Final, Red Wings Win 2-1
Third Period, 19:29, 2-1 Red Wings: Good puck movement creates a quality scoring chance for Reilly Smith, but his shot from inside the right faceoff circle is saved by Jimmy Howard with the glove.
Third Period, 19:17, 2-1 Red Wings: Detroit uses its timeout after icing the puck.
Third Period, 18:14, 2-1 Red Wings: Brad Marchand hits the post on the power play, then Zdeno Chara takes a goalie interference penalty. We’ll have 4-on-4 action for 1:12.
Third Period, 17:26, 2-1 Red Wings: B’s head coach Claude Julien has pulled Tuukka Rask for the extra attacker. Bruins have a 6-on-4 advantage.
Third Period, 17:26, 2-1 Red Wings: Johan Franzen goes to the penalty box for two minutes after elbowing Patrice Bergeron along the boards.
Boston has used its timeout to game plan for the upcoming power play.
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Third Period, 16:56, 2-1 Red Wings: The Bruins still are searching for an equalizer. They will have an offensive zone faceoff when the current TV timeout concludes.
Third Period, 13:00, 2-1 Red Wings: Ryan Spooner is not having a great night.
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Third Period, 8:40, 2-1 Red Wings: Reilly Smith fights through a check and sends a nice pass to Brad Marchand, but his shot from the left faceoff circle is saved by Jimmy Howard with the glove.
Third Period, 5:35, 2-1 Red Wings: Detroit still doesn’t have a shot on goal this period.
Third Period, 3:44, 2-1 Red Wings: Detroit kills the penalty and we’re back to even strength. Another terrible power play for the Bruins — zero shots on goal.
Third Period, 1:44, 2-1 Red Wings: Bruins have started the period with great energy and they’ve drawn a slashing penalty on Brendan Smith. Boston is going to the power play, where it’s 0-for-2 tonight.
Third Period, 0:01, 2-1 Red Wings: We’re underway for the final 20 minutes of regulation.
End of Second Period, 2-1 Red Wings
Stats
Shots: Detroit 20-9
Hits: Detroit 15-7
Faceoffs: Detroit 22-16
Special Teams: Boston 0-2, Detroit 0-3
Goals
1st Period
Patrice Bergeron (2), unassisted
2nd Period
Johan Franzen (1), assisted by Danny DeKeyser (1) and Henrik Zetterberg (1)
Gustav Nyquist PPG (1), assisted by Darren Helm (1)
Corsi Chart
Second Period, 14:46, 2-1 Red Wings: Gustav Nyquist has scored a power-play goal and the Red Wings have their first lead. Darren Helm picked up an assist.
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Second Period, 13:27, 1-1: Good news: Patrice Bergeron has returned after taking a hard hit into the boards earlier in the period.
Bad news: He just took a slashing penalty and Detroit is going back to the power play.
Second Period, 13:13, 1-1: The Red Wings think they’ve scored, but Tuukka Rask has the puck covered. The overhead replays don’t show that the puck went over the goal line, but it was touching it. Detroit was inches away from taking its first lead.
The play was reviewed and no goal was awarded.
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Second Period, 12:45, 1-1: Detroit is spending a lot of time in the attacking zone, but Tuukka Rask has thwarted every scoring chance since Johan Franzen’s goal.
Second Period, 10:00, 1-1: Patrice Bergeron has not returned to the game. Ryan Spooner has taken his spot at center alongside Reilly Smith and Brad Marchand.
Second Period, 8:48, 1-1: Detroit kills the penalty and we’re back to even strength.
Second Period, 6:48, 1-1: Jakub Kindl takes an interference penalty and Boston will get another power play.
Second Period, 3:52, 1-1: Henrik Zetterberg has an open shot from the slot and Tuukka Rask makes a great save to keep the score tied.
Second Period, 3:52, 1-1: Danny DeKeyser’s shot from the point is deflected past Tuukka Rask by Johan Franzen and into the net for Detroit’s first goal of the season. DeKeyser and Henrik Zetterberg picked up assists.
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Second Period, 1:14, 1-0 Bruins: Zdeno Chara’s shot gets past Jimmy Howard but the puck hits the post and bounces into the corner.
Second Period, 0:36, 1-0 Bruins: Tomas Tatar takes a penalty for tripping and Boston will have a 4-on-3 power play.
Second Period, 0:35, 1-0 Bruins: Henrik Zetterberg takes a minor penalty for interference, and Brad Marchand receives a penalty for embellishment.
Patrice Bergeron was checked into the end boards by Niklas Kronwall, then exited the ice and went down the tunnel toward the locker room. We’ll keep you updated on his status.
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Second Period, 0:01, 1-0 Bruins: We’re underway!
End of First Period, 1-0 Bruins
Stats
Shots: Detroit 10-5
Hits: 9-4 Detroit
Faceoffs: 12-12
Special Teams: Boston 0-0, Detroit 0-2
Goals
Patrice Bergeron (2), unassisted
Corsi Chart
First Period, 19:23, 1-0 Bruins: Boston has killed the penalty and we’re back to even strength.
First Period, 19:13, 1-0 Bruins: Brad Marchand flies into the attacking zone down the right side for a wrist shot, but Jimmy Howard makes a nice glove save.
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First Period, 17:43, 1-0 Bruins: Darren Helm beats Tuukka Rask glove side from the bottom of the left faceoff circle but the puck went off the crossbar and into the crowd.
First Period, 17:23, 1-0 Bruins: Daniel Paille goes to the front of the net and bumps into Jimmy Howard, resulting in a minor penalty for goalie interference. Detroit is going back to the power play, where it’s 0-for-1 so far.
First Period, 16:05, 1-0 Bruins: The Red Wings have an 8-3 shot advantage and are spending a lot of time in the attacking zone, but they haven’t found a way to beat Tuukka Rask yet.
First Period, 12:01, 1-0 Bruins: Patrice Bergeron has scored his first goal of the season on Boston’s first shot on goal of this game. It was a perfectly placed shot that beat Jimmy Howard high glove side. A poor turnover by Jonathan Ericsson gave Bergeron the puck, and the Bruins center took advantage of the opportunity.
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First Period, 11:26, 0-0: Boston kills off the penalty and we’re back to even strength. Detroit didn’t register a shot on the power play.
First Period, 9:26, 0-0: Dennis Seidenberg has taken a minor penalty for interference. He was battling in front of the net and got too aggressive. Boston is 3-for-3 on the penalty kill this season.
First Period, 6:36, 0-0: Tuukka Rask robs Luke Glendening with a pad save on a great scoring chance. The Red Wings forward skated into the slot and couldn’t beat Rask five-hole from about three feet out. Detroit is out shooting Boston 6-0.
The Bruins have lacked speed and have turned the puck over quite a bit so far.
First Period, 3:00, 0-0: Red Wings have enjoyed the majority of puck possession so far. Tuukka Rask has made three easy saves in the first three minutes.
First Period, 0:01, 0-0: We’re underway.
7:42 p.m.: Jordan Caron and Matt Bartkowski are healthy scratches for Boston tonight. No real surprise there.
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7:10 p.m.: Tuukka Rask led the Bruins out on to the ice for warmups and will start in net.
6:30 p.m.: The Detroit Red Wings open their 2014-15 season against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena.
It’s the first meeting between these Atlantic Division teams since Boston eliminated Detroit from the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs with a Game 5 win in Round 1.
The B’s enter this matchup with a 1-0-0 record after a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on home ice Wednesday night.
Boston struggled at Joe Louis Arena in the 2013-14 regular season, losing both games by a combined score of 9-3.
Stay with NESN.com’s Bruins-Red Wings live blog for score updates, injury news, analysis and highlights.
These are the expected lines and pairings for both teams. You’ll notice that Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk is absent, and that’s because he will miss Thursday’s game with a shoulder injury.
