8:00p ET, Joe Louis Arena
Detroit, MI
TV: NBCSN
Radio: 97.1 FM The Ticket // 1270 AM CBS Sports Radio
Stars Blog: Stanley Cup of Chowder
Tonight is another huge game for the Red Wings if they have any chance of getting back into the playoff picture. After two straight victories over Pittsburgh and Montreal the Wings sit six points out of a playoff spot and seven points behind tonight opponent, the second-place Boston Bruins.
Boston comes into the game tonight looking to rebound from a 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders on Monday as they try to cling to a playoff spot in what is becoming a very congested Atlantic Division.
I hate to use the words “must win” when there is still half a season left to go but if ever a midway point game was a must win it would be this one. The Wings have looked like a different team their last two games and if they have any chance/hope/desire of getting back into the conversation for the playoffs they must take care of business here tonight.
Red Wings Lineup
Forwards
|
Gustav Nyquist |
Henrik Zetterberg |
Anthony Mantha |
|
Andreas Athanasiou |
Frans Nielsen |
Tomas Vanek |
|
Tomas Tatar |
Riley Sheahan |
Dylan Larkin |
|
Justin Abdelkader |
Luke Glendening |
Drew Miller |
Defensemen
|
Danny DeKesyer |
Mike Green |
|
Jonathan Ericsson |
Alexey Marchenko |
|
Xavier Ouellet |
Nick Jensen |
Goaltenders
|
Jared Coreau |
|
Petr Mrazek |
Scratches: Tomas Jurco, Ryan Sproul, Steve Ott
Injuries: Niklas Kronwall, Brendan Smith, Jimmy Howard, Darren Helm, Johan Franzen , Joe Vitale
Bruins Lineup
Forwards
|
Brad Marchand |
Patrice Bergeron |
David Pastrnak |
|
Frank Vatrano |
David Krejci |
David Backes |
|
Tim Schaller |
Ryan Spooner |
Riley Nash |
|
Anton Blidh |
Dominic Moore |
Austin Czarnik |
Defensemen
|
Zdeno Chara |
Brandon Carlo |
|
Torey Krug |
Adam McQuaid |
|
John Michael Liles |
Joe Morrow |
Goaltenders
|
Tuukka Rask |
|
Zane McIntyre |
|
RED WINGS |
THE MATCHUP |
BRUINS |
|
19-19-6 (44 pts, 7th in the Atlantic) |
Record |
23-19-5 (51 pts; 2nd in Atlantic) |
|
2.43 (24th in NHL) |
Goals Per Game |
2.45 (23rd in NHL) |
|
2.89 (t21st) |
Goals Against Per Game |
2.47 (6th) |
|
11.5% (30th) |
Power Play % |
16.4% (23rd) |
|
82.4% (14th) |
Penalty Kill % |
86.5% (2nd) |
|
29.1 (21st) |
Shots For Per Game |
34.0 (2nd) |
|
30.2 (t16th) |
Shots Against Per Game |
26.7 (2nd) |
|
53.2 (3rd) |
Faceoff % |
52.7 (4th) |
|
Tomas Vanek (12) |
Goals Leader |
David Pastrnak (19) |
|
Henrik Zetterberg (31) |
Points Leader |
Brad Marchand (43) |
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Game Day Prediction Contest
Would you like to predict the outcome of the game and potentially become internet famous? Well you’re in luck, because here’s your opportunity. Here’s how it works.
Make your game predictions on the winning team, final score, and who the Wings player of the game will be. Enter the required information into the form below using the formats indicated in the questions. If you don’t use those formats, your answers will be disregarded. All submissions are timestamped and will be accepted only until the official game start time. All other submissions after that will be disregarded. Only one submission per person, please. POTG will be determined by the collective of WiiM writers.
Each correct winning team prediction is worth 1 point. Each correct player of the game prediction is worth 2 points. Each correct final score prediction is worth 5 points. If you get all three correct you’ll receive 15 points.
