Just the facts

When: Tonight, 7pm

Where: Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, MI

How to follow: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub

Opposing perspective: Wingin’ it in Motown

Know your enemy

• 8-9-2, 18PTS, 6th in the Atlantic Division
• Lucas Raymond: 3G-15A-18PTS; Alex Debrincat: 8G-9A-17PTS; Dylan Larkin: 11G-5A-16PTS
• Cam Talbot: 5-3-2, 2.67 GAA, .920 save percentage

Game notes

• The Sacco Show hits the road for an Atlantic Division showdown between two teams that have certainly been disappointed in their seasons thus far (probably more the Bruins than the Wings, but still).
• The Wings won their last game, a 2–1 victory over the Islanders, in which Detroit scored twice in the third period, including the GWG in the final minute, to win the game. Before that, the Wings had lost five of six.
• I haven’t looked at the stats to back this up with actual facts, but I have a feeling Dylan Larkin always scores against the Bruins. He is off to a great start for Detroit, with eleven goals in nineteen games.
• After Alex Lyon started the aforementioned win against the Islanders (and played well), Cam Talbot is back in net for Detroit tonight.
• Signed at a high level after winning the Cup in Florida, Vladimir Tarasenko isn’t exactly off to a great start in Detroit, having just two goals in 18 games.
• Our friends at Wingin’ It In Motown recently proposed an idea that would certainly add some spice to the Bruins-Red Wings rivalry: the Wings should hire Jim Montgomery.
• If the Bruins want to build on the power play momentum that came with finally scoring a PPG on Thursday, tonight would be the night to do so: the Wings have the worst penalty kill in the league (67.3%).
• I’m not Joe Sacco, and he doesn’t seem to agree with me. But if I were, I’d be hard-pressed to unseat Joonas Korpisalo after another good performance on Thursday.
• The Bruins recalled Marc McLaughlin from Providence on Friday and sent Georgii Merkulov the other way. No knock on McLaughlin, who is having a good season in Providence, but I would have preferred to see Merkulov stick around for a few more games.

See you tonight!