In Detroit, the visiting Boston Bruins spotted the Red Wings a 1-0 lead in the first period, and then reeled off five unanswered goals in a 5-1 win Sunday afternoon.
Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves in the Boston win.
“That was a great win, especially since we only went into the third period with a one-goal lead,” Swayman said. “We knew we needed more, and the guys went out and got us three insurance goals.”
The Bruins improved to 16-10-2.
Tyler Bertuzzi was the lone goal scorer for Detroit.
“Boston wants to bully you if you give them the opportunity, and we let them do it,” Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. “We know we have to do a better job of pushing back against that.”
The Red Wings dropped to 15-15-3.
Charlie McAvoy and Tomas Nosek each had a goal and two points for the Bruins.
Patrice Bergeron and Erik Haula replied to the Bertuzzi goal to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead in the second period.
“It is obviously exciting to play with two great players like that,” Haula said. “We’ve had a couple of really good wins with this lineup, and hopefully we can keep that going.”
Trent Frederic scored in a frenetic third period for the Bruins, who potted three goals to ice the win.
“We pushed hard in the first period and we were still right there in the second,” the Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin said. “We were just too passive in the third. We have to come out with a stronger defensive effort and pin them in their end.”
Alex Nedeljkovic made 32 saves in the Detroit loss.
“I thought [Nedeljkovic] did a nice job tonight, but we obviously weren’t good enough in front of him in the third period,” Detroit head coach Jeff Blashill said. “We had too many defensive blunders at the end.”
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