Notes: Glendening and Bernier out versus Bruins

DETROIT-Forward Luke Glendening and goaltender Jonathan Bernier have joined the overabundance of veteran players on Detroit's injury list.
Glendening will miss his first game of the season on Sunday night against the Boston Bruins at Little Caesars Arena, which means the Red Wings will not have a single player play in all 82 games this year.

The last time the Red Wings didn't have a single player play a full 82-game schedule was the 1996-97 season, when captain Steve Yzerman led the Wings in games played at 81.
Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said that Bernier and Glendening are day-to-day and he's unsure when each player will be back in the Detroit lineup.
"Glenny's out, (Frans) Nielsen is still out. Bernier out. Nobody available that didn't play last game," Blashill said after Sunday's morning skate. "Bernier is day to day. We'll see if he's back this year."
Bernier (upper-body) was hurt during the second period in Friday's 4-0 shutout victory over the New Jersey Devils. He was replaced by Jimmy Howard, who started the third period.
Glendening has been banged up for quite some time and it appears the bumps and bruises have caught up with him.
"Luke is as tough a person as you'll come across without a shadow of a doubt, probably handles pain tolerance as well as anybody I've been around. Really, really tough," Blashill said. "He can't go right now. He's had too much pain right now. Is he going to be ready for Tuesday? I can't answer that question."
With Glendening and Bernier sidelined, center Dominic Turgeon and goalie Kaden Fulcher are up from Grand Rapids as emergency call-ups.
Turgeon, 23, and Fulcher, 20, will be in the Red Wings lineup versus the Bruins. Turgeon will most likely be centering Detroit's fourth line, while Fulcher will back up Howard in net.
Last season Turgeon played in five games for the Wings. He didn't score a point and was minus-2 with an ice time average of 9:14 per game. But he did impress Detroit's brass with his defensive play.
"I think he's had a solid year," Blashill said. "We need a penalty killer … he's been one of their best penalty killers and we needed a penalty killer and he can play center and wing so it gives us a little flexibility when you're dealing with another lineup of 11 forwards. He's done a good job the games he's been up here, whether it's exhibition or last season. It'll be good to have him up and get a look at him."
In 69 games for the Griffins, Turgeon has 19 points, notching six goals and 13 assists. He's been assessed 39 penalty minutes.
Drafted by the Red Wings in the third round, 63rd overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, the 6-foot-2, 200-pound forward has spent the last three seasons playing for Grand Rapids, appearing in 209 games, registering 69 total points (26-43-69), a plus-20 rating and 68 penalty minutes.
Flucher, who was just reassigned to Grand Rapids from the Toledo Walleye, has played in 28 games for Toledo, posting a 15-7-6 record with a 3.00 goals-against average, an .899 save percentage and one shutout.
The 6-foot-3, 187-pound first-year pro was signed by the Wings as an undrafted free agent in October of 2017 after an impressive 2017 development camp and training camp as a free-agent invitee.

BLASHILL ON THE BRUINS:If you look at their recent history, the Bruins have had the Red Wings' number. Boston has taken points in 17 of their last 19 games against the Wings, going 15-2-2, but Detroit is 2-1 this season against the B's, including a rare 4-2 road victory back on Dec. 1, 2018 at TD Garden.
Could the Red Wings build off the momentum of beating the Bruins the last time they played in tonight's game?
"I don't look at it that way and I didn't look at it that way when we hadn't beaten them in a while. Every game is a new game,' Blashill said. "So I didn't look at it like, 'Boy, the fact we hadn't beaten them in the previous game really hurts us in this game.' It's so long ago now, we just got to go play great hockey.
"The group that we've had have done a really good job of playing good hockey and we got to keep doing it. We've gotten really good goaltending during this stretch and you need that to win in this league and you need that with the number of injuries we've had, so let's keep focusing on getting better."
Despite a rash of injuries to their blueline and missing high-end players Patrice Bergeron (32-45-77) and David Pastrnak (36-41-77) for significant periods of time, the Bruins (47-22-9) are currently in second place in the Atlantic Division with 103 points. Their 103 points puts the B's in a tie for the second most points in the NHL with the Calgary Flames. Tampa Bay leads the NHL with a staggering 122 points.
"They got a really good hockey team, lots of depth at each position. I don't think (Brad) Marchand has been injured much this season. I think he's got 97 points, that's a high level," Blashill said. "They've played a certain system for a long time. They're good at it. They've added a good offensive attack.
"But if you look at their team in totality, they got good depth at each position. (Jaroslav) Halak's given them good depth at goalie, good depth on D; when they were healthy, they were sitting (defenseman) Johnny Moore out, that's a real good player on most teams. Like any team near the top of the standings, you have some real elite players and you have good depth and they got both."
It will be the 604th meeting between these Original Six rivals with the Red Wings holding a 257-245-95-6 advantage.
CHELIOS SAVORS THE MOMENT:He may have waited a long time to play in the NHL, but for Wings defenseman Jake Chelios, it was well worth the wait.
"It's awesome," the 28-year-old Chelios said of his NHL debut last Friday against the Devils. "It was a really special day for my family. I couldn't have been more excited. Obviously, an NHL debut is special in itself and to do it in my hometown is unbelievable."
Chelios, the son of NHL Hall of Famer and former Red Wing Chris Chelios, grew up in Metro Detroit and played college hockey for Michigan State.
While his dad was an intense competitor with an abrasive attitude on the ice, Chelios saw a different side to Chris on Friday. His dad was nervous and tried to offer him advice, all while trying to remain cool.
"He did and he didn't (offer advice)," Jake said. "Obviously you could tell he wanted to say more, just like any hockey dad would. But yeah, you could tell he was a lot more nervous than me. He was excited, too, a lot more excited. "It was a special day for him and my mom. Obviously, been waiting a long time for this. He held back as much as he could but he still got his two cents in."
Jake recalled when he and his brother Dean were younger, Chris would attend their games and try coaching from the stands with various hand signals to his sons.
"It was more when we were eight and nine years old that all came out. Luckily, now we can't hear his whistle anymore from the stands. So it's easier to ignore him," Jake said. "But he did have the hand signals growing up -- cherry picking, skate faster, hit somebody -- those are done now, luckily. Now we just get to go out there and play."
After Friday's game, Blashill told reporters he was pleased with Chelios' play, especially his composure, considering it was his first NHL game.
"Once you get past all the glory of your first NHL game, once you step on the ice, it is just another game," Chelios said. "I knew a lot of guys coming into it, a lot of my teammates with the Griffins are up here, too, which makes it a little more comfortable. At the end of the day, I wasn't too nervous. I felt comfortable, not a lot of pressure in that game so it was just a fun experience.
"They talk about the minor league grind but I've been fortunate enough to play in some good cities. I was in Charlotte for a few years and then Grand Rapids, so I wouldn't call it a grind. I've had fun the whole time. I think that's really what keeps you going. As long as you're having fun, you're able to keep pushing and luckily it worked out."
In his first NHL game, Chelios didn't notch a point, but was plus-1 in 17:11 of ice time.
When asked if his fellow Greek, Andreas Athanasiou welcomed him to the team in Greek, Chelios joked.
"I don't know if either of us speaks Greek," he said. "So we just did the traditional English hello."

KEEPING AN EYE ON THE GRIFFINS: Defenseman Dylan McIIrath has played well during his current three-game stint as a Red Wing.
Although he's been held scoreless, the 6-foot-5, 236-pound McIIrath is plus-3, with 11 hits, four blocked shots and an ice time average of 15:16 per game.
"I think this time around, after being away from the NHL for two years, coming in I was still pretty comfortable, just being seasoned in the AHL. I do have little experience to lean on," McIIrath said. "Coming in here, the coaches and the management have been great, just telling me to go out and play. I haven't put too much pressure on myself. I've tried to do what I can to help the team."
He's also a bit relieved to be up in Detroit.
"I'm not going to lie, it can wear on you (not being called up). It's a long season. Every hockey player is wanting to get to that next level and has that competitive edge in them," he said. "That's probably one of the toughest parts of the game in the AHL, is staying patient and biding your time and just getting better every day. I know it's cliche. You got to have your mind on the end goal and I'm glad it's finally happened."
An alternate captain in Grand Rapids, he has kept up with the exploits of the Griffins, who are in a dogfight for home-ice advantage in the upcoming AHL playoffs.
"That's my team. We've sacrificed all year together," McIIrath said. "I think maybe a couple of guys might come up throughout the year, so I'm excited for everyone to get an opportunity. "The guys have bene great up here as well just supporting me. I feel like it's a quarter of the room is guys from GR right now. It's fun to go through this for sure."
With Turgeon being called up, there are currently seven players in Detroit, who in all probability will be on the Griffins playoff roster once the season ends for the Red Wings next Saturday at home against the Buffalo Sabres.