TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Red Wings tonight in the 1st of 3 games between these teams this season and the 1st of 2 Detroit visits to Boston this season.
- They are 6-1-0 this season and are 5-0-0 on home ice so far … They are 2-1-0 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Bruins are playing their 2nd of 14 sets of back-to-back games tonight vs. Detroit and tomorrow in Columbus … They are currently 1-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 0-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins conclude their 4-game home stand tonight (3-0-0) vs. Detroit … They will next face a 4-game road trip in Columbus on 10/28, Pittsburgh on 11/1, NY Rangers on 11/3 and Toronto on 11/5.
Detroit Red Wings Notes:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 2 vs. NEW JERSEY 6 (10/25/22)
1ST PERIOD: DET Larkin (Kubalík, Erne) 2:56-EV; NJ Mercer (Marino, Graves) 11:25-EV; NJ Hughes (Haula, Bratt) 15:16-EV
2ND PERIOD: NJ Bratt (Hughes, Hamilton) 0:43-PP; NJ Sharangovich (Graves) 4:54-SH
3RD PERIOD: DET Kubalík (Hägg, Rasmussen) 8:17-EV; NJ Hischier (Tatar) 15:38-EV; NJ Bratt (McLeod, Hamilton) 16:27-EV
SHOTS: DET 22 (5-8-9) / NJ 41 (15-15-11)
GOALIES: DET Nedeljkovic (L, 35-41) / NJ Vanecek (W, 20-22)
PP: DET 0-3 / NJ 1-1
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (6 / Oct. 10)
Tyler Bertuzzi – upper body (4 / Oct. 15)
Jakub Vrána – personal (4 / Oct. 17)
Total Man Games Lost: 14
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
10/25 – Reassigned goaltender Sebastian Cossa to Grand Rapids from Toledo (ECHL).
10/20 – Reassigned defenseman Seth Barton and goaltender Sebastian Cossa from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL).
10/18 – Removed defenseman Seth Barton from injured non-roster and assigned him to Grand Rapids.
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at BRUINS / 7:00 P.M. EDT / TD Garden / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 612th all-time meeting, 307th at Boston … First of three games this season, first of two at Boston ALL-TIME vs. BOS: 262-248-95-6 / AWAY: 96-164-43-3 / LAST 10: 7-3-0 / IN 2021-22: 2-2-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0 DET top scorers vs. BOS: Dylan Larkin (7-7-14 in 21 GP), David Perron (5-9-14 in 22 GP), Filip Hronek (2-4-6 in 9 GP), Filip Zadina (2-0-2 in 4 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-1-2 in 4 GP), Moritz Seider (0-2-2 in 4 GP), Pius Suter (0-2-2 in 4 GP) BOS top scorers vs. DET: Patrice Bergeron (15-15-30 in 35 GP), David Krejci (8-17-25 in 31 GP), David Pastrnak (10-10-20 in 21 GP), Taylor Hall (5-13-18 in 26 GP), Mike Reilly (1-6-7 in 13 GP), Pavel Zacha (2-5-7 in 14 GP), Tomas Nosek (1-4-5 in 8 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, Oct. 29: RED WINGS vs. WILD / 7:00 p.m. EDT / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Monday, Oct. 31: RED WINGS at SABRES / 7:00 p.m. EDT / KeyBank Center / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thursday, Nov. 3: RED WINGS vs. CAPITALS / 7:00 p.m. EDT / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
Oct. 25 vs. New Jersey – 6-2 L
Detroit was handed its first regulation loss of the season to move to 3-1-2 overall and 2-1-1 inside Little Caesars Arena … This is the first season in the NHL’s expansion era that the Red Wings were the last team to suffer a regulation loss, with the last such occurrence coming in 1962-63 when Detroit started 8-0-2 (the 2 designating ties) before its first defeat on Nov. 8, 1962 against Montreal … Dylan Larkin opened the scoring 2:56 into the contest for his fourth goal of the season … It marked Larkin’s 151st career goal with the Red Wings, tying Bruce MacGregor for 24th place on the franchise’s all-time list … Larkin scored his second game-opening goal in as many games and his 12th since the start of last season, tied for the most in the NHL over that span … In total, Larkin has tallied eight points (4-4-8) and leads the Red Wings with a plus-four rating through six games to start the 2022-23 campaign … The Red Wings have scored the opening goal in five-of-six contests to start the season, going 2-1-2 when netting the game’s first goal … Dominik Kubalík registered a goal and an assist for his fourth-straight multi-point game … Kubalík has recorded at least a point in each of his last five games, logging 10 points (4-6-10) in that span … Kubalík and Larkin also extended their goal streaks to three-straight games … Adam Erne recorded an assist in his 300th career NHL game … Michael Rasmussen notched an assist for the second-consecutive game, giving him five points (1-4-5) in six appearances to begin the 2022-23 campaign … After starting the season 17-for-17 on the penalty kill, the Red Wings conceded their first power play goal of the year.
MAKING A POINT
- Detroit opened the season with a five-game point streak (3-0-2) for the eighth time in franchise history and just the fourth time in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68).
- The Red Wings’ other runs over that span were in 1997-98 (5-0-1), 1972-73 (6-0-0) and 2011-12 (5-0-0).
SHOOTING GALLERY
- Detroit recorded 25 shots in the opening period on Oct. 14 vs. Montreal, marking the most by Detroit in a single frame since collecting 26 shots in the second period on Dec. 13, 2010 vs. Los Angeles.
- For perspective, Detroit’s season high for shots in a single period during the entire 2021-22 campaign was 22, which was accomplished in the first period on Jan. 15 vs. Buffalo.
- It was also Detroit’s third-highest total in the first period of a game since 1997-98 behind only March 12, 2009 (28 vs. Calgary) and Feb. 10, 2009 (27 at Nashville).
Boston Bruins Notes:
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins have won their last 3 games with a 2-1 shootout win vs. Anaheim on 10/20, 4-3/OT victory vs. Minnesota on 10/22 and 3-1 win vs. Dallas on 10/25 … That followed a season-opening 3-0-0 start and their lone loss a 7-5 setback in Ottawa on 10/18.
- Boston 2 vs Anaheim 1 OT … Taylor Hall scored the lone goal through regulation, assisted by Hampus Lindholm and Matt Grzelck, and had the deciding shootout goal for the win … Linus Ullmark made 30 saves through 65 minutes and all 4 shootout attempts … SOG: Bos 36, Ana 31 … PP: 0/5 … PK: 0/4
- Boston 4 vs Minnesota 3/OT … The Bruins opened a 3-1 lead in the 2nd period but the Wild forced the extra session before Taylor Hall sealed his 1-2=3 night at 4:49 of OT … David Pastrnak (GA) and David Krejci (2A) added single goals by Nick Foligno and Hampus Lindholm and Craig Smith, Pavel Zacha and Matt Grzelcyk had assists … Linus Ullmark won his 4th start of the season … SOG: Bos 43, Min 27 … PP: 1/5 … PK: 1/5
- Boston 3 vs Dallas 1 … David Pastrnak had a PPG+A, Taylor Hall had the GWG and Patrice Bergeron added the ENG … Hampus Lindholm, Matt Grzelcyk and David Krejci added single assists … Linus Ullmark extended his season-opening win streak to 5 games … SOG: Bos 29, Dal 31 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/3
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 5)
- Brad Marchand – off-season double hip arthroscopy and labral repair, IR
- Charlie McAvoy – off-season left shoulder arthroscopic stabilization procedure, IR
BOSTON vs DETROIT, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Red Wings are meeting for the 612th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 254-257-95-5 record and 1,852-1,822 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 167-94-43-2 lifetime vs. Detroit at home with a 1,078-806 scoring edge in those 306 contests.
NUMBERS
3: Straight deciding goals my Taylor Hall – deciding shootout goal vs. Anaheim on 10/10, OT goal vs. Minnesota on 10/22 and GWG vs. Dallas on 10/25.
3: Player on the current roster new to the Bruins organization this season – A.J. Greer (free agent), Anton Stralman (free agent), Pavel Zacha (trade).
4: Points by David Pastrnak (1-3=4 totals) on 10/12/2022 in Washington in the 2022-23 season opener … That is the most points in a Boston opener since Brad Marchand (2-3=5) and Pastrnak (2-2=4) in 10/13/2016.
5: Straight home wins to open this season … That ties the 3rd-longest in club history (8-1983-84; 6-1985-86 and 1976-77).
9: Players on the Bruins current roster who played college hockey – Connor Clifton, Charlie Coyle, Derek Forbort, Trent Frederic, AJ Greer, Matt Grzelcyk, Charlie McAvoy, Craig Smith and Jeremy Swayman.
10: Former first round draft picks on the current roster – Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, Derek Forbert, Trent Frederic, Taylor Hall, Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha and Jakub Zboril
19: Consecutive wins by Boston over Arizona after their 6-3 win on 10/15/2022 … That are the most wins by one opponent in club history.
86: Anton Stralman has changed his number to 86.
378-25-20: Boston’s record since 2011-12 in games in which they have had a 2-goal lead in a game … That extends to 247-2-6 over that span when they have led by 3 goals
542: Consecutive Bruins games (regular season & playoffs) currently sold out at TD Garden … Their last non-sellout game was on 12/2/2009 when a Wednesday game vs. TB drew 16,553
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 25 players on their roster, including 2 on injured reserve … 12 were drafted by the team, 5 were acquired in trade and 8 were signed as free agents.
- The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 1-0-0 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 1-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 0-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing game 8 of a 9-game October schedule tonight (6 hm/3 rd, 6-1-0) … They will play 13 games in November (7 hm/6 rd), 14 games in December (8 hm/6 rd), 14 in January (5 hm/9 rd), 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd).
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Oct. 25: Jakub Lauko assigned to Providence/AHL.
