Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings

Saturday, September 23, 2017, 7:00 PM ET Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Preseason Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins 5–1 on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Boston Bruins	1	50-20-12
at Detroit Red Wings	5	30-39-13

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	1	0	0	1
Detroit Red Wings	0	4	1	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	8	5	7	20
Detroit Red Wings	11	13	4	28

Three stars

M. Frk, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals, 1 assist)
F. Nielsen, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals, 1 assist)
J. Howard, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:29	Boston Bruins	Austin Czarnik (2)	Matt Grzelcyk (1)	Power play	BOS 1, DET 0
2nd	05:57	Detroit Red Wings	Martin Frk (1)	Anthony Mantha (2), Dylan Larkin (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, DET 1
2nd	13:32	Detroit Red Wings	Frans Nielsen (1)	Martin Frk (1), Mike Green (1)	Power play	BOS 1, DET 2
2nd	15:50	Detroit Red Wings	Frans Nielsen (2)	Anthony Mantha (3), Dylan Larkin (2)	Even strength	BOS 1, DET 3
2nd	16:30	Detroit Red Wings	Darren Helm (2)	Frans Nielsen (1), Nick Jensen (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, DET 4
3rd	02:18	Detroit Red Wings	Martin Frk (2)	Tomas Tatar (2), Mike Green (2)	Power play	BOS 1, DET 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
Stat	Boston Bruins	Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal	20	28
Power play	1 of 5	2 of 6
Penalty minutes	12	10
Hits	28	23
Blocked shots	7	6
Giveaways	4	8
Takeaways	6	6
Faceoffs won	27/50 (54%)	23/50 (46%)

Box score

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 21 J. Szwarz	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	11:42
Number 27 A. Czarnik	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1	50%	14:41
Number 38 R. Fitzgerald	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		14:35
Number 39 M. Beleskey	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:50
Number 41 T. Purcell	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	11:50
Number 43 D. Heinen	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		14:17
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	2	0	40%	17:20
Number 52 S. Kuraly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	70.6%	14:53
Number 59 T. Schaller	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:25
Number 72 F. Vatrano	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	3	0	0		12:48
Number 74 J. DeBrusk	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0		15:47
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	100%	17:17
Number 44 R. O'Gara	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	0		17:34
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	3	1	0		19:56
Number 54 A. McQuaid	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		20:00
Number 67 J. Zboril	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	0		17:37
Number 73 C. McAvoy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		20:01
Number 86 K. Miller	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	1	0		18:11

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 Z. McIntyre	24	20	4	.833	40:00	Loss
Number 70 M. Subban	4	3	1	.750	20:00

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 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:58
Number 15 R. Sheahan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	35%	18:25
Number 17 D. Booth	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		10:07
Number 21 T. Tatar	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	0		17:05
Number 39 A. Mantha	R	0	2	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0	100%	18:19
Number 41 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	37.5%	12:31
Number 42 M. Frk	R	2	1	3	+2	0	3	1	0	1	100%	14:02
Number 43 D. Helm	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0	100%	14:21
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	2	1	3	+2	0	2	0	0	1	61.5%	15:36
Number 71 D. Larkin	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0	40%	20:06
Number 90 P. Parenteau	R	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0	1	0		11:31
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2	3	0	0		16:52
Number 25 M. Green	D	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		21:58
Number 28 L. Witkowski	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0		08:28
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	0	1	0		16:19
Number 61 X. Ouellet	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		17:49
Number 65 D. DeKeyser	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3	0		17:46
Number 83 T. Daley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		20:57

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Howard	20	19	1	.950	59:56	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:13	Boston Bruins	Matt Grzelcyk	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	01:10	Detroit Red Wings	PA Parenteau	Slashing	2
1st	05:18	Detroit Red Wings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	10:22	Boston Bruins	Jake DeBrusk	Slashing	2
1st	12:35	Detroit Red Wings	PA Parenteau	Tripping	2
1st	15:14	Boston Bruins	Rob O'Gara	Slashing	2
1st	19:02	Detroit Red Wings	Danny DeKeyser	Interference	2
2nd	12:00	Boston Bruins	Danton Heinen	Slashing	2
3rd	01:34	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	Slashing	2
3rd	01:34	Boston Bruins	Jakub Zboril	Hooking	2
3rd	09:52	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Tatar	Tripping	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Jeff Blashill
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Steve Miller
Boston Bruins scratches: Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, David Backes, Chris Porter, Anton Khudobin, Tuukka Rask, Brad Marchand, Tommy Cross, Riley Nash, Paul Postma, Taylor Doherty, Chris Breen, Ryan Spooner, Kenny Agostino, Maxim Chudinov, Ben Marshall, Torey Krug, Colton Hargrove, Anton Blidh, Connor Clifton, Wiley Sherman, Peter Cehlarik, Colby Cave, Justin Hickman, Ryan Donato, Anders Bjork, Emil Johansson, Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson, Dan Vladar, Brandon Carlo, Jesse Gabrielle, Jeremy Lauzon, Zach Senyshyn, Noel Acciari, Cameron Hughes, Jack Becker, Ryan Lindgren, Trent Frederic, Joona Koppanen, Oskar Steen, Cam Clarke, Urho Vaakanainen, Jack Studnicka, Cedric Pare, Victor Berglund, Daniel Bukac, Jeremy Swayman, Kyle Keyser
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Henrik Zetterberg, Niklas Kronwall, Johan Franzen, Justin Abdelkader, Eric Tangradi, Tom McCollum, Brian Lashoff, Dylan McIlrath, Petr Mrazek, Ben Street, Austen Brassard, Robbie Russo, Ryan Sproul, Turner Elson, Matej Machovsky, Connor Crisp, David Pope, Zach Nastasiuk, Tyler Bertuzzi, Colin Campbell, Dominic Turgeon, Dylan Sadowy, Christoffer Ehn, Chase Perry, Julius Vahatalo, Axel Holmstrom, Alexander Kadeykin, Joe Hicketts, Matt Lorito, Evgeny Svechnikov, Chase Pearson, Vili Saarijarvi, Joren Van Pottelberghe, Patrick Holway, Dan Renouf, Kevin Tansey, Givani Smith, Jordan Sambrook, Dennis Cholowski, Filip Hronek, Alfons Malmstrom, Filip Larsson, Mattias Elfstrom, Dominik Shine, Keith Petruzzelli, Lane Zablocki, Michael Rasmussen, Kasper Kotkansalo, Zach Gallant, Patrick McCarron, Luke Esposito, Libor Sulak, Gustav Lindstrom, Malte Setkov, Cole Fraser, John Adams, Reilly Webb, Brady Gilmour, Kaden Fulcher, Simon Denis

2017-2018 season series

Every Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Tue, Sep 19, 2017
Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Sep 23, 2017

Other NHL games on Sep 23

Other NHL games on Saturday, September 23, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Dallas Stars 4 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
San Jose Sharks 5 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final Preseason	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Sep 23, 2017