Brad Marchand returns as the Bruins host the Detroit Red Wings
The Boston Bruins return to action as they close out their home stand with an Original Six matchup against the Detroit Red Wings. The biggest key for tonight's game? The much anticipated season debut of star winger Brad Marchand.
The Bruins are one of the hottest teams to start the 2022-23 season, with a 6-1-0 record, while a young Red Wings team is also off to a strong 3-1-2 record. Both teams have dealt with injuries early on, as Boston is still without Charlie McAvoy, and Detroit will have Tyler Bertuzzi, Robby Fabbri, Jakub Vrana, and Oskar Sundqvist on the sidelines.
The Bruins and Red Wings faced each other four times last season, splitting the matchups evenly. Detroit came away with 2-1 and 5-3 wins, while Boston recorded two 5-1 wins.
Bruins projected lineup:
Marchand-Bergeron-DeBrusk
Hall-Krejci-Pastrnak
Frederic-Coyle-Zacha
Foligno-Nosek-Smith
Lindholm-Grzelcyk
Forbort-Clifton
Zboril-Carlo
Swayman
Jeremy Swayman is making his first start since October 18th against the Ottawa Senators, where he was pulled after letting in 6 goals on 25 shots. The B's netminder needs to find his rookie season form, as he's off to a dreadful start with a 5.49 GAA and a .816 SV% in the early going.
| POLL | ||
Will Jeremy Swayman bounce back with a solid performance? | ||
| Yes | 50 | 90.9 % |
| No | 5 | 9.1 % |
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