Each Wednesday throughout the regular season, Kevin Weekes will be offering his pluses and minuses for the teams competing in the NBCSN Wednesday Night Rivalry game in his Weekes on the Web blog. Weekes also will assist fans with three must-watch elements of the game.
In a game between two Original Six teams, it's fair to say that neither the Boston Bruins nor the Detroit Red Wings are playing as well as they'd like, or are where they'd like to be a little bit more than halfway through the season.
Pluses, minuses for Bruins, Red Wings
Boston, Detroit looking for consistency in Original Six matchup
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