Planning on watching the Detroit Red Wings take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday as the team goes on the road for the first time in 2025-26? Then you need to plan on watching the contest a little earlier, as the Wings and Leafs will face off at 2 p.m., as opposed to the original start time of 4 p.m.
This is to keep the game from clashing with Game 2 of the ALCS between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners. Therefore, fans in T-Town will get to watch their favorite hockey team play and then the baseball game, giving them a double header.
The NHL has moved up the start time of Monday's Leafs-Red Wings game to 2 p.m. to avoid going head to head with Game 2 of the ALCS hosted by the Blue Jays.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) October 10, 2025
Fans are invited to stay in their seats at Scotiabank Arena to watch the baseball game, too
Of course, the Wings would like for nothing more than to spoil the fans' gameday experience at Scotiabank Arena and score a win in their road opener. Detroit needs a couple of bounce-back performances following their embarrassing loss to Montreal on Thursday, and they will get a crack at the Leafs on Saturday in their home arena before the two teams continue their early-season series in Ontario.
Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs will square off early on Monday, October 13
If the Wings can score a victory over Toronto on Monday, regardless of the outcome Saturday, it will be a massive momentum shift for them. It's the only roadie on the slate until October 22nd, and the three-game homestand that will follow comprises matchups against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and the defending Western Conference Champion, the Edmonton Oilers.
It's a brutal slate of games, and it will test a young team that needs it if the loss to the Habs serves as any indication. So, Wings fans, let's hope for a big win on Monday, and that it will help the team keep rightening some wrongs that let the Habs steal an easy win.
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