The clutch scoring from the rookies, coupled with a virtuoso performance by veteran goaltender Jonas Gustavsson, allowed the Bruins to steal two points from the Red Wings despite being outplayed for almost the entire evening.
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The Red Wings tried to make things positive before the Thanksgiving holiday and win one at home against the Bruins.
“I thought we did lots of great stuff, to be honest with you”, Blashill said. We’ve got to find a way to score the third goal there.
It was enough to hang on and give them a point while the Red Wings faced a second consecutive overtime.
“I didn’t see the puck very well, ” he said of the tying goal. The Bruins had four shots all second period. “But it was a nice shot by him”. Loui Eriksson hit Miller in stride with a great drop pass, and Miller, who just came off the bench, ripped the shot into the top corner. Their bend-don’t-break ability paid off in a goal with 1:44 left by defenseman Colin Miller that tied the game and forced overtime.
Speaking of players who don’t get deserved ice time, Tomas Jurco had 2 more goals for the Griffins tonight.
Boston has won four straight games and moved past Detroit in the Atlantic Division with 25 points in 21 games.
“You’d like to win more than not but I think overtime by its nature over time ends up evening out”. But it’s a tight game.
The Red Wings scored twice in the second period to take a 2-1 lead.
The Detroit veterans got the job done 2:26 into the second period with Pavel Datsyuk teaming up with Teemu Pulkkinen and Alexey Marchenko who earned his first assist of the season. The B’s weren’t so fortunate the second time around, as McQuaid sent the puck over the glass for a delay of game penalty. The goal was his the 300th of his National Hockey League career.
“It’s a big milestone for me and I’m happy to help my team with lots of good teammates”. They dominated possession, outshooting their visitors 11-4 in the second period and severely limiting their scoring chances for much of the third. Riley Sheahan forced a turnover with a check on Dennis Seidenberg along the boards as the Red Wings applied pressure with a strong forecheck. With the outdoor game comes another jersey that the Red Wings will add to their collection.
NOTES: Boston F Landon Ferraro began the season with Detroit. It appeared, however, that Ferraro tipped in Vatrano’s shot that beat Mrazek.
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The Detroit Red Wings unveiled their 2016 Stadium Series jerseys Monday night, and they are pretty far from your typical Original Six sweater. “But what’s important is we found a way to come back”.
