NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins with Line Combinations 12/3/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Boston Bruins tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday while the Bruins are coming off a 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday.  

Detroit Red Wings (10-11-3, 21 Points) vs. Boston Bruins (12-11-3, 27 Points)

When: Tuesday, December 3
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: TD Garden (Boston, MA)
TV: HULU

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Lucas Raymond – 25
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 12
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 18

Boston Bruins

Points: David Pastrnak – 23
Goals: David Pastrnak – 9
Assists: David Pastrnak – 14

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 27.8
Penalty Kill: 65.2
GF: 2.63
GA: 3.17
Faceoff: 50.4

Boston Bruins

Power-Play: 11.7
Penalty Kill: 78.5
GF: 2.46
GA: 3.08
Faceoff: 51.9

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Vladimir Tarasenko – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond  
Alex DeBrincat – J.T. Compher – Tyler Motte
Joe Veleno – Marco Kasper – Jonatan Berggren
Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Christian Fischer 
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Justin Holl – Erik Gustafsson

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Boston Bruins

Morgan Geekie – Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand – Elias Lindholm – Justin Brazeau
Trent Frederic – Charlie Coyle – Mark Kastelic
John Beecher – Marc McLaughlin – Cole Koepke
Jordan Oesterle – Charlie McAvoy
Mason Lohrei – Brandon Carlo
Nikita Zadorov – Andrew Peeke

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Between The Pipes

Detroit: Ville Husso (0-2-1, 4.90 GAA)

Husso last played on Sunday coming in when Cam Talbot left with an injury. He took the overtime loss giving up three goals on 18 shots. He is now 0-2-1 with a 4.90 goals against average and a .818 save percentage. In his career against the Bruins he is 4-2-1 with a 3.16 goals against average and a .904 save percentage.

Boston: Joonas Korpisalo (5-2-1, 2.41 GAA)

Korpisalo is 5-2-1 with a 2.45 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage. His last start came on Wednesday, and he got the win, stopping 21 of the 24 shots he faced. He is 9-4-0 against the Red Wings in his career with a 3.17 goals-against average and an .895 save percentage. Last season, he went 3-1-0 against Detroit, posting a 2.92 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage.   

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Lucas Raymond (7-18-25)

Raymond this season has 25 points on seven goals and 18 assists. In his career, against Boston, he has nine points in 12 games on three goals and nine assists. He scored the lone goal in the previous matchup against the Bruins

Boston: Brad Marchand (8-9-17)

This season, Marchand has 17 points on eight goals, and nine assists. In his career against the Red Wings, he has 42 points in 42 games on 18 goals and 24 assists. He scored a goal in the previous matchup against Detroit.  

Head to Head

The Red Wings lost 2-1 to the Bruins on November 23^rd. In their last ten meetings, Detroit is 4-6-0 against Boston and they’ve been outscored 36-29 in that ten-game span.

Next Up

Detroit: @ Ottawa Senators – Wednesday
Boston: @ Chicago Blackhawks – Wednesday

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