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NHL · Season 2021

Match Events

Key match events between Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins — 6 goals and 13 cards recorded during the match.

Detroit Red Wings

Boston Bruins

Period 1

R. Fabbri

Interference

1′

4′

T. Nosek

High sticking

T. Bertuzzi

D. Larkin

11′

🏒

14′

P. Bergeron

B. Marchand

19′

N. Foligno

Cross-checking

Period 2

2′

B. Marchand

Fighting

2′

B. Marchand

Slashing

V. Namestnikov

Fighting

2′

V. Namestnikov

Slashing

2′

S. Gagner

Unsportsmanlike conduct

5′

J. Swayman

Unsportsmanlike conduct

🏒

7′

E. Haula

8′

T. Frederic

Cross-checking

15′

J. DeBrusk

Hooking

Period 3

🏒

5′

C. McAvoy

C. Coyle

🏒

7′

T. Frederic

T. Nosek

🏒

10′

T. Nosek

C. McAvoy

D. DeKeyser

Holding

11′

V. Namestnikov

Tripping

13′

Match Summary

Boston Bruins defeated Detroit Red Wings 5:1. The match was played in NHL 2021. Goals were scored by T. Bertuzzi 11′, P. Bergeron 14′, E. Haula 7′, C. McAvoy 5′, T. Frederic 7′, T. Nosek 10′. League standings: Detroit Red Wings #12, Boston Bruins #6.

Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins Head to Head Results

Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins have met 67 times — Detroit Red Wings won 30, Boston Bruins won 37, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Boston Bruins leads the head-to-head with 37 victories from 67 meetings. A combined 384 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.73 per match (183 for the home side, 201 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 61 matches (91%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 63 games (94%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–5 in 2018.

Detroit Red Wings

Drawn

Boston Bruins

Goals: 183Goals: 201

Recent Meetings (67)

22 Mar 2026Detroit Red Wings2 – 4Boston BruinsNHL

14 Jan 2026Boston Bruins3 – 0Detroit Red WingsNHL

3 Dec 2025Detroit Red Wings5 – 4Boston BruinsNHL

30 Nov 2025Boston Bruins3 – 2Detroit Red WingsNHL

30 Mar 2025Detroit Red Wings2 – 1Boston BruinsNHL

4 Dec 2024Boston Bruins3 – 2Detroit Red WingsNHL

24 Nov 2024Detroit Red Wings1 – 2Boston BruinsNHL

31 Dec 2023Detroit Red Wings3 – 5Boston BruinsNHL

24 Nov 2023Boston Bruins2 – 5Detroit Red WingsNHL

4 Nov 2023Detroit Red Wings5 – 4Boston BruinsNHL

More results

Standings

Detroit Red Wings sit #12 and Boston Bruins are #6 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	46	19	119
2Minnesota Wild	82	37	22	113
3Calgary Flames	82	44	21	111
4St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	109
5Edmonton Oilers	82	38	27	104
6Los Angeles Kings	82	35	27	99
7Dallas Stars	82	31	30	98
8Nashville Predators	82	35	30	97
9Vegas Golden Knights	82	34	31	94
10Vancouver Canucks	82	32	30	92
11Winnipeg Jets	82	32	32	89
12San Jose Sharks	82	22	37	77
13Anaheim Ducks	82	22	37	76
14Chicago Blackhawks	82	16	42	68
15Seattle Kraken	82	23	49	60
16Arizona Coyotes	82	18	50	57

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Florida Panthers	82	42	18	122
2Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	20	116
3Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	21	115
4New York Rangers	82	44	24	110
5Tampa Bay Lightning	82	39	23	110
6Boston Bruins	82	40	26	107
7Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	25	103
8Washington Capitals	82	35	26	100
9New York Islanders	82	34	35	84
10Columbus Blue Jackets	82	26	38	81
11Buffalo Sabres	82	25	39	75
12Detroit Red Wings	82	21	40	74
13Ottawa Senators	82	26	42	73
14New Jersey Devils	82	19	46	63
15Philadelphia Flyers	82	20	46	61
16Montreal Canadiens	82	16	49	55

Atlantic

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Florida Panthers	82	42	18	122
2Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	21	115
3Tampa Bay Lightning	82	39	23	110
4Boston Bruins	82	40	26	107
5Buffalo Sabres	82	25	39	75
6Detroit Red Wings	82	21	40	74
7Ottawa Senators	82	26	42	73
8Montreal Canadiens	82	16	49	55

Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	46	19	119
2Minnesota Wild	82	37	22	113
3St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	109
4Dallas Stars	82	31	30	98
5Nashville Predators	82	35	30	97
6Winnipeg Jets	82	32	32	89
7Chicago Blackhawks	82	16	42	68
8Arizona Coyotes	82	18	50	57

Pacific

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Calgary Flames	82	44	21	111
2Edmonton Oilers	82	38	27	104
3Los Angeles Kings	82	35	27	99
4Vegas Golden Knights	82	34	31	94
5Vancouver Canucks	82	32	30	92
6San Jose Sharks	82	22	37	77
7Anaheim Ducks	82	22	37	76
8Seattle Kraken	82	23	49	60

Metropolitan

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	20	116
2New York Rangers	82	44	24	110
3Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	25	103
4Washington Capitals	82	35	26	100
5New York Islanders	82	34	35	84
6Columbus Blue Jackets	82	26	38	81
7New Jersey Devils	82	19	46	63
8Philadelphia Flyers	82	20	46	61

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 17 Apr 2026