8:00 pm ET, Joe Louis Arena
Detroit, MI
TV: NBCSN (Rivalry Night what whaaaat)
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket
Bruin Blog: Stanley Cup of Chowder
After a great season-opening win against Boston followed with a disappointing loss to Anaheim, I am ready for hockey again. We haven’t played in a few days, so it’s about damn time.
The Red Wings basically played a flawless game against Boston last time around, if they can replicate that once again, then they shouldn’t have an issue bringing home the W for this one.
I’m looking for a big game from the kid line tonight, I’d like to see them start scoring. Plus, I just really really miss Tomas Tatar goal celebrations. I need it like I need oxygen.
The Expected Lineup
Forwards
| Justin Abdelkader | Henrik Zetterberg | Johan Franzen |
| Tomas Tatar | Riley Sheahan | Tomas Jurco |
| Gustav Nyquist | Darren Helm | Andrej Nestrasil |
| Joakim Andersson | Luke Glendening | Drew Miller |
Defensemen
| Niklas Kronwall | Jonathan Ericsson |
| Brendan Smith | Danny DeKeyser |
| Kyle Quincey | Jakub Kindl |
Goaltenders
| Jimmy Howard (starting) |
| Jonas Gustavsson |
Scratches: Daniel Cleary, Stephen Weiss & Brian Lashoff
Injuries: Pavel Datsyuk (shoulder)
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Opponent Outlook
Key Additions: None
Key Losses: Jonny Boychuk, who is now tearing it up for the Islanders. Hahahahahaha
Other Losses: Jarome Iginla, Shawn Thornton
Forwards
| Milan Lucic | David Krejci | Seth Griffith |
| Brad Marchand | Patrice Bergeron | Reilly Smith |
| Chris Kelly | Carl Soderberg | Loui Eriksson |
| Daniel Paille | Ryan Spooner | Simon Gagne |
Defensemen
| Zdeno Chara | Dougie Hamilton |
| Dennis Seidenberg | Kevan Miller / Matt Bartkowski |
| Torey Krug | Adam McQuaid |
Goaltenders
| Tuukka Rask (starting) |
| Niklas Svedberg |
Scratches: Matt Bartkowski or Kevan Miller
Injuries: Gregory Campbell (core)
Bullets of Knowledge
- The Red Wings are 253-235-95-1 (W-L-T-OTL) all-time in the regular season against the Bruins.
- Tuukka Rask is 1-5-1 career record in regular season games against Detroit.
- Henrik Zetterberg has 6 goals, and 7 assists in 11 career regular season games against the Bruins.
LGRW
