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17-15-5 - W2
Toronto Maple Leafs
22-14-3 - L1
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit - Little Caesars Arena
December 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM - PREGAME
Atlantic / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
TOR
1
R
William Nylander
14G - 27A
(41P)
2
C
John Tavares
15G - 18A
(33P)
3
L
Matthew Knies
9G - 24A
(33P)
4
C
Auston Matthews
15G - 11A
(26P)
5
D
Morgan Rielly
5G - 20A
(25P)
TOR Injuries
Nylander, William
Lower Body
Day to Day
Nylander won't return to Saturday's game against the Ottawa Senators after sustaining a lower-body injury.
Dec 28, 2025
Rifai, Marshall
Wrist
Day to Day
Rifai (wrist) was reassigned to AHL Toronto on a conditioning assignment Thursday.
Jan 1, 2026
Carlo, Brandon
Foot
Day to Day
Carlo (foot) was on the ice before Saturday's morning skate, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.
Jan 3, 2026
Stolarz, Anthony
Upper Body
Day to Day
Stolarz (upper body) is expected to see a specialist after head coach Craig Berube told reporters Tuesday, 'He's not making the progress that we thought he would make,' Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.
Jan 3, 2026
Mermis, Dakota
Lower Body
Day to Day
Mermis (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, retroactive to Dec. 8.
Jan 10, 2026
Trades
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DET
1
L
Lucas Raymond
11G - 30A
(41P)
2
R
Alex DeBrincat
20G - 20A
(40P)
3
C
Dylan Larkin
20G - 16A
(36P)
4
D
Moritz Seider
6G - 23A
(29P)
5
R
Patrick Kane
6G - 17A
(23P)
DET Injuries
Kane, Patrick
Upper Body
Day to Day
Kane (upper body) won't play Saturday versus Carolina, per the NHL media site.
Dec 28, 2025
Buium, Shai
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Buium (undisclosed) was placed on the injured non-roster list Thursday.
Jan 1, 2026
Trades
Atlantic
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Goaltending
TOR
6-5-1
3.51 GAA
88.4% SV
DET
12-8-1
3.07 GAA
89.1% SV
TOR
2-5-3
2.96 GAA
91.1% SV
DET
10-6-2
3.00 GAA
88.7% SV
TOR
7-4-1
2.73 GAA
91.5% SV
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TOR
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
100.0% SV
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Goaltenders
TOR
17-15-5
GAA: 3.38
SV%: 0.893
vs
DET
22-14-3
GAA: 3.21
SV%: 0.884