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Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings

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Boston Bruins
39-23-8
Final
4 - 2
Detroit Red Wings
38-24-8

Bruins beat the Red Wings 4-2 in an Eastern Conference wild-card showdown

Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings: Game Highlights

Jeremy Swayman made 41 saves to help Boston move two points ahead of Detroit for the first wild-card spot. David Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm and Marat Khusnutdinov also scored for the Bruins.

Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat scored for Detroit. John Gibson stopped 23 shots.

Zadorov put the Bruins ahead with a long wrist shot that seemed to surprise Gibson as it sailed past his blocker. The defenseman has two goals this season.

After Boston took the lead in the third, the Bruins' Lukas Reichel had a chance to wrap it up with a penalty shot, but Gibson made a pad save. Khusnutdinov, scored into an empty-net goal with 1:52 left.

DeBrincat put Detroit ahead 2-1 at 4:06 of the third, ripping a wrist shot over Swayman’s glove from the top of the left circle, and Lindholm countered for Boston at 6:22.

Morgan Geekie had three assists, giving him seven points in four games against Detroit this season.

Up next Bruins: Host Toronto on Tuesday night.

Red Wings: Host Ottawa on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

BOS wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 3:35 Lucas Raymond Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Andrew Copp (30), Patrick Kane (30)
Goal 2nd Period 5:07 David Pastrnak Goal (28) Slap Shot, assists: Charlie McAvoy (43), Morgan Geekie (25)
Goal 3rd Period 4:06 Alex DeBrincat Goal (35) Snap Shot, assists: Moritz Seider (39)
Goal 3rd Period 6:22 Elias Lindholm Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (26), Mason Lohrei (18)
Goal 3rd Period 9:42 Nikita Zadorov Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (27), Charlie McAvoy (44)
Goal 3rd Period 18:08 Marat Khusnutdinov Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (58), Elias Lindholm (29)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDET
11 Blocked Shots 13
21 Hits 22
4 Takeaways 3
27 Shots 43
1 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
33.3 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 33
40.0 Faceoff Win Percent 60.0
16 Giveaways 9
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, RW Day-To-Day Mar 22
Michael Rasmussen, C Out Mar 14
Dylan Larkin, C Out Mar 12
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dans Locmelis, C Out Feb 28

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,515 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 20 94 6
Tampa Bay 43 21 90 4
Montreal 38 21 86 10
Boston 39 23 86 8
Detroit 38 24 84 8
Ottawa 36 24 81 9
Florida 34 32 71 3
Toronto 29 29 71 13
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