The first round matchup was set Saturday night after the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Florida Panthers 3-2.The Red Wings are now locked into the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference and will face the top-seeded Boston Bruins, who clinched the Presidents’ Trophy Saturday with a 4-1 win against Buffalo.
The series will start Thursday night at TD Garden with Game 2 likely to be played Saturday before the series shifts to Detroit for Games 3 and 4.
Detroit is the only team to have beaten the Bruins three times in regulation this season, as the B’s went 1-3-0 against the Red Wings.