Red Wings look to get back on track against Boston
By Chris Giles
The Detroit Red Wings play host to the Boston Bruins this afternoon at LCA. The Bruins defeated Buffalo 4-3 in OT yesterday.
The two teams have split the first two games with Boston winning 5-1 and Detroit winning the last contest 2-1.
Game time at LCA is 1:00 PM ET.
Red Wings Notes
- Detroit are currently 4th in the Atlantic Division with a 15-14-3 record
- The Red Wings special teams are currently ranked 29th in the NHL, PP 15.1%, PK 75.0%
- Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 15 goals and 29 points in 28 games
- Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider lead the Red Wings with 18 assists each
- Seider leads all Detroit defensemen in scoring with 21 points in 32 games
- Tyler Bertuzzi continues to lead the Red Wings with a +10 rating
- Alex Nedeljkovic is expected to start and has an 9-7-3 record, 2.78 GAA, and .916 SV% in 21 games
Detroit Projected Lineup
Forwards
Tyler Bertuzzi – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Robby Fabbri – Pius Suter – Vladislav Namestnikov
Adam Erne – Michael Rasmussen – Filip Zadina
Givani Smith – Joe Veleno – Sam Gagner
Defensemen
Jordan Oesterle – Filip Hronek
Danny DeKeyser – Moritz Seider
Marc Staal – Gustav Lindstrom
Goaltenders
Alax Nedeljkovic (starter)
Thomas Greiss
Not in lineup
Carter Rowney (healthy), Nick Leddy (Covid-19)
Bruins Notes
- Boston are currently 5th in the Atlantic Division with a 15-10-2 record
- The Bruins special teams are currently ranked 11th in the NHL, PP 23.7%, PK 81.0%
- Brad Marchand leads Boston with 11 goals, 18 assists, and 29 points in 22 games
- Patrice Bergeron leads the Bruins with a +6 rating
- Goaltender Jeremy Swayman is expected to and has an 7-5-2 record, 2.29 GAA, and .917 SV% in 14 games
- The Bruins have recalled Oskar Steen from the AHL affiliate in Providence
Boston Projected Lineup
Forwards
Brad Marchand – Patrice Bergeron – Craig Smith
Taylor Hall – Erik Haula – David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk – Charlie Coyle – Nick Foligno
Trent Frederic – Tomas Nosek – Curtis Lazar
Defensemen
Matt Grzelcyk – Charlie McAvoy
Mike Reilly – Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort – Connor Clifton
Goaltenders
Jeremy Swayman (starting)
Linus Ullmark
Not in lineup
John Moore (healthy), Anton Blidh (healthy), Karson Kuhlman (Covid-19)