Now, Primeau has made a positive impact in his first appearance with the Maple Leafs. Primeau made his Maple Leafs debut in their Oct. 14 matchup against the Nashville Predators.

Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at Last Word on Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.

With assists on the goals from Bobby McMann and Auston Matthews before adding his own goal in the final seconds, William Nylander now has 15 points in nine career season openers, surpassing Darryl Sittler for the third most in Maple Leafs history.

The Detroit Red Wings were going to be angry after a season opening loss against the Montreal Canadiens. And the Toronto Maple Leafs expected firepower.

Morgan Rielly scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Wednesday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 5-2. Bobby McMann, Calle Jarnkrok, Auston Matthews (empty net) and William Nylander (empty net) also scored for the Maple Leafs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are enjoying considerable time at home these days and they intend to take advantage of it again Saturday night against the Seattle Kraken.

Plus a reason to believe for Sabres fans, and the potential ramifications of the Penguins winning the lottery and selecting Gavin McKenna.

The Detroit Red Wings wrap up the extended home-and-home with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday afternoon north of the border. This is the second time in three days that the Original Six franchises have faced off. In Detroit on Saturday night, the Red Wings had a relatively convincing win, coming away with a 6-3 win.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson and John Tavares each had a goal and two assists and the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a two-game skid with a 7-4 win overt the Nashville Predators.

Tonight's Oilers vs. Islanders predictions expect a thorough mismatch with Edmonton winning by multiple tallies.