An ugly losing streak is in the past, but the Toronto Maple Leafs wont breathe easy for too long. Ivan Perisic Inter Milan Maglia . Theyll look to build on a much-needed victory while trying to avoid a fifth consecutive defeat to the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. Listen to the action live on TSN Radio 1050 at 5pm et/2pm pt. Coming off an embarrassing 9-2 home loss to Nashville two nights earlier, Toronto (10-8-2) managed to momentarily right the ship by snapping a three-game slide with Thursdays 5-2 victory over Tampa Bay. Sometimes you have to accept that the hockey gods are going to be against you, and thats what we believed (Tuesday), said coach Randy Carlyle, who came under fire again after his team yielded 15 goals in the previous two games. There was nothing we could do to take it back, he added. We sure didnt want to have something bad happen to our hockey club (Thursday), and I think they were rewarded for their hard work. James van Riemsdyk scored two of Torontos three second-period goals and Jonathan Bernier made 26 saves to bounce back after he was pulled for yielding three goals on 12 shots Tuesday. It was nice for us to put that little streak, whatever you want to call it, the bad play behind us, van Riemsdyk said. Now we have to build on this and find some consistency. Bernier will make his third straight start in goal this evening. Stringing together victories isnt uncommon for the Maple Leafs, who have won three in a row twice this season. However, with Carlyle under scrutiny and a fervent fan base expecting more from a club thats reached the playoffs once in nine seasons, Toronto likely cant afford to regress. Wed love to be able to be more consistent, Carlyle said. (Thursday), hopefully that was a starting point for us, but by no means do we think were over the hump. Were going to play a Detroit Red Wing hockey club that really dominated us the last time they were in this building. Then, we went to Detroit and lost on a tough play. Johan Franzen had two goals and Henrik Zetterberg recorded four assists in Detroits 4-1 victory at Toronto on Oct. 17. The next night, Zetterberg scored with 10 seconds left in overtime to hand the Maple Leafs a 1-0 defeat. We owe them, Carlyle said. That was our message after the game. Van Riemsdyks gone without a point in three straight against the Red Wings (10-4-5), but has five goals with six assists in 10 games this month. Teammate Phil Kessel has been blanked throughout Torontos 0-3-1 slide against Detroit, which can sweep a three-game trip after winning 4-3 at Winnipeg on Thursday. Tomas Tatar had two goals and Franzen scored his fourth in six games to help the Red Wings overcome a 2-0 deficit. With a power-play goal Thursday, Detroit is 10 for 31 in the last seven contests. I like the team, coach Mike Babcock told the Red Wings official website. I think weve got a chance to be a good team, I keep telling the guys that. Detroit is 0 for 23 with the man advantage over its last seven with Toronto, but has won five of those meetings. Zetterberg has recorded none of his team-leading 17 points in his last three games, but has two goals and seven assists in his last five against the Maple Leafs. Jimmy Howard, who was rested Thursday after making 28 saves in a 5-0 win at Columbus two nights earlier, has a 1.72 goals-against average during a 3-0-1 stretch versus Toronto. Projected Leafs Lines vs Red Wings Forwards van Riemsdyk - Bozak - Kessel Komarov - Kadri - Santorelli Winnik - Holland - Clarkson Panik - Smith - Leivo Defence Phaneuf - Franson Gardiner - Polak Rielly - Robidas Goaltender Bernier Miranda Inter Milan Maglia .ca profiles each NBA division before the first tip. TSN Basketball analyst Jack Armstrong also gives his pick for division champ and a player to keep an eye on this season. Stevan Jovetic Inter Milan Maglia .C. -- The agent for wide receiver Steve Smith says the five-time Pro Bowl selection has played his final snap for the Carolina Panthers.FLIMS, Switzerland -- The Canadian women are off to a strong start at the world junior curling championships, but the men are struggling early on. Albertas Kelsey Rocque won both her games Wednesday on the first day of the round robin. Rocque and her Edmonton team of Keely Brown, Taylor McDonald and Claire Tully stole four ends, including a single in an extra end, to score a 7-6 victory over Czech Republic in the first draw. Later Wednesday they fell behind Italys Veronica Zappone 5-3 after the Italians stole a point in the seventh, but rallied for three points in the eighth and went on to win 8-6. "It was rough, I struggled a bit," said Rocque about the first five ends against Italy. "We just werent curling like we could." She felt the three points in the seventh gave the Canadians some momentum. "We started making some shots. You could see a change in our attitudes," Rocque said. Gary Medel Maglia. "We started curling a little better and we had some confidence back." On the mens side, the Winnipeg team of Braden Calvert, Kyle Kurz, Lucas Van Den Bosch and Brendan Wilson lost two close games on the first day of competition. The Canadians lost their first game 8-6 to the 2013 silver medallists from Russia. Canada was leading 6-5 after nine ends, but Russias Sergey Glukhov was able to score three for the 8-6 victory. Calvert followed with a 6-5 loss to Sweden. Calvert stole one in the ninth end to lead 5-4, but Swedens Fredrik Nyman took a deuce in the 10th. "We were just on the wrong side of the inch all day, and we werent as sharp as we needed to be today," said Calvert after the match. "Were just going to sharpen up and have a good practice on the sheet well play tomorrow and well be good." 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