET) First NHL point (Assist) (December 23, 2018 vs. DET) |
| Jake Muzzin | 100th NHL game (January 18, 2014 (LAK) at DET) First game as a Maple Leaf (February 1, 2019 at DET) |
| Morgan Rielly | 100th NHL game (December 10, 2013 at DET) 100th NHL assist (October 18, 2017 vs. DET) |
| Nick Shore | First Maple Leaf goal (October 12, 2019 at DET) |
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
| CATEGORY | LEADER |
| GOALS | 16 (Matthews) |
| ASSISTS | 14 (Marner, Matthews, Rielly) |
| POINTS | 30 (Matthews) |
| POWER PLAY POINTS | 8 (Matthews) |
| SHORTHANDED POINTS | 2 (Kapanen) |
| PIMs | 18 (Kerfoot, Rielly) |
| SHOTS | 91 (Matthews) |
| FACEOFF WIN% | 57.7% (Matthews) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % | 62.9% (Petan) |
| BLOCKED SHOTS | 50 (Ceci) |
| TAKEAWAYS | 24 (Marner) |
| HITS | 55 (Muzzin) |
| TOI PER GAME | 24:58 (Rielly) |
| PP TOI PER GAME | 3:14 (Marner) |
| SH TOI PER GAME | 3:29 (Ceci) |
MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES
| Frederik Andersen | – Is 5-2-0 on the road this season with a 2.42 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage. – Has an 8-0-1 record with a .919 save percentage and a 2.53 goals-against average in nine career games against Detroit.- Tied for the NHL lead in wins (11).- Fourth in the NHL in saves (553) and tied for fifth in even-strength saves (440). |
| Tyson Barrie | – Tied for eighth among NHL defencemen in shots on goal (65). – Tied for fifth among NHL defencemen in points (2-2-4; 3 GP) since November 19. |
| Cody Ceci | – Tied for 12th among NHL skaters in blocked shots (50).- Fourth among NHL skaters in shorthanded time on ice (87:02). |
| Frederik Gauthier | – Has won 58.1 percent (79 won, 57 lost) of his defensive zone faceoffs. |
| Justin Holl | – Tied for the Maple Leafs lead in shifts per game since November 23 at Pittsburgh (31 shifts/game; 4 GP).- Has a 5-on-5 unblocked shot attempt percentage of 54.9 percent, which leads all Maple Leafs defencemen. |
| Zach Hyman | – Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 58.2 percent, which ranks second among Toronto skaters. – Averaging 18:26 per game in ice time through six games since returning from injury. |
| Kasperi Kapanen | – Leads the Maple Leafs in goals on the road (5) and is tied for the team lead for points on the road this season with 10 (5-5-9) in 12 road games.- Has five career goals and seven career points in 10 games against Detroit, which are his highest goal and point totals against a single opponent. |
| Auston Matthews | – Tied for fourth among NHL skaters in goals (16).- Third among NHL skaters in even-strength goals (11).- Seventh in the NHL in shots on goal (91).- Has 16 points (10 goals, 6 assists) in 12 career games against the Red Wings. |
| Ilya Mikheyev | – Tied for the NHL lead in shorthanded shots on goal (10).- Leads all NHL rookies in shots on goal (61).- Ranks second among Maple Leaf skaters in shots on goal (16) over the last five games. |
| Jake Muzzin | – Tied for fifth among NHL defencemen in even-strength assists (9).- Tied for 17th among NHL skaters in shifts per game (28.2).- One of six NHL defencemen and 16 NHL skaters to have registered at least 50 hits (55) and at least 50 shots on goal (50). |
| William Nylander | – Has nine points (4 goals, 5 assists) in 14 career games against the Red Wings.- Has recorded 10 points (5 goals, 5 assists) in 11 games during the month of November.- Leads the Maple Leafs in shots on goal (17) over the last five games. |
| Nic Petan | – Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 62.9 percent (129 for, 76 against) through 10 games, which is the highest percentage among NHLers who have appeared in at least 10 games. |
| Morgan Rielly | – Tied for 15th among NHL defencemen in points (3-14-17).- Tied for ninth among NHL defencemen in even-strength points (3-9-12).- Ninth among NHL skaters in TOI per game (24:58).- Eighth among NHL skaters in shifts per game (29.1). |
| John Tavares | – Has recorded 32 points (9 goals, 23 assists) in 23 career games against the Red Wings, which is the second-highest point total against Detroit since 2009-10 when Tavares entered the League. – Has four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in five games against Atlantic Division opposition this season.- Ranks second among NHLers who have appeared in less than 20 games (18) in faceoffs won (180).- Leads the Maple Leafs in power play faceoffs won (56.9% – 41 won, 31 lost). |
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
| Tyson Barrie | Has goals (2) in two consecutive games and points (2-3-5) in four consecutive games. |
| Pierre Engvall | Has points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games. |
| Auston Matthews | Has goals (2) and points (2-1-3) in two consecutive games. |
| Jake Muzzin | Has assists (2) in two consecutive games. |
| William Nylander | Has assists (2) in two consecutive games. |
UPCOMING MILESTONES
| Frederik Andersen | Five wins from 200 career NHL wins. |
| Morgan Rielly | Five games from 500 career NHL games. |
| John Tavares | Two assists from 400 career NHL assists. |
RECENT MILESTONES
| John Tavares | 100th game as a Maple Leaf (November 23 at Colorado) |
INJURY REPORT
| Mitch Marner (Ankle) | On injured reserve. |
| Trevor Moore (Shoulder) | On injured reserve. |
| Man Games Lost: 53 |
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
| November 25 | Recalled goaltender Michael Hutchinson from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).Loaned goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo to the Toronto Marlies. |
RED WINGS NOTES
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Danny DeKeyser – Lower Body (18 / Oct. 23)
Trevor Daley – Lower Body (14 / Nov. 4)
Justin Abdelkader – Upper Body (10 / Nov. 12)
Adam Erne – Hand (7 / Nov. 23)
Mike Green – Upper Body (7 / Nov. 21)
Anthony Mantha – Lower Body (1 / Nov. 24)
Total Man Games Lost: 96
Individual Man Games Lost:
Luke Glendening (11), Jonathan Ericsson (8), Patrik Nemeth (5), Frans Nielsen (4), Givani Smith (3), Andreas Athanasiou (2), Filip Hronek (2), Dennis Cholowski (1), Darren Helm (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
11/20 – Recalled C Christoffer Ehn and D Joe Hicketts from Grand Rapids…Placed RW Givani Smith on IR retroactive to 11/14 11/22 – Removed RW Givani Smith from IR and assigned him to Grand Rapids
11/23 – Assigned D Joe Hicketts to Grand Rapids…Removed D Patrik Nemeth from IR
11/24 – Recalled RW Filip Zadina from Grand Rapids…Placed D Mike Green on IR .
RED WINGS vs. MAPLE LEAFS TONIGHT: 671st all-time meeting, 339th in DET…2nd of 4 games this season, 2nd of 2 at LCA
ALL-TIME vs. TOR: 286-284-93-7 / HOME: 175-113-46-4 / LAST 10: 3-6-1 / IN 2018-19: 2-1-1 /
THIS SEASON: 0-1
DET top scorers vs. TOR: Mike Green (5-20-25 in 42 GP), Frans Nielsen (10-8-18 in 40 GP), Dylan Larkin (6-7-13 in 16 GP), Justin Abdelkdaer (5-4-9 in 23 GP), Valtteri Filppula (4-5-9 in 26 GP)
TOR top scorers vs. DET: John Tavares (9-23-32 in 23 GP), Auston Matthews (10-6-16 in 12 GP), Jason Spezza (8-8-16 in 22 GP), Morgan Reilly (4-10-14 in 25 GP), Mitchell Marner (4-5-9 in 13 GP)
FIRSTS: Mike Green scored his 1st NHL goal on 2/3/06 vs. TOR (with WSH)…Darren Helm recorded his 1st career hat trick on 3/29/14 at TOR…Dylan Larkin scored in his NHL debut on 10/9/15 vs. TOR…Filip Hronek had his 1st NHL assist/point on 10/11/18 vs. TOR…Christoffer Ehn had his 1st NHL assist/point (10/11/18 vs. TOR) and goal (12/23/18 at TOR) against TOR.
NOTES: DET G Jonathan Bernier spent 3 seasons in TOR, compiling a 59-68-17 record, 2.81 GAA, 0.915 save percentage and six shutouts in 151 games from 2013-16…Injured DET D Trevor Daley grew up in Toronto, where he played in his 1,000th NHL game on 12/23/18…TOR F Auston Matthews (2013-15) and F Nick Shore (2008-10) are graduates of the U.S. NTDP in Ann Arbor/Plymouth, MI…TOR F Zach Hyman was Dylan Larkin’s linemate at the University of Michigan in 2014-15 and totaled 89 points (35-54-89) in 151 games at the school from 2011-15…TOR F Jason Spezza started his pro career with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins by skating in 3 playoff games in 2001-02…TOR president Brendan Shanahan won three Stanley Cups with DET and amassed 633 points (309-324633) in 716 games from 1996-06…TOR assistant coach Jim Hiller played at Northern Michigan University (1989-92) and for DET (21 games in 1992-93) before serving as an assistant coach for DET in 2014-15.
RECENT RECAPS Nov. 24 vs. CAR – 2-0 L DET’s winless skid extended to 6 (0-4-2) as it was shut out for the 3rd time this season…DET had 1 PP, matching a season low (4 times, MR: 11/14 at LA)…DET’s 19 shots equaled a season low (also 11/10 vs. VGK)…Jimmy Howard stopped 34-of-35 shots for a season-best 0.971 SV%…Filip Zadina made his DET season debut, registering 3 shot attempts in 15:04 TOI in his 10th career NHL game.
Nov. 23 at NJ – 5-1 L Taro Hirose scored for the 2nd time in his last 3 games…Madison Bowey assisted on Hirose’s goal, which gives him the most productive 8-game stretch of his NHL career with 6 points (1-5-6) since Nov. 8…Anthony Mantha exited the game in the 1st period with a lower-body injury…Dylan McIlrath logged his 1st fighting major with DET in a 3rd-period scrap with Wayne Simmonds…Patrik Nemeth returned to the lineup after missing 5 games with an infected cut, logging 23:16 time on ice with 2 hits and 2 blocked shots.
Nov. 21 at CBJ – 5-4 L Robby Fabbri notched his 8th point (3-5-8) in his 7th game with DET…Filip Hronek skated a DET season-high 27:18 TOI…Frans Nielsen skated in his 250th game with DET and recorded his 1st point of the season with an assist.
TURKEY TRADITION Since the Red Wings moved from Olympia to Joe Louis Arena in December 1979, it has hosted a Thanksgiving Eve game in 31 of 37 seasons (including tonight but excluding 3 seasons that were shortened/canceled due to work stoppages).
DET has played on the night prior to Thanksgiving each year since 1991, counting road games on 4 occasions. DET’s record when they host a home game on this night is 19-8-1-2, beginning with the 1980-81 season when a home game on this night became a near annual occasion (DET had only hosted a Thanksgiving Eve game in 3 of the previous 10 seasons prior to that).
EARLY RETURNS With 8 points (3-5-8) in his 1st 9 games with DET, Robby Fabbri has a chance to become one of the team’s most productive trade acquisitions in recent history. Since 1995-96, only 3 players have produced more points in their 1st 10 games (regular-season and playoffs) with DET than Fabbri after being acquired via trade.
The view from left field 