Red Wings vs. Bruins: Notes, Lines, Goalies, How to Watch

We’ll never know if Wednesday’s win over the New York Islanders saved Derek Lalonde’s job or not, because that’s not how the Red Wings operate.

After all, General Manager Steve Yzerman was just starting his Hall-of-Fame playing career the last time the Red Wongs replaced a coach in midseason. nearly 40 years ago.

One thing you can count on: Rumors that Sergei Fedorov would become the next Detroit coach are just that, as Bob Duff reports.

The Boston Bruins don’t operate that way, firing Jim Montgomery this week after a slow start.

Here’s another difference between the franchises: When Boston fired Montgomery, the Bruins were 8-9-3. The Red Wings are 8-9-2.

Montgomery was in the last year of his contract, which could have been a factor, but the Bruins were underachieving, and the move was made.

The Bruins ended a three-game losing streak with a win over Utah on Thursday, just as the Wings did when they knocked off the Islanders on Wednesday.

So a pair of teams desperate to turn their seasons around meet tonight in another game both teams need to get their seasons back on the right track.

The Matchup

Who: Boston at Detroit

Where: Little Caesars Arena

When: 7 p.m.

TV/Radio: FDSN/97.1 FM

Detroit Lines

Tarasenko-Larkin-Raymond

DeBrincat-Kasper-Kane

Rasmussen-Copp-Fischer

Berggren-Compher-Motte

Defensive Pairings

Edvinsson-Seider

Chiarot-Petry

Gustafsson-Holl

Goalies

Talbot-Lyon

Boston Lines

Defensive Pairings

Goalies