Detroit City Wire

Detroit -- With ten games remaining in the regular season, the Detroit Red Wings are vying for the Eastern Conference's second Wild-Card spot. They are set to host the Boston Bruins at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday night.

The game will conclude a three-game season series, starting at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast on ABC/ESPN+ and WWJ Newsradio 950 in Detroit. The Red Wings (33-33-6; 72 points) are three points ahead of the Bruins (30-34-9; 69 points) and three points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets, who hold a game in hand, for the Wild-Card position.

"You look at the position we're in, it seems like no one has really taken advantage of that second Wild-Card spot," said Patrick Kane. "That's what we're looking for. I think it's nice to have those intentions, but at the same time it’s important to go out, make sure we’re doing the job and playing the right way."

The Red Wings aim to split their two-game homestand after their 4-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. They trailed by three goals midway through the third period and couldn't complete the comeback.

"Sometimes things happen, but you can't let it snowball into something else," Kane said. "You look at our last game, obviously we had a lot of chances on the power play in the first period and we didn’t capitalize, but we’re still outshooting the team."

Head coach Todd McLellan highlighted the importance of managing adversity during matches, using a golf analogy. "You’re on the golf course and you have a bad tee shot, that doesn’t mean you have to have a bad round," McLellan said.

The Red Wings practiced without goalie Petr Mrazek and Elmer Soderblom on Saturday morning, both sidelined with injuries. McLellan did not provide an update on Mrazek, who left the game against the Utah Hockey Club early. Soderblom remains "day-to-day" and is unlikely to play against St. Louis on April 1.

The Bruins, on a seven-game winless streak, lost 6-2 to the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. David Pastrnak leads the team with 85 points, ranking eighth in NHL scoring. Jeremy Swayman, recently re-signed to an eight-year contract, holds a 20-25-6 record.

"I'm sure they're a frustrated team right now," Kane remarked on the Bruins. "Always a tough team to play against… Always a dangerous team, always competitive games. They bring energy and physicality."