DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills posted a Red Wings-Bruins game preview this afternoon, and he noted that Ye Olde Measuring Stick is out tonight:
The Bruins are 11-7-0 (22 points) on the season under coach Bruce Cassidy. On Tuesday morning, the Bruins announced Cassidy was placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol.
Boston currently ranks fifth in power-play percentage (25.5%) and on their home ice, the Bruins have the sixth-best record in the NHL at 7-3-0. Detroit (10-9-3; 23 points) leads Boston by one point for fourth-place in the Atlantic.
While Tuesday’s game has implications in the standings, Detroit is much more focused on the long game, and developing the consistency to play well on a nightly basis, particularly away from home.
“Every night in this league is a litmus test in where you stand,” Blashill said. “We’re going to a play a real good team in their building, and we want to find a way to win. If we do find a way to win, it says you beat a good team on the road. But we’ll have another game the next night and we’ll have to find a way to do that.”
