The Detroit Red Wings face the Boston Bruins with both teams off to strong starts to the season. The Red Wings have a 3-1-2 record but are hoping to bounce back from a rough loss while the Bruins have a 6-1 record and with a three-game winning streak, boast one of the league's best records. Both teams are looking to pad their records in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference with this matchup being a crucial one as a result.
The Red Wings are off to a strong start to the season with their offense stepping up and scoring 3.67 goals per game. Dominik Kubalik and Dylan Larkin have scored eight goals and 10 assists to lead the top line but the rest of the offense has also stepped up. David Perron, Michael Rasmussen, and Oskar Sundqvist have combined for six goals and nine assists while defensemen Olli Maatta and Filip Hronek have added a goal and eight assists from the blue line to help open up the offense.
The offense has looked great but the defense has struggled, allowing 3.00 goals per game including six goals in their recent game. Olli Maatta and Filip Hronek have led the top two pairings but the rest of the unit has struggled, allowing opponents to find open shots on the net at will. The bright spot has been the play of goaltender Ville Husso who has a .939 save percentage and a 2.00 goals-against average on 98 shots to start the season.