Boston 5, Detroit 3
When: 12:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 8, 2015
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees:
Greg Kimmerly, Steve Kozari
Linesmen:
Tim Nowak, Shane Heyer
Attendance:
17565
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Bruins 5, Red Wings 3: Fourth-liner Daniel Paille recorded his first two-goal performance in over three years as host Boston improved to 4-0-1 in its last five games.
Paille converted with his team short-handed for his first tally of the afternoon and Brad Marchand did as well for his fifth in four contests. Rookie David Pastrnak and Loui Eriksson each added a power-play goal and Niklas Svedberg finished with 36 saves for the Bruins, who moved four points ahead of idle Florida for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Defenseman Marek Zidlicky scored during a power play while Gustav Nyquist and Luke Glendening also tallied for Detroit, which has suffered back-to-back losses in regulation for the first time this season. Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Tatar each notched two assists while Jimmy Howard made six saves in relief of Jonas Gustavsson, who yielded four goals on 23 shots.
Stephen Weiss was stripped of the puck while trying to gain the offensive zone, allowing Paille to skate in on a partial breakaway and beat Gustavsson at 11:44 of the second period to give Boston a 3-1 lead. Paille wasn't done, as he chipped the puck over Gustavsson's glove with 1:21 remaining in the session to record his first two-goal effort since Dec. 14, 2011.
Glendening's wrist shot from the right faceoff circle sailed between the pads of Svedberg 84 seconds into the third to trim Boston's lead, but Eriksson answered by cleaning up a rebound less than three minutes later. Zidlicky's wrist shot from the point beat Svedberg inside the right post at 6:02 to bring the Red Wings within two, but that was as close as they would come.
GAME NOTEBOOK: After scoring twice in Saturday's 3-2 overtime victory over Philadelphia, Marchand took advantage of Weiss' inability to settle a loose puck before beating Gustavsson at 4:15 of the first period for his team-leading 22nd goal. ... The Bruins have scored the first goal in eight consecutive contests. ... The Red Wings yielded two short-handed goals in a game for the first time since Jan. 24, 2004 against the then-Phoenix Coyotes.
Top Game Performances
| Detroit |
|
Boston |
|
Pavel Datsyuk 2 |
Points |
Daniel Paille 2 |
|
Luke Glendening 1 |
Goals |
Daniel Paille 2 |
|
Pavel Datsyuk 2 |
Assists |
Patrice Bergeron 1 |
|
Marek Zidlicky 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Loui Eriksson 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Brad Marchand 1 |
|
Jimmy Howard .857 |
Save Percentage |
Niklas Svedberg .923 |
|
Jonas Gustavsson 19 |
Saves |
Niklas Svedberg 36 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Detroit
|
39 |
3 |
1-5 |
3-5 |
10 |
31 |
| Boston
|
30 |
5 |
2-5 |
4-5 |
10 |
34 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game on the road against Ottawa. The Bruins have a W/L % of .469 after a win and .545 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .568 after a win and .556 after a loss.
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