NHL Preseason Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings with Projected Line Combinations 10/4/2025

Toronto Maple Leafs (2-2-1) at Detroit Red Wings (4-3-0)

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Saturday, October 4
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+

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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs lost to the Red Wings 3-1 on Thursday night. Their lone goal came from Auston Matthews. Anthony Stolarz stopped 39 of the 41 shots he faced.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings beat Toronto in their last game, 3-1. The goal scorers in the win were Emmitt Finnie, Dylan Larkin, and Alex DeBrincat. Cam Talbot stopped 18 of the 19 shots he faced.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines

Robertson-Haymes-Jarnkrok
Lettieri-Quillan-Cowan
Barbolini-Shaw-A.Nylander
Pezzetta-Pare-Boyd

Benoit– Mermis
Thrun-Myers
Webber-Benning

Hildeby
Reimer

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Finnie-Larkin-Raymond 
DeBrincat–Kasper–Kane
Copp-Compher-Brandsegg Nygard
Soderblom-Rasmussen-Appleton

Chiarot-Seider
Edvinson-Johansson
Gustafsson-Sandin Pelikka

Gibson
Talbot

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Players To Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs

Jacob Quillan, last season, in one game for the Maple Leafs, didn’t record a point. In 67 games for the Marlies in the AHL recorded 37 points on 18 goals and 19 assists. He was a plus-seven with three power-play goals, a shorthanded goal, and two game-winning goals.

Detroit Red Wings

Emmitt Finnie, in 55 games for Kamloops Blazers, recorded 84 points on 37 goals and 47 assists; he was even in plus/minus. In ten games for the Grand Rapids Griffins in the AHL, he had five points on a goal and four assists. Finnie finished as a minus-four.

Next Up

Toronto – October 8 vs. Montreal Canadiens
Detroit: October 9 vs. Montreal Canadiens

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