Boston Bruins [0-0-0] at Detroit Red Wings [0-0-0]
October 9th 2014; 7:30 PM (EST)
Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, Michigan
Red Wings Drop Home Opener to Rival Bruins
Bruins Score Two Goals in Third Period to Down Wings
Jordan Caron of the Boston Bruins watches linemate Gregory Campbell (Not Pictured) beat Red Wings Goaltender Jimmy Howard to put the Bruins ahead 3-1 in the Second Period.
Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
Oct 9, 2014
1
2
3
F
BOS (0-0-0)
2
1
2
5
DET (0-0-0)
1
1
0
2
Three Stars
Tuukka Rask, G, BOS 2.00 GAA, .939 SV%, 33 SA
Chris Kelly, C, BOS 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS
Joakim Andersson, C, DET 1 G, 0 A, 1 PT
Team Stats Comparison
BOS
DET
Shots on Goal
37
33
Hits
11
16
Faceoffs Won-Lost
21
26
Penalty Minutes
4:00
4:00
Power Plays Converted
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
2
2
Time on Attack
5:27
8:02
Scoring Summary
FIRST PERIOD
BOS
(5:00) D. Krejci (2) (L. Eriksson, D. Paille)
BOS
(9:50) K. Miller (1) (C. Kelly)
DET
(12:11) J. Andersson (1) (D. Cleary)
SECOND PERIOD
BOS
(3:19) G. Campbell (1) (M. Fraser, C. Kelly)
DET
(5:44) P. Datsyuk (1) (G. Nyquist, H. Zetterberg) PP
THIRD PERIOD
BOS
(5:22) M. Lucic (1) (C. Soderberg, Z. Chara)
BOS
(17:50) S. Gagne (1) (D. Seidenberg)
Boston Bruins - Goalies
GOALIES
SHOTS
SAVES
SV %
GAA
T. Rask
33
31
94%
2.00
Detroit Red Wings - Goalies
GOALIES
SHOTS
SAVES
SV %
GAA
J. Howard
37
32
86%
5.00
Game Notes- Wow, not quite the way we wanted to open our season, especially on home ice. All things considered, it took the Wings a while to get going after the long offseason in game one. The Bruins are undoubtedly a tough opponent and I thought our team fared well in our first game. Nice to have some depth goal scoring from Andersson and the fourth line, and Datsyuk, Zetterberg, and Nyquist have insane chemistry. They scored a beauty tic-tac-toe powerplay marker. Look for Howard to bounce back next game, as this wasn't his best performance. Now to go get a win!
Record: 0-1-0
Next Game: October 11th 2014 vs. Anaheim
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Anaheim Ducks [0-1-0] at Detroit Red Wings [0-1-0] October 11th 2014; 7:00 PM (EST)
Joe Louis Arena; Detroit Michigan
Howard Leads Red Wings to 2-1 Victory Over Ducks
Jimmy Howard had 41 Saves and Jakub Kindl Tallied 2 Assists as the Red Wings Edged the Ducks
Jimmy Howard makes one of his 41 saves on the night off of a deflection in Second Period action against the Ducks.
Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings
Oct 11, 2014
1
2
3
F
ANA (0-1-0)
0
1
0
1
DET (0-1-0)
0
1
1
2
Three Stars
Jimmy Howard, G, DET 1.00 GAA, .976 SV%, 42 SA
Frederick Anderson, G, ANA 2.02 GAA, .941 SV%, 34 SA
Jakub Kindl, D, DET 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS
Team Stats Comparison
ANA
DET
Shots on Goal
42
34
Hits
12
15
Faceoffs Won-Lost
23
17
Penalty Minutes
4:00
4:00
Power Plays Converted
0
0
Power Play Opportunities
2
2
Time on Attack
7:22
7:03
Scoring Summary
SECOND PERIOD
ANA
(11:01) R. Kesler (1) (J. Silfverberg, A. Cogliano)
DET
(17:43) G. Nyquist (1) (J. Kindl, H. Zetterberg)
THIRD PERIOD
DET
(7:06) D. Miller (1) (J. Kindl, D. Cleary)
Anaheim Ducks - Goalies
GOALIES
SHOTS
SAVES
SV %
GAA
F. Andersen
34
32
94%
2.02
Detroit Red Wings - Goalies
GOALIES
SHOTS
SAVES
SV %
GAA
J. Howard
42
41
98%
1.00
Game Notes- Two words: Jimmy Howard. Howard was incredible tonight and put on a clinic, keeping Anaheim shooters at bay. This was exactly the kind of performance the Wings needed to pull out a win in the Joe Louis arena. Kesler finally managed to beat Howard in second period action when he ripped a shot from the slot past Howard's glove, but luckily Nyquist managed to tie it up with just 3 minutes left in the second period when he grabbed Jakub Kindl's rebound and fired it past an outstretched Andersen. The Datsyuk, Zetterberg, and Nyquist line is absolute money, as they've scored two big goals for me over the past two games. Anderson was outstanding for Anaheim and stopped many quality scoring chances against the Wings. Getzlaf had a chance in the final seconds of the second period when he had a breakaway against Howard, but Howard shut the door, allowing us to enter the third period tied. Drew Miller potted the go-ahead goal and the eventual game winner when he found the puck in a scrum around the crease and beat Andersen. Honestly, Howard was the whole reason we won this game; he was incredible. Hands down the best performance any of my goalies have played for me in the NHL series. Well done Howard.
Boston Bruins [4-0-0] at Detroit Red Wings [1-1-0] October 15th 2014; 8:00 PM (EST) Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, Michigan
Lucic and Svedberg Lead Bruins to Win Over Wings
Niklas Svedberg Stood Tall in Detroit and Stopped 41 Shots to Lead his Team to Victory
Milan Lucic was all over the ice tonight, recording two goals and a fight as the Boston Bruins downed the Wings 4-2.
Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
Oct 15, 2014
1
2
3
F
BOS (4-0-0)
0
1
3
4
DET (1-1-0)
1
1
0
2
Three Stars
Niklas Svedberg, G, BOS 2.00 GAA, .953 SV%, 43 SA
Milan Lucic, LW, BOS 2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS
Matt Fraser, LW, BOS 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS
Team Stats Comparison
BOS
DET
Shots on Goal
38
43
Hits
8
8
Faceoffs Won-Lost
16
22
Penalty Minutes
17:00
7:00
Power Plays Converted
0
0
Power Play Opportunities
2
6
Time on Attack
6:51
7:46
Scoring Summary
FIRST PERIOD
DET
(12:11) J. Franzen (1) (D. Cleary)
SECOND PERIOD
BOS
(2:31) M. Lucic (3) (P. Bergeron, R. Smith)
DET
(4:48) K. Quincy (1) (R. Sheahan)
THIRD PERIOD
BOS
(3:45) M. Fraser (1) (C. Soderberg, G. Campbell)
BOS
(6:58) Z. Chara (3) (D. Seidenberg, P. Bergeron)
BOS
(15:45) M. Lucic (4) (D. Krejci, M. Fraser)
Boston Bruins - Goalies
GOALIES
SHOTS
SAVES
SV %
GAA
N. Svedberg
43
41
95%
2.00
Detroit Red Wings - Goalies
GOALIES
SHOTS
SAVES
SV %
GAA
J. Howard
38
34
89%
4.02
Game Notes- The Bruins are a tough team to beat. We go up 2-1 in the Second Period when Kyle Quincy buries a slapshot from the point on Svedberg, but the Bruins just don't have the word 'quit' in their dictionary and they score 3 unanswered goals in the third period to grab a huge two points. The only way we are ever going to be able to beat the Bruins is if our big guns come to play, and today Zetterberg, Datsyuk, and Nyquist were a disappointment. Our defense definitely broke down in the third period, and we can't blame this one on Howard. Hopefully we can win our next game to get our record back to .500.