Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins

Monday, December 29, 2014, 7:00 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 5–2 on Monday, December 29, 2014 at home.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Detroit Red Wings	2	43-25-14
at Boston Bruins	5	41-27-14

Goals by period

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	1	1	0	2
Boston Bruins	3	0	2	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	12	12	6	30
Boston Bruins	19	11	15	45

Three stars

C. Soderberg, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 2 assists)
R. Smith, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
T. Tatar, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:44	Boston Bruins	Reilly Smith (9)	Dougie Hamilton (14)	Even strength	DET 0, BOS 1
1st	11:21	Detroit Red Wings	Justin Abdelkader (9)	Pavel Datsyuk (14), Niklas Kronwall (16)	Even strength	DET 1, BOS 1
1st	16:12	Boston Bruins	Gregory Campbell (4)	Torey Krug (8), Carl Soderberg (18)	Even strength	DET 1, BOS 2
1st	17:25	Boston Bruins	Carl Soderberg (7)	Loui Eriksson (13), Chris Kelly (12)	Even strength	DET 1, BOS 3
2nd	15:10	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Tatar (15)	Danny DeKeyser (12), Stephen Weiss (7)	Power play	DET 2, BOS 3
3rd	05:11	Boston Bruins	Seth Griffith (6)	David Krejci (8)	Power play	DET 2, BOS 4
3rd	17:34	Boston Bruins	Chris Kelly (4)	Carl Soderberg (19), Loui Eriksson (14)	Even strength, Empty net	DET 2, BOS 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins
Stat	Detroit Red Wings	Boston Bruins
Shots on goal	30	45
Power play	1 of 4	1 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	8
Hits	25	20
Blocked shots	7	13
Giveaways	6	6
Takeaways	0	5
Faceoffs won	40/64 (62.5%)	24/64 (37.5%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Abdelkader	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	0	0		19:01
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	50%	19:03
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0		15:54
Number 15 R. Sheahan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	77.8%	15:32
Number 20 D. Miller	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		14:53
Number 21 T. Tatar	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	2	0	1	100%	14:50
Number 26 T. Jurco	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		10:26
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0	0	85.7%	19:09
Number 41 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	70.6%	15:15
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	40%	13:54
Number 90 S. Weiss	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:54
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	1	0		15:36
Number 2 B. Smith	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		18:55
Number 23 B. Lashoff	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0		07:06
Number 27 K. Quincey	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0		21:19
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		18:59
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		24:39
Number 65 D. DeKeyser	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	1	0		20:54

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Howard	44	40	4	.909	59:04	Loss

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	40%	14:22
Number 18 R. Smith	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		15:35
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:12
Number 21 L. Eriksson	L	0	2	2	+3	0	1	0	0	0		18:55
Number 23 C. Kelly	C	1	1	2	+3	2	2	3	0	0	11.1%	17:51
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	1	2	3	+3	0	6	2	0	0	40%	16:21
Number 38 J. Caron	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		11:52
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	45.8%	18:08
Number 52 M. Lindblad	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		07:27
Number 53 S. Griffith	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1		08:56
Number 61 C. Cunningham	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	11:02
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0		17:50
Number 27 D. Hamilton	D	0	1	1	0	2	6	1	0	0		19:03
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	5	0		22:15
Number 43 M. Bartkowski	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		19:14
Number 44 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0		22:36
Number 47 T. Krug	D	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	0	0		15:47
Number 86 K. Miller	D	0	0	0	+3	0	3	3	2	0		20:16

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 T. Rask	30	28	2	.933	59:44	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:03	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	High sticking	2
2nd	13:36	Boston Bruins	Brad Marchand	Hooking	2
2nd	15:55	Boston Bruins	Chris Kelly	Tripping	2
3rd	03:34	Detroit Red Wings	Brian Lashoff	Hooking	2
3rd	14:58	Boston Bruins	Dougie Hamilton	Interference	2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Marc Joannette, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Matt MacPherson
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Daniel Cleary, Jakub Kindl, Joakim Andersson
Boston Bruins scratches: Patrice Bergeron, Milan Lucic, Zach Trotman

2014-2015 season series

Every Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Oct 9, 2014
Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Oct 15, 2014
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Sun, Mar 8, 2015
Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Apr 2, 2015

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Other NHL games on Monday, December 29, 2014
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Colorado Avalanche 0 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Minnesota Wild 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Nashville Predators 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
New York Rangers 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Dallas Stars, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Arizona Coyotes, Mon, Dec 29, 2014

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