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    Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Red Wings

    Tim Rosenthal January 24, 2017
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    The desperate times continue on Causeway Street as the Bruins head into one of their more important weeks of the season.

    With two games left prior to the all-star break, embattled coach Claude Julien and company currently sit in ninth place in the Eastern Conference after Toronto’s 4-0 shutout of Calgary Monday night. With every team having games in hand on the Black and Gold, they could fall even further in the standings if they can’t stop the bleeding.

    Tonight, the Bruins hope to avenge one of their embarrassing losses last week against the Red Wings at TD Garden. As if anyone needs a reminder when the last two teams met six days ago, the Bruins had a 4-1 first period lead only to see that evaporate and eventually losing in the shootout.

    They may not have the talent, as Julien alluded to after the 5-1 loss to the Penguins on Sunday, but the Bruins need to have a better work ethic than what we saw last week – starting tonight. Otherwise, they may be better off positioning themselves for a better draft pick come June.

    Gametime: 7:00 p.m.
    TV/Radio: NESN/98.5 The Sports Hub
    Records: Bruins 23-21-6 (52 points), Red Wings 20-19-8 (48 points)
    Location: TD Garden

    Bruins projected lines

    Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Frank Vatrano
    Tim Schaller-David Krejci-David Pastrnak
    Ryan Spooner-Riley Nash-David Backes
    Matt Beleskey-Dominic Moore-Austin Czarnik

    Zdeno Chara-Brandon Carlo
    Torey Krug-Adam McQuaid
    Kevan Miller-Colin Miller

    Tuukka Rask
    Zane McIntyre

    Red Wings projected lines

    Gustav Nyquist-Henrik Zetterberg-Anthony Mantha
    Andreas Athanasiou-Frans Nielsen-Tomas Tatar
    Justin Abdelkader-Riley Sheahan-Tomas Jurco
    Steve Ott-Darren Helm-Luke Glendening

    Dan DeKeyser-Mike Green
    Jonathan Ericsson-Xavier Ouellet
    Niklas Kronwall-Nick Jensen

    Petr Mrazek
    Jared Coreau

    Tonight’s storylines

    – Before Friday’s game against the Blackhawks, David Backes called the plane ride home from Detroit the quietest plane ride of the season and said it hit the team where it mattered. Well, Backes and company are still hurting in the two games since having scored just one goal. In desperate times, the Bruins need to show that desperation before it’s too late.

    – It seems the migraine issues with Tuukka Rask have been solved. After being pulled from Sunday’s game against the Penguins and missing Monday’s practice, the first-time All-Star joined the team for the optional morning skate. Barring a setback or any other circumstance, he should get the nod for the next two games before heading to Los Angeles with Brad Marchand and the rest of the league’s elite.

    – The Bruins will get a little help on the blue-line with the likely returns of Kevan (concussion) and Colin Miller (lower body). The pair will likely replace John-Michael Liles and Joe Morrow, who have both been liabilities since the Miller’s suffered their respective injures. Though consistency has been an issue for both Miller’s, their upside and complimentary styles of play (Kevan being more physical and Colin being more offensive minded) are a better mesh against a young but improving Red Wings squad.

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    Tim Rosenthal

    Tim Rosenthal serves as the Managing Editor of Bruins Daily. He started contributing videos to the site in 2010 before fully coming on board during the Bruins' Stanley Cup run in 2011. His bylines over the last decade have been featured on Boston.com, FoxSports.com, College Hockey News, Patch and Inside Hockey. You can follow Tim on Twitter @_TimRosenthal.

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