DET 2–4 BOS Final · L
Red Wings/Schedule/Recap Sat, Mar 21, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Detroit Red Wings
DET · 38-24-8
2–4
FinalL
Boston Bruins
BOS · 39-23-8
1ST2ND3RDT DET 010111123244 BOS 01011037427 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 4 this season — the Red Wings trail the season series 1–3
DET 38-24-8 · BOS 39-23-8 · Meeting 4 this season — the Red Wings trail the season series 1–3

Red Wings fell to the Bruins

The Red Wings were outchanced (4.0 to 2.9 expected goals) and lost 2–4. Jeremy Swayman stopped 2.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Bruins created the better chances: 4.0 expected goals to 2.9, on 27 and 44 shots on goal.

DET 2.9 xG · 44 shots BOS 4.0 xG · 27 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st · the swing 0.7 · 1.9
2nd 1.0 · 1.6
3rd 1.2 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Red Wings win 34.
DET 34%BOS 66%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 8 penalties
← Red Wings shoot this way Bruins shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
03:05 Mason Appleton· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
15:41 Mark Kastelic· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:57 Casey Mittelstadt· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
PEN
03:04 Hampus Lindholm· High-sticking
Raymond scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
1
03:35 Lucas Raymond PP
Andrew Copp, Patrick Kane · Power play (Lindholm, high-sticking) · snap shot, a great chance (34%)
1–0
PEN
04:35 David Perron· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
04:43 Moritz Seider· Delaying game puck over glass
Pastrnak scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
05:07 David Pastrnak PP
Charlie McAvoy, Morgan Geekie · Power play (Seider, delaying game puck over glass) · slap shot, a great chance (30%)
1–1
3rd period
3
Moritz Seider · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
2–1
4
Morgan Geekie, Mason Lohrei · wrist shot, a great chance (27%)
2–2
PEN
07:11 Jonathan Aspirot· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
5
09:42 Nikita Zadorov GWG
Morgan Geekie, Charlie McAvoy · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
2–3
PEN
13:52 Patrick Kane· Ps hooking on breakaway
0 min
Penalty shot
6
David Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm · wrist shot, into an empty net
2–4
Goaltending
+0.1
vs expected
23/26 saves · 3 GA · 3.1 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
+2.6
vs expected
42/44 saves · 2 GA · 4.6 xGA Stopped 2.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team DETBOS
Shots on goal
44
27
Expected goals
2.9
4.0
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
60%
40%
Power play
1/4
1/3
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Red Wings went 1-for-4 on the power play and allowed 1 on 3 Bruins power plays.