Bruins 5–3 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2023)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐻 BOS	1	1	3	5
🐙 DET	0	2	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Trent Frederic

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 15:51 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Charlie McAvoy

3 A

1 shots · 24:08 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

David Pastrnak

2 A

4 shots · 19:46 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Trent Frederic Go-ahead 1st · 19:08

Assists: David Pastrnak, Parker Wotherspoon · beat Alex Lyon

1–0

2nd period

🐻 Trent Frederic 2nd · 04:25

Assists: Charlie McAvoy, Hampus Lindholm · beat Alex Lyon

2–0

🐙 Jake Walman 2nd · 13:01

Assists: Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond · beat Jeremy Swayman

2–1

🐙 Ben Chiarot Tying 2nd · 16:42

Assists: Andrew Copp, Joe Veleno · beat Jeremy Swayman

2–2

3rd period

🐻 Charlie Coyle Go-ahead 3rd · 03:52

Assists: Charlie McAvoy, Brad Marchand · beat Alex Lyon

3–2

🐻 Jake DeBrusk Empty net 3rd · 17:59

Assists: Trent Frederic, Charlie McAvoy

4–2

🐙 J.T. Compher PP 3rd · 18:38

Assists: Alex DeBrincat, David Perron · beat Jeremy Swayman

4–3

🐻 Pavel Zacha Empty net 3rd · 19:36

Assists: David Pastrnak, Hampus Lindholm

5–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Coyle · Pastrnak 19:42

L2 DeBrusk · Zacha · Geekie 18:14

L3 Heinen · Frederic · Merkulov 14:23

L4 Lauko · Steen · Beecher 7:45

D1 McAvoy · Lindholm 23:50

D2 Carlo · Wotherspoon 19:27

D3 Lohrei · Shattenkirk 15:22

🐙Red Wings

L1 Compher · Larkin · DeBrincat 20:03

L2 Perron · Copp · Kane 16:01

L3 Raymond · Rasmussen · Sprong 15:48

L4 Fabbri · Veleno · Fischer 11:10

D1 Seider · Petry 20:12

D2 Chiarot · Gostisbehere 18:58

D3 Walman · Maatta 15:23

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS DET🐙

24 Shots on goal 30

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

21 Hits 17

17 Blocked shots 13

4 Takeaways 0

7 Giveaways 11

16 Penalty minutes 8

BOS shooting 20.8% (5/24) DET shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Jeremy Swayman

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Alex Lyon

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 57:48 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

BOS DET

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-2-3 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-5-1 (14% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 0-0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Nov 242023 🐙DET @ 🐻BOS 5–2 Nov 42023 🐻BOS @ 🐙DET 4–5 Oct 282023 🐙DET @ 🐻BOS 1–4 Mar 122023 🐻BOS @ 🐙DET 3–5 Mar 112023 🐙DET @ 🐻BOS 2–3

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❓ BOS vs DET, answered

Who won Bruins vs Red Wings on December 31, 2023?

Bruins won 5–3. The final score was Bruins 5, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Trent Frederic (2), Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, Pavel Zacha.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Ben Chiarot, J.T. Compher, Jake Walman.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Alex Lyon made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 30 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 2–5 AfterJan 2 🐻BOS @ 🧥CBJ 4–1

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeDec 29 🐯NSH @ 🐙DET 4–5 AfterJan 2 🐙DET @ 🦈SJS 5–3

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