There are eight games on the docket in the NHL on Thursday night. I got shut out on my three picks last night, so let’s hope to bounce back tonight. I’m looking

TORONTO -- Coming off a successful two-game homestand, the Detroit Red Wings will try to sustain that momentum when they play the front half of a midweek back-to-back set -- also the start of a three-game road trip -- against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night.

The San Jose Sharks face the Detroit Red Wings in an NHL game on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 (1/16/26) at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich.

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Toronto – Little Caesars Arena had a little more jump and energy than usual Sunday when Ottawa was in town. The Red Wings' game in Toronto Wednesday had Wings and Maple Leafs' fans very chatty on social media, and players talking about the importance of the game.

Original Six titans clash as Detroit and Toronto ride dominant streaks, battling for crucial points and divisional bragging rights.

The Red Wings have defeated the Senators twice in two weeks. The teams meet two more times – Feb. 26 at Ottawa in the first game following the Olympic break, and March 24 in Detroit. The Red Wings start a three-game trip Wednesday in Toronto (7 p.m., TNT). It’s the final meeting between the Atlantic Division rivals. Detroit won the first three.