The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Boston Bruins this afternoon, 6-5.  Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk and Darren Helm each had 2 goals, Zetterberg and Datsyuk got assists.  But the Bruins started the game really well.

Right off the face off, Brett Connolly passed it to Brad Marchand who shot it right in for a goal!!!!  Fastest goal in Bruins history!!!  8 seconds after the opening face off, the Bruins led 1-0.  A couple minutes later, Henrik Zetterberg of the Red Wings answered with a Detroit goal, but they were questioning whether it should have been called offsides.  Claude Julien challenged, but the call stood.  I personally agree with the call despite being a Bruins fan.

The Bruins quickly retrieved it, and seconds later, it was Zach Trotman for the unassisted goal.  2-1 Boston.  About 30 seconds later, Zdeno Chara was called for interference, so the Red Wings were on power play.  But it soon became 4 on 4.  Petr Mrazek, the Detroit goalie was called for a penalty.  Brad Richards served the penalty, and it was 4 on 4.  A couple minutes later, Torey Krug left the game after getting hurt on a body shot.  They already had Adam McQuaid and Patrice Bergeron out, they can’t lose another guy.

Soon though, Loui Eriksson got a pass from David Krejci, and he shot it into the net for a give and go goal.  A couple minutes later, Brad Marchand was called for interference, the Wings had another power play.  This time, it ended fast for a different reason.  Pavel Datsyuk scored a power play goal assisted by Justin Abdelkader and Brad Richards.  It was 3-2 Bruins at the end of the period.

In the 2nd period, Darren Helm scored a quick goal, assisted by Alexei Marchenko and Xavier Oullet.  A minute later, Colin Miller got in a little skirmish with Justin Abdelkader.  He was called for hi-sticking, while Abdelkader called for slashing.  Another couple minutes later, Loui Eriksson was called for tripping, and it was 4 on 3.  On the power play, Pavel Datsyuk scored the goal, and it was the first time the Red Wings had the lead, 4-3.  After a quiet 5 minutes, Darren Helm scored his second goal of the period, and it was 5-3 Detroit.  Right off the face off, Spooner went to Seidenberg, and he scored!!!  Another quick Bruins goal, and it cut the Red Wings’ lead to 1 goal.  Personally my dad and I thought it was bad goal-tending on Petr Mrazek’s end.

Right at the start of the 3rd, rookie Joonas Kemppainen got a quick Boston goal!  The score was tied, 5-5.  But Henrik Zetterberg finished the job with his second goal of the game, Detroit’s 6th.  The Red Wings topped the Bruins 6-5.  However, they dominated all other stats, Brad Marchand has 13 goals in the last 13 games, and Claude Julien has 500 career wins as a coach.