Preview: Same teams, different state as Bruins face Red Wings again

Just the facts

• When: Tonight, 7 PM

• Where: Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, MI

• How to follow: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub

• Opposing perspective: Winging It In Motown

Know your enemy

• 13-11-2, 28PTS, T-4th in the Atlantic Division

• Dylan Larkin: 14G-15A-29PTS; Lucas Raymond: 8G-19A-27PTS; Alex DeBrincat: 12G-14A-26PTS

• Cam Talbot: 9-4-1, 2.88 GAA, .888 save percentage

Game notes

• I’ll be honest with you: I don’t think a full preview is really necessary for this game. These two teams played one another just three nights ago. Neither team has played since then. Take everything I said on Saturday and apply it to tonight’s game. That should just about cover it, I think?

• In case you missed that game, the Bruins beat the Red Wings, 3-2 in a shootout. That game saw the B’s blow a late lead by allowing a game-tying goal with the Detroit goalie pulled, but Jeremy Swayman came up big in the shootout for the Bruins to take home two points.

• With Cam Talbot starting the game at TD Garden on Saturday night, we may end up seeing John Gibson in net for Detroit tonight.

• The Red Wings have been a slightly better team at home vs. on the road, sporting an 8-6-1 record at the friendly confines of Pizza Pizza Arena. They’re 5-5-1 on the road.

• David Pastrnak did not travel to Detroit and won’t play tonight as he continues to recover from an injury sustained in last week’s pre-Thanksgiving game against the New York Islanders. Per Marco Sturm, Pastrnak is still considered day-to-day.

• Viktor Arvidsson, out since the middle of last month when the Bruins beat Montreal, looks ready to return for tonight’s game, giving the B’s a bit of an offensive boost.

• Morgan Geekie, who scored twice on Saturday night, remains red hot with six goals in his last five games.

See ya tonight!