Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
· Little Caesars Arena, Detroit · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 5–3 on Sunday, December 31, 2023 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
8 |
9 |
7 |
24 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
6 |
13 |
11 |
30 |
Three stars
- C. Coyle, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
- T. Frederic, Boston Bruins (2 goals, 1 assist)
- B. Chiarot, 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 |
19:08 |
Boston Bruins |
Trent Frederic (8) |
David Pastrnak (27), Parker Wotherspoon (2) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, DET 0 |
| 2nd |
04:25 |
Boston Bruins |
Trent Frederic (9) |
Charlie McAvoy (18), Hampus Lindholm (7) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, DET 0 |
| 2nd |
13:01 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Jake Walman (9) |
Dylan Larkin (18), Lucas Raymond (17) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, DET 1 |
| 2nd |
16:42 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Ben Chiarot (3) |
Andrew Copp (12), Joseph Veleno (7) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, DET 2 |
| 3rd |
03:52 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie Coyle (13) |
Charlie McAvoy (19), Brad Marchand (20) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, DET 2 |
| 3rd |
17:59 |
Boston Bruins |
Jake DeBrusk (6) |
Trent Frederic (9), Charlie McAvoy (20) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BOS 4, DET 2 |
| 3rd |
18:38 |
Detroit Red Wings |
J.T. Compher (8) |
Alex DeBrincat (21), David Perron (7) |
Power play |
BOS 4, DET 3 |
| 3rd |
19:36 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha (9) |
David Pastrnak (28), Hampus Lindholm (8) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BOS 5, DET 3 |
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 |
24 |
30 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
16 |
8 |
| Hits |
21 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
0 |
| Faceoffs won |
17/53 (32.1%) |
36/53 (67.9%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 T. Frederic |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
15:51 |
| Number 13 C. Coyle |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
23.5% |
19:10 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:14 |
| Number 19 J. Beecher |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
04:51 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
16:45 |
| Number 42 G. Merkulov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
16.7% |
08:33 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:23 |
| Number 62 O. Steen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:45 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
19:42 |
| Number 74 J. DeBrusk |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:10 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:46 |
| Number 94 J. Lauko |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:25 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:57 |
| Number 12 K. Shattenkirk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:47 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:29 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:31 |
| Number 29 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
18:25 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:08 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Swayman |
30 |
27 |
3 |
.900 |
60:00 |
Win |
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 14 R. Fabbri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
11:15 |
| Number 17 D. Sprong |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:46 |
| Number 18 A. Copp |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:01 |
| Number 23 L. Raymond |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:50 |
| Number 27 M. Rasmussen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
15:48 |
| Number 36 C. Fischer |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:10 |
| Number 37 J. Compher |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
30% |
21:24 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:55 |
| Number 71 D. Larkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
65.2% |
20:03 |
| Number 88 P. Kane |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:36 |
| Number 90 J. Veleno |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
80% |
10:29 |
| Number 93 A. DeBrincat |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
19:47 |
| Number 2 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:55 |
| Number 8 B. Chiarot |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:21 |
| Number 41 S. Gostisbehere |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:36 |
| Number 46 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:35 |
| Number 53 M. Seider |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:50 |
| Number 96 J. Walman |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
16:51 |
Detroit Red Wings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
22 |
19 |
3 |
.864 |
57:48 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:35 |
Boston Bruins |
Jake DeBrusk |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
11:23 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Ben Chiarot |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
11:23 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Ben Chiarot |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
11:23 |
Boston Bruins |
Morgan Geekie |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
14:22 |
Boston Bruins |
John Beecher |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
15:46 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie McAvoy |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
15:46 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Alex DeBrincat |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:55 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:42 |
Boston Bruins |
Bench |
Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:07 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Daniel Sprong |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:37 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie McAvoy |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:30 |
Boston Bruins |
Jake DeBrusk |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Jim Montgomery
- Detroit Red Wings head coach
- Derek Lalonde
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Francis Charron
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Brandon Grillo
- Boston Bruins scratches
- James van Riemsdyk, Matt Grzelcyk
- Detroit Red Wings scratches
- Justin Holl
2023-2024 season series
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Status |
Details |
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1
 at Boston Bruins
4
|
Final
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Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 28, 2023
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4
at Detroit Red Wings
5
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Final
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Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Nov 4, 2023
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5
at Boston Bruins
2
|
Final
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5
at Detroit Red Wings
3
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Final
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Status |
Details |
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2
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Final
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1
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Final
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1
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
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Final
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3
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final
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 Edmonton Oilers
7
 at Anaheim Ducks
2
|
Final
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 Philadelphia Flyers
3
 at Calgary Flames
4
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Final
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 San Jose Sharks
1
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final
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1
 at Dallas Stars
8
|
Final
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