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Thomas Vanek (left) has three power-play goals this season to share the Red Wings' team lead in that department with Dylan Larkin.

(AP Photo)

GAME INFORMATION

* Who: Detroit Red Wings (20-19-8) at Boston Bruins (23-21-6)

* Where: TD Garden

* When: 7 p.m.

* TV: Fox Sports Detroit

* Radio: 97.1 WXYT-FM and Red Wings radio network

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GAME NOTES

* The Red Wings' power play continues to rank last in the NHL with an 11.3 success rate. They've scored three power-play goals in their last 39 opportunities over the past 12 games. That's a success rate of 7.7 percent. Going back even further, they're 5-for-78 over the previous 24 games. That's a success rate of 6.4 percent. They haven't scored power-play goals in back-to-back games in the previous 42 games.

* This year's power play is the worst in 53 seasons, according to hockey-reference.com, which has power-play data dating back to the 1963-64 campaign. Detroit's 18 power-play goals through 47 games this has the Red Wings on pace for 31 PPG. That would fewer they've scored than in any of the past 52 seasons, including the two lockout years. During the 2012-13 lockout season, they had 34 PPG for a percentage of 18.38. During the 1994-95 lockout season, they had 52 PPG for a percentage of 24.19.

* Their worst power-play season in the previous 52 was 1976-77, when they scored 37 PPG and had a percentage of 12.59. The Red Wings had a 16-55-9 record that season. Dennis Polonich led them with six PPG. They also scored 37 PPG in 1982-83, when their percentage was 13.81 and they had a 21-44-15 record.

* The Red Wings' best season on record according to hockey-reference was 1992-93, when they scored 113 PPG for a 24.89 percentage. Both are the best going back to '63-64. Their record was 47-28-9 that season and they had five players with double-digit PPG led by Dino Ciccarelli with 21 of his 41 goals.

* In the previous 10 seasons, the Red Wings' best PP percentage was in 2014-15, when it was 23.8 percent after they had 70 PPG. The most PPG in that 10-season stretch was 2008-09, when they had 90 and a percentage of 22.5, second-best in the NHL. Henrik Zetterberg led the team with 12 PGG.

* Thomas Vanek and Dylan Larkin lead the Red Wings in power play goals this season with three each. Both are expected to miss tonight's game with injuries.

* This is the second meeting in six days and third of the season between the Red Wings and Bruins. Boston won the opener 1-0 Oct. 29 on a goal by Tim Schaller that ended Detroit's season-high six-game winning streak. Jimmy Howard made 35 saves for the Red Wings. Detroit won the rematch 6-5 in a shootout last Wednesday after erasing a pair of three-goal deficits. Five players scored in regulation for the Red Wings, Petr Mrazek made 23 saves in relief of Jared Coreau and Frans Nielsen bagged the shootout winner.

* Coreau is scheduled to make his fifth start in the last six games for the Red Wings. He's coming off a 1-0 overtime loss to the Rangers Sunday, when he made 18 saves before J.T. Miller scored 1:56 into OT. Coreau has a 5-1-2 record, 2.79 GAA and .904 save percentage in 10 appearances.

* The 1-0 loss was the fourth of the season for the Red Wings. That's a club record, according to team statistician Greg Innis. The previous record was three, which happened in four previous seasons, the most recent being 2013-14.

* The Bruins have lost four straight games after falling 5-1 Sunday in Pittsburgh, where the Penguins scored three straight third-period goals. No. 1 goalie Tuukka Rask left the game midway through the second period with a migraine headache, something that has bothered him in the past.

* Rask has a 7-5-2 record with a 2.86 GAA, .890 save percentage and one shutout in 15 career appearances vs. the Red Wings. That includes last week's 6-5 loss, when he made 20 saves. ... Bruins rookie Zane McIntyre has never faced the Red Wings in seven career games. ... Coreau wil be making his second career appearances vs. Boston.

PREGAME LINKS

Here are a few stories to peruse before game time:

* Drew Miller clears waivers, will go to Grand Rapids for now

* Dylan Larkin (upper body) out for two games

* Thomas Vanek out for tonight's game, status is day to day

* Jared Coreau gives Red Wings a chance in OT loss to Bruins

* Red Wings fall 1-0 in OT to Rangers, Henrik Lundqvist