Projected Lineups for the Red Wings vs Maple Leafs – 4/17/25

The Detroit Red Wings take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

RED WINGS (39-35-7) at MAPLE LEAFS (51-26-4)

7 p.m. ET; TSN4, FDSNDET

Red Wings projected lineup

Jonatan Berggren — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Patrick Kane — Marco Kasper — Alex DeBrincat
Vladimir Tarasenko — J.T. Compher – Michael Rasmussen
Austin Watson — Tyler Motte — Craig Smith

Simon Edvinsson– Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot — Jeff Petry
William Lagesson — Albert Johansson

Petr Mrazek
Alex Lyon

Scratched: Cam Talbot, Justin Holl

Injured: Andrew Copp (upper body), Erik Gustafsson (undisclosed), Petr Mrazek (upper body), Elmer Soderblom (undisclosed)

Status report:

The Red Wings did not hold a morning skate following a 5-2 win at the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. … Mrazek is likely to start and return after missing 11 games with an upper-body injury.

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Maple Leafs projected lineup

Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — Mitch Marner
Max Domi — John Tavares — William Nylander
Bobby McMann — Pontus Holmberg — Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz — Scott Laughton — Calle Jarnkrok

Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
Simon Benoit — Chris Tanev
Dakota Mermis — Philippe Myers

Joseph Woll
Anthony Stolarz

Scratched: None

Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Max Pacioretty (tightness), Jake McCabe (upper body), David Kampf (upper body), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (upper body)

Status Report:

The Maple Leafs will dress the same lineup they used in a 4-0 win at the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. … Defensemen McCabe and Ekman-Larsson each took part in Toronto’s morning skate but will not play; McCabe will miss his seventh straight game and Ekman-Larsson his fourth, but coach Craig Berube said he is confident each will be ready for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Ottawa Senators.

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