Predicted Maple Leafs Lineup Tonight: Toronto's projected lines for game against Detroit Red Wings

The Toronto Maple Leafs are on the road to play the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. Toronto won its season opener at home 5-2 against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. Ahead of the Maple Leafs' first road game of the season, here is what the lineup is projected to look like.

Maple Leafs projected lines

Forwards

Matthew Knies - Auston Matthews - Matias Maccelli
Bobby McMann - John Tavares - William Nylander
Dakota Joshua - Max Domi - Nick Robertson
Steven Lorentz - Nic Roy - Calle Jarnkrok

The only change the Maple Leafs could make is putting in Easton Cowan for either Robertson or Jarnkrok. However, Toronto's offense did a great job against the Canadiens, and Craig Berube should likely keep the same lines. He did mention on Real Kyper & Bourne that he needs to try and find ice time for Cowan.

“I’ve got to make sure he’s not sitting out too long because he needs to play,” Berube said. “We’ll find a way to get him in there. It’s something we talk about all the time with Brad [Treliving] and the staff. He’s a smart kid, he’s got a great attitude, and when he’s in, I expect him to play with the same confidence he showed in camp.”

Defense

Morgan Rielly - Brandon Carlo
Jake McCabe - Chris Tanev
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Simon Benoit

The Maple Leafs brought back the same defense this season, and after one game, the blue line is a strong spot. Rielly appears to have turned back the clock as playing with Carlo has allowed him to take more pinches and add more offense to his game.

Goalies

Anthony Stolarz
Cayden Primeau

Toronto should start Stolarz once again, who signed a four-year, $15 million extension starting next season.

“Obviously, I’d like one or two of those goals back, but I mean, it’s going to happen. It’s a long season,” Stolarz said of his own performance Wednesday night. “You’ve got to have a short-term memory. Just going out there and focusing on the next shot. I thought I was pretty calm in there, just tried to control the rebounds. Anything I didn’t, the guys were there for me.”

Stolarz will remain the starter for the foreseeable future as Joseph Woll remains away from the team.

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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Predicted Maple Leafs Lineup Tonight: Toronto's projected lines for game against Detroit Red Wings | October 11, 2025

Maple Leafs projected lines

Forwards

Defense

Goalies