Detroit Red Wings Takeaways From Last Nights Win Over Boston

Takeaways from Red Wings over Boston

The Detroit Red Wings got back in the win column last night with a win over the Boston Bruins. It was the Bruins first loss in regulation this season as they dropped to 9-1-1, while the Red Wings improved to 7-4-1 and still hold second place in the Atlantic Division. It was a great game, so what led the Red Wings to such a great win? 

Power-Play Change 

After starting the season as the top power-play unit in the league, the Red Wings have struggled, going 0/13 on the man advantage, leading to them switching up the power-play lines to try to generate some offense, and last night, it worked. The first power-play unit included Lucas Raymond, David Perron, Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat, and Shayne Gostisbehere. In the first period, Raymond, who replaced Moritz Seider on the first line, scored the first goal for Detroit. The second unit also got a goal, which saw Seider record an assist on Jake Walman’s power-play goal in the second period. 

The Red Wings Dominate Final 40 Minutes

The Red Wings, in the second period, played some of their best hockey in the last few games as they outshot the Bruins 17-8; although both teams each scored a goal in the period, Detroit just looked overall dominant in that 20 minutes of the game. In the third, they got the breaks finally as they scored three goals and took control of the game. With last night’s game, they proved they could hang around with the top team in the Eastern Conference right now.  

Offense Showed Up 

The Red Wings haven’t scored five goals since their win over the Calgary Flames on October 22nd. They got production from everywhere tonight: the power play, the first line, the second line, and the third line. It was also the highest number of shots on goal in a game for the Red Wings since their win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 14th, when they put up 42, and last night they had 40.

Next Up: 

The Detroit Red Wings will hit the road and head to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night when they take on the New York Rangers with puck drop set for 7:30 PM. 

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