Preview: Bruins welcome Red Wings to TD Garden

Just the facts

• When: Tonight, 7 PM

• Where: TD Garden – Boston, MA

• How to follow: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub

• Opposing perspective: Wingin’ It In Motown

Know your enemy

• 13-11-1, 27PTS, 5th in the Atlantic Division

• Dylan Larkin: 14G-13A-27PTS; Alex DeBrincat: 12G-14A-26PTS; Lucas Raymond: 7G-19A-26PTS

• Cam Talbot: 9-4-0, 2.97 GAA, .887 save percentage

Game notes

• Fresh off of a Black Friday beating at the hands of the New York Rangers, the Bruins are right back at it on TD Garden ice, hosting the Detroit Red Wings for the first time this season.

• The Red Wings also played on Friday, losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning by a 6-3 score on home ice.

• Head coach Todd MacLellan was asking questions of his team after that Tampa loss, so the Red Wings aren’t exactly a team firing on all cylinders at the moment.

• John Gibson started Detroit’s loss to Tampa, meaning we should expect to see Cam Talbot at TD Garden tonight. In the same vein, Jeremy Swayman should be starting for the Bruins.

• The Red Wings have lost three games in a row and four of their last five.

• After sniffing a playoff spot last season, Detroit is one of those teams expected to “take the next step” this season. They’re certainly not out of it by any stretch, but would likely be in a better position if they were getting better goaltending. Gibson and Talbot have combined for a save percentage of .871, third-worst in the NHL.

• Former Bruin James van Riemsdyk is currently with the Red Wings. He recently played his 1,100th NHL game, a nice milestone in what has been a solid NHL career.

• No word yet on the statuses of David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha. I’d assume both will be out again tonight, but they’re officially day-to-day, so I guess we’ll find out.

See ya tonight!

If you have hockey gear and are able to skate (well enough), bring your stuff to TD Garden tonight. The Bruins might end up needing you.