Red Wings look to get back on track against Boston

The Detroit Red Wings play host to the Boston Bruins this afternoon at LCA. The Bruins defeated Buffalo 4-3 in OT yesterday.

The two teams have split the first two games with Boston winning 5-1 and Detroit winning the last contest 2-1.

Game time at LCA is 1:00 PM ET.

Red Wings Notes

Detroit are currently 4th in the Atlantic Division with a 15-14-3 record
The Red Wings special teams are currently ranked 29th in the NHL, PP 15.1%, PK 75.0%
Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 15 goals and 29 points in 28 games
Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider lead the Red Wings with 18 assists each
Seider leads all Detroit defensemen in scoring with 21 points in 32 games
Tyler Bertuzzi continues to lead the Red Wings with a +10 rating
Alex Nedeljkovic is expected to start and has an 9-7-3 record, 2.78 GAA, and .916 SV% in 21 games

Forwards

Tyler Bertuzzi – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond

Robby Fabbri – Pius Suter – Vladislav Namestnikov

Adam Erne – Michael Rasmussen – Filip Zadina

Givani Smith – Joe Veleno – Sam Gagner

Defensemen

Jordan Oesterle – Filip Hronek

Danny DeKeyser – Moritz Seider

Marc Staal – Gustav Lindstrom

Goaltenders

Alax Nedeljkovic (starter)

Thomas Greiss

Not in lineup

Carter Rowney (healthy), Nick Leddy (Covid-19)

Boston are currently 5th in the Atlantic Division with a 15-10-2 record
The Bruins special teams are currently ranked 11th in the NHL, PP 23.7%, PK 81.0%
Brad Marchand leads Boston with 11 goals, 18 assists, and 29 points in 22 games
Patrice Bergeron leads the Bruins with a +6 rating
Goaltender Jeremy Swayman is expected to and has an 7-5-2 record, 2.29 GAA, and .917 SV% in 14 games
The Bruins have recalled Oskar Steen from the AHL affiliate in Providence