The 33-14-4 Toronto Maple Leafs snapped their 3-game skid on Thursday with a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild and as usual they were led by Auston Matthews, who had two goals in the victory. Tonight they will make the short trip to the Motor City to face the 23-23-6 Detroit Red Wings. Toronto needs to go on a run if they want to win the Eastern Conference so they can’t lose to teams like Detroit and they know that. The Leafs have won both meetings with the Wings this year. They are also 18-6 in the last 24 meetings overall and 5-1 in their last 6 trips to Little Caesars Arena.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS