National Hockey League
Detroit 5, Boston 3
When: 1:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 12, 2023
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Chris Lee, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, CJ Murray
Attendance: 19515

Dylan Larkin tallied a goal and two assists and the host Detroit Red Wings held off the Boston Bruins 5-3 on Sunday afternoon.

Alex Chiasson, Moritz Seider, Adam Erne and Andrew Copp also scored for Detroit, which avenged a 3-2 loss in Boston on Saturday. Lucas Raymond had two assists and Ville Husso made 30 saves.

Matt Grzelcyk and David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist apiece for Boston, which clinched a playoff berth by beating Detroit on Saturday. Jake DeBrusk also scored, Pavel Zacha posted two assists and Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 shots.

Chiasson scored on a power play at 12:22 of the first period. Swayman stopped Larkin's shot from the slot but Chiasson, from his net-front position, pushed in the rebound. Raymond picked up the second assist.

Seider made it 2-0 at 6:34 of the second with his first career short-handed goal. He stole the puck from Pastrnak at his own blue line, beat the defense down the ice and backhanded a shot past Swayman.

Midway through the period, Larkin scored a power-play goal. With Tomas Nosek in the penalty box for tripping, Larkin fired a shot from the slot that got past a screened Swayman. Raymond and Seider collected the assists.

Erne extended Detroit's advantage to 4-0 with five minutes left in the period by poking in a rebound. Jonatan Berggren took a shot near the boards that banged off the crossbar and found Erne's stick in front. Jordan Oesterle had the second assist.

Grzelcyk ended Boston's drought at 16:52 of the second with a shot from the right circle, assisted by Pastrnak and Zacha.

DeBrusk made it 4-2 at 3:37 of the third. He scored on a breakaway, beating Husso on the stick side. Connor Clifton picked up the assist.

Larkin hit the post on a breakaway moments later, and Pastrnak responded with his 46th goal on a wrister from the slot. Zacha and Grzelcyk had the assists.

Copp clinched Detroit's win with an empty-netter in the final minute.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Detroit
Matt Grzelcyk 2 Points Dylan Larkin 3
Matt Grzelcyk 1 Goals Dylan Larkin 1
Pavel Zacha 2 Assists Dylan Larkin 2
N/A Power Play Goals Dylan Larkin 1
N/A Short Handed Goals Moritz Seider 1
Jeremy Swayman .840 Save Percentage Ville Husso .909
Jeremy Swayman 21 Saves Ville Husso 30
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Boston 33 3 0-3 1-3 12 28
Detroit 26 5 2-3 3-3 12 26
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .517 after a win and .405 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Bruins have a W/L % of .740 after a win and .867 after a loss.