5–3

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 27-10-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	2	2	5
DET	1	1	1	3

Bruins at Red Wings

Bruins beat Red Wings 5–3 at Little Caesars Arena on December 31, 1991.

🗓 Tue, Dec 31, 1991 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1991-92 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Brent Ashton

2 G

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Vladimir Ruzicka

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Stephen Leach

1 G

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Brent Ashton PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:27

Assists: Craig Janney, Ray Bourque

1–0

🐙 Johan Garpenlov Tying 1st · 10:54

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Tim Cheveldae

1–1

2nd period

🐙 Ray Sheppard Go-ahead 2nd · 09:08

Assists: Bob Probert, Nicklas Lidstrom

1–2

🐻 Stephen Leach PP Tying 2nd · 14:04

Assists: Vladimir Ruzicka, Ken Hodge

2–2

🐻 Dave Reid Go-ahead 2nd · 14:57

Assists: Scott Arniel, Wes Walz

3–2

3rd period

🐙 Shawn Burr Tying 3rd · 02:00

Assists: Yves Racine, Steve Chiasson

3–3

🐻 Vladimir Ruzicka PP Go-ahead 3rd · 06:35

Assists: Rejean Lemelin

4–3

🐻 Brent Ashton 3rd · 14:23

Assists: Bob Sweeney, Garry Galley

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS DET🐙

31 Shots on goal 23

3/9 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

19 Penalty minutes 25

BOS shooting 16.1% (5/31) DET shooting 13.0% (3/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Rejean Lemelin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Tim Cheveldae

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:14 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 19-15-3 (51% win rate, 37 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 27-10 (73% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

5–4 (OT) · Bruins won

Feb 6, 1990

🐻BOS @ 🐙DET

2–0 · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs DET, answered

Who won Bruins vs Red Wings on December 31, 1991?

Bruins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Red Wings?

The final score was Bruins 5, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brent Ashton (2), Dave Reid, Stephen Leach, Vladimir Ruzicka.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Johan Garpenlov, Ray Sheppard, Shawn Burr.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rejean Lemelin made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Tim Cheveldae made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Red Wings season series?

Bruins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 29

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 1991

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