The day after the replacement of head coach Derek Lalonde by Todd McLellan, the Detroit Red Wings will try to shake off their bad luck by hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday.
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The meeting will be broadcast on TVA Sports from 7 p.m.
Seventh in the Atlantic Division following three consecutive defeats, the Wings fired Lalonde, their pilot since the start of the 2022-2023 campaign. Unfortunately for general manager Steve Yzerman, the club is far behind in the playoff race, in which it has not participated in the previous eight years. With eight points behind the last place giving access to the playoffs, the objective already seems out of reach.
McLellan will coach his first game since his dismissal by the Los Angeles Kings about a year ago.
On the Leafs side, it will be a question of forgetting two poor performances delivered at home before the holiday break. These failures were the consequence of the absence of Auston Matthews, in particular. The captain is trying to recover from a nagging upper body injury that recently worsened. However, he will have to wait at least two games before returning to the action. His head coach Craig Berube confirmed that he would miss the meetings against the Wings and the Washington Capitals (Saturday).
-In addition, TVA Sports will present after this clash the clash between the Colorado Avalanche and Utah HC.
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