Boston Bruins (9-0-1, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (6-4-1, second in the Atlantic Division)
Detroit; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the Detroit Red Wings after the Bruins knocked off the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in a shootout.
Detroit is 6-4-1 overall with a 2-2-0 record against the Atlantic Division. The Red Wings have a 6-1-1 record when scoring at least three goals.
Boston had a 65-12-5 record overall while going 21-7-5 against opponents from the Atlantic Division last season. The Bruins scored 301 goals while giving up 174 for a +127 goal differential last season.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Bruins won the previous meeting 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Larkin has four goals and 11 assists for the Red Wings. Alex DeBrincat has scored eight goals and added four assists over the last 10 games.
David Pastrnak has eight goals and six assists for the Bruins. Brad Marchand has scored five goals with five assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 6-3-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 5.9 assists, 4.6 penalties and 10.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Bruins: 9-0-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.7 assists, 4.5 penalties and 10.1 penalty minutes while giving up 1.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Red Wings: Robby Fabbri: out (lower body), Matt Luff: out (upper body).
Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (lower body), Derek Forbort: day to day (undisclosed), Jakub Lauko: out (face), Matt Grzelcyk: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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