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With their losing-streak reaching 6 games, and the team now on the outside of the playoff picture looking in, the Toronto Maple Leafs hope to shake out of their slump when they visit Detroit to take on the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday night (7:00PM ET, CBC).
Toronto blew yet another lead in their game against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night in a 3-1 loss, sending much of Leaf Nation into concern over the team's performance of late. The Leafs, once sitting snug in 4th place in the Eastern Conference, now find themselves trying to get back into the playoffs after going 2-9 in their last 11 games, with 4 of those losses suffered at the hands of the Bruins.
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Since their last loss, Paul Maurice has called for leadership and responsibility from the rest of the team who he sees as ducking under the shelter of the more well-known Maple Leafs.
The Leafs are 13-12-5 after 30 games, falling to 9th in the Eastern Conference and just 1 point above the Boston Bruins for last in the Northeast Division.
Darcy Tucker leads the team in goals with 17, and the league with 13 on the Powerplay. He also leads the team in points with 26 in 30 games.
Andrew Raycroft has a Goals Against Average of 2.93, and sits at a .900 Save Percentage.
The Red Wings remain at home after defeating the St. Louis Blues, also on Thursday night. Down 3-0 in the game, Detroit scored 3 straight goals, and added 1 more in Overtime to defeat the Blues 4-3 after a goal by Pavel Datsyuk. Datsyuk was having a slow start to the season, but seems to be turning it on as of late.
Related Topic: http://www.hockeyforum.com/detroit-red-wings/4982-datsyuk-caps-wings-comeback-over-blues.html
Goaltender Dominik Hasek's solid performance in net for the Red Wings this year has so far been one of the undetold stories of the NHL. Posting a 1.88 Goals Against Average and a .909 Save Percentage after 20 games, Hasek, for the most part has been proving the fans and media wrong, and is well on his way to more than the 40-50 games originally target set by the Wings this year.
Defenceman Niklas Lidstrom leads the team in points with 24 in 27 games.
The Red Wings are 6th in the Western Conference with a 16-7-4 record after 28 games, for 36 points. They are 3 points back of Nashville for the top spot in the Central Division.
Detroit will continue to be without defenceman Danny Markov, who will be out 3 weeks after suffering a broken hand in the team's previous meeting against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night, where thy won 5-1.
Related Topic: http://www.hockeyforum.com/detroit-red-wings/4956-wings-markov-sidelined-broken-hand.html
This is the 1st Regular Season meeting between the two Original 6 rivals this year, and the first since 2004.
Toronto blew yet another lead in their game against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night in a 3-1 loss, sending much of Leaf Nation into concern over the team's performance of late. The Leafs, once sitting snug in 4th place in the Eastern Conference, now find themselves trying to get back into the playoffs after going 2-9 in their last 11 games, with 4 of those losses suffered at the hands of the Bruins.
related Topic: http://www.hockeyforum.com/toronto-maple-leafs/4978-leafs-lose-sixth-straight.html
Since their last loss, Paul Maurice has called for leadership and responsibility from the rest of the team who he sees as ducking under the shelter of the more well-known Maple Leafs.
Back-up Goaltender J.S. Aubin was eager to start in goal for Leafs after seeing Andrew Raycroft in net for 8 consecutive games, and all 5 previous losses. However, like for Raycroft, the team collapsed in front of him to snatch defeat from the hand of victory. The sloppy play in front of the net might have given Aubin somewhat of a shock.Paul Maurice said:
Jeff O'neill scored the only goal for Toronto, where blowing leads has been a concern for the team all season long. Even before sitting just 1 game above .500 like where they currently find themselves.J.S. Aubin said:
The Leafs are 13-12-5 after 30 games, falling to 9th in the Eastern Conference and just 1 point above the Boston Bruins for last in the Northeast Division.
Darcy Tucker leads the team in goals with 17, and the league with 13 on the Powerplay. He also leads the team in points with 26 in 30 games.
Andrew Raycroft has a Goals Against Average of 2.93, and sits at a .900 Save Percentage.
The Red Wings remain at home after defeating the St. Louis Blues, also on Thursday night. Down 3-0 in the game, Detroit scored 3 straight goals, and added 1 more in Overtime to defeat the Blues 4-3 after a goal by Pavel Datsyuk. Datsyuk was having a slow start to the season, but seems to be turning it on as of late.
Related Topic: http://www.hockeyforum.com/detroit-red-wings/4982-datsyuk-caps-wings-comeback-over-blues.html
Goaltender Dominik Hasek's solid performance in net for the Red Wings this year has so far been one of the undetold stories of the NHL. Posting a 1.88 Goals Against Average and a .909 Save Percentage after 20 games, Hasek, for the most part has been proving the fans and media wrong, and is well on his way to more than the 40-50 games originally target set by the Wings this year.
Defenceman Niklas Lidstrom leads the team in points with 24 in 27 games.
The Red Wings are 6th in the Western Conference with a 16-7-4 record after 28 games, for 36 points. They are 3 points back of Nashville for the top spot in the Central Division.
Detroit will continue to be without defenceman Danny Markov, who will be out 3 weeks after suffering a broken hand in the team's previous meeting against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night, where thy won 5-1.
Related Topic: http://www.hockeyforum.com/detroit-red-wings/4956-wings-markov-sidelined-broken-hand.html
This is the 1st Regular Season meeting between the two Original 6 rivals this year, and the first since 2004.
