Night one of Todd McLellan's tenure as Red Wings head coach wasn't pretty, but it allowed McLellan the chance for an honest appraisal of the team he's taken over

The Detroit Red Wings introduced head coach Todd McLellan on Friday morning. Detroit’s new bench boss took over after Derek Lalonde was fired on Boxing Day. A few hours after the introductory press conference,

Todd McLellan believes he has a better understanding of the Detroit Red Wings’ strengths and areas they need to improve coming off his first game as head coach, which was a 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Little Caesars Arena on Friday night.

The Washington Capitals’ (23-9-2) injury report has five players listed as they ready for their Saturday, December 28 matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs (22-12-2) at Scotiabank Arena. It

TORONTO -- Auston Matthews did not play for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Friday's 5-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings and will not play on Saturday against the Washington Capitals (7 p.m. ET; NHL Network, MNMT 2, CBC, SNE, SNO, SNP).

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs NHL game to be played on December 28, 2024 on ESPN.