The Detroit Red Wings are coming off a win Wednesday night over the New Jersey Devils, in which they capitalized on a great first period en route to a 4-0 shutout. The Boston Bruins are coming in off a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers also on Wednesday night.
Detroit Red Wings (9-6-3, 21 Points) vs. Boston Bruins (14-1-2, 30 Points)
When: Friday, November 24
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
Where: TD Garden (Boston, MA)
TV: Bally Sports Detroit
Scoring Leaders
Detroit Red Wings
Points: Alex DeBrincat – 18
Goals: Alex DeBrincat – 11
Assists: Dylan Larkin -12
Boston Bruins
Points: David Pastrnak – 29
Goals: David Pastrnak – 12
Assists: David Pastrnak – 17
Expected Line Combinations
Detroit Red Wings
Joe Veleno – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat – J.T. Compher – Michael Rasmussen
Robby Fabbri – Andrew Copp – David Perron
Klim Kostin – Christian Fischer – Daniel Sprong
Shayne Gostisbehere – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Justin Holl – Olli Maatta
Boston Bruins
Brad Marchand – Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak
Danton Heinen – Charlie Coyle – Trent Frederic
Morgan Geekie – Matthew Poitras – Jake DeBrusk
Jakub Lauko – John Beecher – Patrick Brown
Mason Lohrei – Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm – Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort – Kevin Shattenkirk
By The Numbers:
League Ranking
Detroit Red Wings
PP%: 20.3 (15)
PK%: 79.4 (15)
GF P/G: 3.61 (6)
GA P/G: 3.17 (15)
Faceoff %: 49.6 (22)
Boston Bruins
PP%: 21.4 (12)
PK%: 91.0 (1)
GF P/G: 3.44 (10)
GA P/G: 2.11 (1)
Faceoff %: 50.9 (13)
Red Wings Player to Watch: Alex DeBrincat
DeBrincat has 18 points this season, coming on 11 goals and seven assists. He has five power-play points coming on three goals and two assists. He has recorded a point in four straight games.
DeBrincat’s Line Assignments
DeBrincat has slid to the second line to play with JT Compher and Michael Rasmussen in hopes of providing more offense. He also plays on the top power play line with David Perron, Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond, and Shayne Gostisbehere.
DeBrincat’s career vs. Boston
In his career against Boston, he has played in 14 games and recorded nine points coming on five goal and four assists. This season in the two games against the Bruins he is only has one point coming on an assist.
Between The Pipes
Detroit: Ville Husso (6-3-1, 3.61 GAA)
Husso this season is 6-3-1 and is returning to the net since the birth of his daughter. In his career against Boston, he has made six starts; in those starts, he is 3-2-1 and has given up 20 goals on 202 shots. He faced Boston twice this season, going 1-1-0, allowing seven goals on 60 shots.
Boston: Jeremy Swayman (7-0-2, 2.08 GAA)
Swayman’s last start came on Monday against Tampa Bay, a game in which the Bruins lost in overtime, and Swayman stopped 41 of the 46 shots he faced. Swayman, in his career, is 4-2-0 against the Red Wings, allowing 12 goals on 144 shots. He faced Detroit earlier this season, stopping 23 of the 24 shots in the Bruins victory.
Wrap Up:
The Detroit Red Wings reached Thanksgiving for the second year in a row in a playoff spot as they head into today, currently holding onto the final Wild Card spot with the win over the Devils. They were in that spot last year but fell out of contention in February, and 13 of the 16 teams that held a playoff spot on Thanksgiving made the playoffs. This game could go a long way in helping them reach the goal of returning to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and they are also the only team to beat the Bruins this season in regulation. If the Red Wings play like they did on Wednesday night, they can compete with any team in the league.
In their last ten games against Boston, the Red Wings are 4-6-0 and have been outscored 37-24. The Red Wings have gone 1-1-0 against the Bruins this season and have been outscored 8-6.
