The puck drops just after 12:30pm ET.
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Season series: The Boston Bruins won the first three games against the Detroit Red Wings this season. They haven't faced each other since Dec. 29 when the Bruins scored three goals in the first period of a 5-2 victory at TD Garden. Bruins forward Carl Soderberg had a goal and two assists. Boston has outshot the Red Wings 84-50 in the past two games.
Red Wings team scope: Detroit heads to Boston after splitting a two-game homestand. Backup goalie Jonas Gustavsson will start after Jimmy Howard allowed four goals on 23 shots in a 5-2 loss against the Calgary Flames at Joe Louis Arena on Friday. Forward Teemu Pulkkinen is expected to play after being recalled from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League. In practice Saturday, coach Mike Babcock placed Luke Glendening on the top line with Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Tatar. Detroit has scored three goals in regulation in its past two games. "We're a team that needs to bounce back," Babcock said, according to Mlive.com "I felt our energy at practice was the best we've had in a bit. We haven't had good energy the last little bit, so I'm hoping the energy is back."
Bruins team scope: Boston extended its point streak to four games when Brad Marchand's overtime goal gave it a 3-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at TD Garden on Saturday. Sunday ends a four-game homestand for the Bruins, who are two points ahead of the Florida Panthers for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference with two games in hand. "I thought we had a pretty good game," said Marchand, who tied it with 15 seconds left in the third period. "It's always nerve-wracking when they go up by a goal with a minute left, but it just shows the character that we have in this room and to be able to bounce back and be mentally tough in that situation. We're very happy with it and we want to keep building."
TEAM STATS
|
GP |
RECORD |
HOME |
ROAD |
L10 |
G/GP |
GA/GP |
PP% |
PK% |
PIM/GP |
S/GP |
SA/GP |
FO% |
|---|
 |
63 |
36-16-11 |
18-6-7 |
18-10-4 |
5-3-2 |
2.87 |
2.48 |
25.4 |
82.4 |
8.4 |
29.7 |
27.9 |
52.6 |
 |
64 |
32-22-10 |
19-10-5 |
13-12-5 |
4-3-3 |
2.64 |
2.50 |
17.7 |
81.4 |
10.2 |
30.8 |
29.6 |
53.8 |
DETROIT RED WINGS
THE MATCHUP
- Tonight is the 587th all-time meeting between DET and BOS
- Tonight marks the 4th of 5 meetings this season between DET and BOS, 2nd of 2 meetings in BOS
- DET’s all-time record vs. BOS: 253-236-95-2
- DET’s all-time road record at BOS: 94-156-43-1
- DET is 1-1-1 vs. BOS this season, winning 2-1 on 10/9 and losing 3-2 in a shootout on 10/15, both games at JLA, and losing 5-2 in BOS on 12/29
- DET has won 8 of its last 11 regular-season games vs. BOS, dating back to the 2009-10 season
- Jimmy Howard is 5-1-1 with a 1.95 GAA and a .937 SV% in 7 games vs. BOS
- Pavel Datsyuk has 12 points (3-9-12) in 14 games vs. BOS
- Gustav Nyquist has 5 points (4-1-5) in 5 games vs. BOS
- Tomas Tatar has 6 points (4-2-6) in 6 games vs. BOS
- Henrik Zetterberg has 14 points (6-8-14) in 15 games vs. BOS
- Erik Cole has 27 points (18-9-27) in 40 games vs. BOS
- Today marks the 10th regular-season NHL meeting between the Smith brothers: Brendan (DET) is 5-3-1 vs. Reilly (BOS)
- BOS F Gregory Campbell had 67 points (19-48-67) in 130 GP with the Plymouth Whalers from 2000-02
- BOS D Torey Krug is form Livonia, MI and had 83 points (26-57-83) in 114 GP with the Michigan State Spartans from 2009-12
- BOS F Chris Kelly spent the 2001-02 season in MI, recording 6 points (3-3-6) in 31 GP with the Grand Rapids Griffins and 3 points (1- 2-3) in 4 GP with the UHL’s Muskegon Fury
- BOS assistant coach Doug Houda (1985-91; 98-99) and goalie coach Bob Essensa (1993-94) are former Red Wings
BACK-TO-BACK STATS
Today marks the 2nd of 3 straight games that Detroit’s opponent is playing the 2nd half of a back-to-back – which also happened over 3 straight games from Jan. 17-20. Prior to beating Detroit 5-2 on Friday, Calgary defeated Boston 4-3, while tonight’s opponent, Boston, beat Philadelphia in overtime 3-2 yesterday. Detroit will square off against Edmonton tomorrow, while the Oilers visit Carolina this afternoon.
Detroit has played 14 games this season against an opponent that played the day before; they will play 21 such games this season.
The Red Wings are 8-3-3 this season when facing a team that is playing the second game in a back-to-back set. Conversely, Detroit is starting its finished its eigth back-to-back set this season with back-to-back games against Boston tonight and Edmonton tomorrow. The Red Wings are 4-1-2 this season in the first half of a back-to-back (22 GF, 17 GA), and also have a 4-2-1 record in the second half of a back-to-back (19 GF, 16 GA)
RECENT/UPCOMING MILESTONES
- Datsyuk passed Slava Kozlov for 5th all-time among Russians with his 854 career point on 2/26 at SJ
- Miller played his 400th game with DET on 2/28 at NSH and is 1 goal shy of 50 with DET
- Tatar is 1 goal away from 50
- Quincey is 2 assists shy of 100 in the NHL
THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY
March 8, 1996 – Sergei Fedorov registers his 500th career NHL point against the Colorado Avalanche
BOSTON BRUINS
TODAY’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Red Wings today in the 4th of 5 games between these teams this season and the 2nd and final of this season’s series at TD Garden … The Bruins are 32-22-10 overall this season with a 19-10-5 mark on home ice … They are 9-6-3 vs. Atlantic Division opponents and are 21-11-5 vs. Eastern Conference foes thus far.
- The Bruins are concluding today of their 11th of 19 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights this season … They enter this game 6-3-2 in 1st games, 4-7-0 in 2nd games and 3-6-1 in 3rd games of these sets.
- They are closing today their 12th of 16 sets of back-to-back games this season and currently have an 8-2-2 record in 1st games and 3-6-2 mark in 2nd games … They will play back-to-back games on every Saturday and Sunday during the month of March (1 home/home; 2 road/road; 1 home/road).
- They are playing today their 9th of 11 matinees (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) and currently hold a 4-1-3 mark in afternoon contests.
- The Bruins are wearing their 3rd uniform system today for the 13th of 15 games this season and they are currently 7-2-3 in those sweaters.
BOSTON vs. DETROIT, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Red Wings are meeting for the 587th time in their franchise histories with the Bruins having a 238-250-95-3 record and 1,761-1,754 scoring edge in those games.
- The Bruins are 157-92-43-2 in their 294 home games of this lifetime series with a 1,026-780 scoring advantage in those contests.
- The Bruins are 2-1-0 vs. the Red Wings in this season’s series so far with a 2-1 loss on 10/9 and 3-2 shootout win on 10/15, both in Detroit, and a 5-2 win in Boston on 12/29 … They are 3-7-1 in their last 11 games vs. Detroit with a 9-8-3 mark in their last 20 overall and they are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games vs. Detroit on home ice.
- Fun Fact: Boston’s Claude Julien (8 seasons) and Detroit’s Mike Babcock (10 seasons) are the longest-tenured active coaches with their teams.
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