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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Tuesday, December 22, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

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Detroit Red WingsDetroitRed WingsHome

DSN · SN

Game preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday, December 22, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN and SN.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Maple Leafs

First game of a road trip.

  1. 122026-12-12: vs VGK
  2. 132026-12-13: vs ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 142026-12-14: no game
  4. 152026-12-15: at MIN
  5. 162026-12-16: no game
  6. 172026-12-17: at NJD
  7. 182026-12-18: no game
  8. 192026-12-19: vs TBL
  9. 202026-12-20: no game
  10. 212026-12-21: vs WSH
  11. 222026-12-22: at DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~207 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~207 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Red Wings

Another game at home.

  1. 122026-12-12: vs FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 132026-12-13: no game
  3. 142026-12-14: no game
  4. 152026-12-15: vs LAK
  5. 162026-12-16: no game
  6. 172026-12-17: at WSH
  7. 182026-12-18: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 192026-12-19: no game
  9. 202026-12-20: vs TBL
  10. 212026-12-21: no game
  11. 222026-12-22: vs TOR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Toronto Maple LeafsMaple LeafsTue, Oct 13 at UTA
  1. L1Roslovic#96Matthews#34Marchenko#86
    9:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewPaul#20McKenna#92Sissons#15
    6:09 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewTavares#91Nylander#88Cowan#53
    5:53 together at 5v5
  1. D1McCabe#22Raddysh#43
    12:12 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewRielly#44Stecher#28
    5:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewEkman-Larsson#95Blankenburg#3
    3:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tavares CMatthews CNylander RMarchenko RRaddysh D3:07
  2. 2McKenna LRoslovic CCowan RRielly DBlankenburg D0:23

Penalty kill

  1. 1Sissons CBlueger CMcCabe DStecher D1:31
  2. 2Paul LDuhaime LEkman-Larsson DStecher D0:29
Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TORDET

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

TOR 47% (2nd most shuffled)DET 66% (14th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

TOR 1:29 left (3rd latest · 9 pulls)DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TOR 45.8s (4th shortest)DET 47.4s (10th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

TOR 26% (7th least often)DET 28% (13th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series