Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins 6–3 on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Boston Bruins 3 49-24-9
at Detroit Red Wings 6 32-40-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Boston Bruins 0 3 0 3
Detroit Red Wings 2 0 4 6

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 9 17 34
Detroit Red Wings 9 8 11 28

Three stars

  1. A. Mantha, Detroit Red Wings (3 goals, 2 assists)
  2. T. Bertuzzi, Detroit Red Wings (3 assists)
  3. T. Hirose, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:26 Detroit Red Wings Anthony Mantha (20) Dylan Larkin (38), Tyler Bertuzzi (23) Even strength BOS 0, DET 1
1st 19:59 Detroit Red Wings Anthony Mantha (21) Niklas Kronwall (22), Tyler Bertuzzi (24) Power play BOS 0, DET 2
2nd 02:01 Boston Bruins Jake DeBrusk (25) David Krejci (49), Charlie McAvoy (20) Even strength BOS 1, DET 2
2nd 09:50 Boston Bruins Brad Marchand (35) Patrice Bergeron (46), Brandon Carlo (7) Shorthanded BOS 2, DET 2
2nd 19:00 Boston Bruins David Backes (7) Kevan Miller (7), David Krejci (50) Even strength BOS 3, DET 2
3rd 01:17 Detroit Red Wings Anthony Mantha (22) Tyler Bertuzzi (25), Andreas Athanasiou (21) Power play BOS 3, DET 3
3rd 01:25 Detroit Red Wings Taro Hirose (1) Andreas Athanasiou (22), Niklas Kronwall (23) Even strength BOS 3, DET 4
3rd 12:03 Detroit Red Wings Filip Hronek (5) Anthony Mantha (22) Even strength BOS 3, DET 5
3rd 19:02 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin (32) Anthony Mantha (23), Filip Hronek (15) Even strength, Empty net BOS 3, DET 6

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 34 28
Power play 0 of 4 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 25 13
Hits 12 12
Blocked shots 16 14
Giveaways 4 16
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 28/54 (51.9%) 26/54 (48.1%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 13 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 30.8% 17:26
Number 20 J. Nordstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13:47
Number 37 P. Bergeron C 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 0 0 84.6% 18:32
Number 42 D. Backes R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 12:51
Number 43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11:13
Number 46 D. Krejci C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 46.2% 16:14
Number 55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 17 1 1 1 0 33.3% 11:05
Number 63 B. Marchand L 1 0 1 -2 0 5 0 0 0 100% 19:57
Number 74 J. DeBrusk L 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 17:08
Number 83 K. Kuhlman C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 09:57
Number 88 D. Pastrnak R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 1 0 17:33
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 100% 16:23
Number 25 B. Carlo D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 3 0 18:34
Number 33 Z. Chara D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:24
Number 47 T. Krug D 0 0 0 -2 2 4 2 0 0 22:17
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 3 0 17:24
Number 73 C. McAvoy D 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 2 0 21:13
Number 86 K. Miller D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 3 0 15:20
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 41 J. Halak 27 22 5 .815 57:01 Loss

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 23 D. Turgeon C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 66.7% 12:19
Number 28 L. Witkowski D 0 0 0 +1 5 0 4 0 0 08:43
Number 39 A. Mantha R 3 2 5 +2 0 8 0 0 2 19:06
Number 42 M. Frk R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 11:46
Number 43 D. Helm C 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 0 0 17:29
Number 53 T. Hirose L 1 0 1 +1 2 4 0 2 0 18:17
Number 54 M. Puempel L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:09
Number 56 R. Kuffner L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 10:11
Number 59 T. Bertuzzi L 0 3 3 +1 0 1 0 1 0 16:18
Number 70 C. Ehn C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 3 0 72.7% 16:34
Number 71 D. Larkin C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 1 0 36.4% 23:40
Number 72 A. Athanasiou C 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 50% 22:07
Number 17 F. Hronek D 1 1 2 -1 0 2 2 0 0 17:16
Number 20 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 17:52
Number 55 N. Kronwall D 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 1 0 22:36
Number 65 D. DeKeyser D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 12:23
Number 74 M. Bowey D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 2 1 0 17:06
Number 84 J. Chelios D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:08
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 J. Howard 34 31 3 .912 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:06 Boston Bruins Torey Krug Interference 2
1st 13:38 Detroit Red Wings Andreas Athanasiou Slashing 2
1st 17:07 Detroit Red Wings Christoffer Ehn Slashing 2
1st 19:04 Boston Bruins Matt Grzelcyk Slashing 2
2nd 08:12 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 14:24 Detroit Red Wings Luke Witkowski Fighting (major) 5
2nd 14:24 Boston Bruins Noel Acciari Instigator 2
2nd 14:24 Boston Bruins Noel Acciari Fighting (major) 5
2nd 14:24 Boston Bruins Noel Acciari Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 14:44 Detroit Red Wings Andreas Athanasiou Interference 2
3rd 01:09 Boston Bruins Jake DeBrusk Interference 2
3rd 13:17 Detroit Red Wings Taro Hirose Slashing 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Jeff Blashill
Referees
Garrett Rank, Tim Peel
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Tyson Baker
Boston Bruins scratches
Steven Kampfer, John Moore, Chris Wagner, Sean Kuraly, Connor Clifton
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Trevor Daley, Frans Nielsen, Jonathan Ericsson, Thomas Vanek, Mike Green, Justin Abdelkader, Jonathan Bernier, Luke Glendening, Jacob de la Rose, Michael Rasmussen

2018-2019 season series

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Sources and further reading

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