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Today on NBC: Red hot Bruins look to keep rolling against hot Wings

Boston Bruins v Detroit Red Wings

DETROIT, MI - FEBRUARY 13: Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins heads up ice in front of Nicklas Lidstrom #5 of the Detroit Red Wings on February 13, 2011 at Joe Lewis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 4-2. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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Who knew the first ever Thanksgiving Showdown would come with so much instant drama? The Boston Bruins take their 10-game winning streak back home to take on the Red Wings (1 p.m. ET on NBC) who are looking to nail down their fourth straight win and get back on top of the Central Division.

By now, you know all about what makes the Bruins tick. Tim Thomas locks it all down in goal while Tyler Seguin provides the offensive spark and guys like Milan Lucic and Zdeno Chara bring the physical pain. They also run about three lines of scoring ability at you and can pester and frustrate anyone into madness (hello, Brad Marchand). When you’re a defending Stanley Cup champion you can do these things.

Detroit, meanwhile, has gotten their act together thanks to the play of Jimmy Howard. Howard’s turned into one of the league’s top goalies with a goals against average under 2.00 and a dogged ability to just keep making saves when needed. Howard having Tim Thomas as a role model has helped too. The Wings’ offense has also picked things up of late with Johan Franzen leading the way with 10 goals.

Having guys like Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg (even in spite of his slump this season), and Nicklas Lidstrom provide backup is kind of nice too.

You couldn’t really ask for more though with two of the league’s best teams playing some of the best hockey of late squaring off in an afternoon matinee in front of the whole world. The stage is lit boys, now make it count.

[See also: The last time Detroit and Boston got together on NBC]