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Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–2 on Saturday, March 21, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Boston Bruins 4 45-27-10
at Detroit Red Wings 2 41-31-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Boston Bruins 0 1 3 4
Detroit Red Wings 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Boston Bruins 10 10 7 27
Detroit Red Wings 10 11 23 44

Three stars

  1. J. Swayman, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
  2. D. Pastrnak, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Geekie, Boston Bruins (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 03:35 Detroit Red Wings Lucas Raymond (22) Andrew Copp (30), Patrick Kane (30) Power play BOS 0, DET 1
2nd 05:07 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak (28) Charlie McAvoy (43), Morgan Geekie (25) Power play BOS 1, DET 1
3rd 04:06 Detroit Red Wings Alex DeBrincat (35) Moritz Seider (39) Even strength BOS 1, DET 2
3rd 06:22 Boston Bruins Elias Lindholm (13) Morgan Geekie (26), Mason Lohrei (18) Even strength BOS 2, DET 2
3rd 09:42 Boston Bruins Nikita Zadorov (2) Morgan Geekie (27), Charlie McAvoy (44) Even strength BOS 3, DET 2
3rd 18:08 Boston Bruins Marat Khusnutdinov (14) David Pastrnak (58), Elias Lindholm (29) Even strength, Empty net BOS 4, DET 2

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

Team stats

Stat Boston Bruins Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 27 44
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 21 22
Blocked shots 12 13
Giveaways 16 9
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 22/55 (40%) 33/55 (60%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
11 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 50% 17:09
18 P. Zacha C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 23.1% 16:29
28 E. Lindholm C 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 1 0 40% 15:40
39 M. Geekie C 0 3 3 +2 0 1 0 0 0 14:07
47 M. Kastelic C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 0 0 40% 08:28
52 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 10:14
71 V. Arvidsson L 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 16:03
75 L. Reichel L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 10:53
84 T. Jeannot L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 2 0 08:48
88 D. Pastrnak R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 1 21:27
92 M. Khusnutdinov C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 16:33
93 F. Minten C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 53.3% 21:09
6 M. Lohrei D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:51
26 A. Peeke D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 18:11
27 H. Lindholm D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18:06
45 J. Aspirot D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 17:24
73 C. McAvoy D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 6 1 0 27:05
91 N. Zadorov D 1 0 1 +2 0 1 2 4 0 21:52
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
1 J. Swayman 44 42 2 .955 60:00 Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
15 S. Dries C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 04:26
18 A. Copp C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 1 0 47.6% 21:16
21 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 09:17
22 M. Appleton C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 0 0 12:43
23 L. Raymond L 1 0 1 -3 0 4 1 1 1 22:58
37 J. Compher L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 77.8% 19:54
57 D. Perron L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 0 0 17:02
58 E. Finnie C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 61.5% 16:59
65 D. Shine R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 03:54
88 P. Kane R 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 21:42
92 M. Kasper C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 1 0 14:34
93 A. DeBrincat R 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 21:48
8 B. Chiarot D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 0 23:41
20 A. Johansson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13:38
25 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 09:40
53 M. Seider D 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 3 0 25:19
72 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 3 0 20:53
77 S. Edvinsson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 18:04
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
36 J. Gibson 26 23 3 .885 57:40 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:05 Detroit Red Wings Mason Appleton High sticking 2
1st 15:41 Boston Bruins Mark Kastelic Tripping 2
1st 18:57 Boston Bruins Casey Mittelstadt Hooking 2
2nd 03:04 Boston Bruins Hampus Lindholm High sticking 2
2nd 04:35 Detroit Red Wings David Perron Interference 2
2nd 04:43 Detroit Red Wings Moritz Seider Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 07:11 Boston Bruins Jonathan Aspirot Tripping 2
3rd 13:52 Detroit Red Wings Patrick Kane Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) 0

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Marco Sturm
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Todd McLellan
Referees
Graham Skilliter, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Devin Berg
Boston Bruins scratches
Michael Eyssimont, Henri Jokiharju, Jordan Harris, Alex Steeves
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Travis Hamonic, Dylan Larkin, Michael Rasmussen, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 3 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 21

Matchup Status Details
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final/SO Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page

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