Marchand scores go-ahead goal in 3rd, Bruins edge Red Wings
Boston improves to 2-0-0 under Sacco; Larkin gets 300th assist for Detroit
Bruins at Red Wings | Recap
DETROIT –- Brad Marchand scored with 8:30 remaining in the third period, and the Boston Bruins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday.
Jeremy Swayman made 18 saves for the Bruins (10-9-2), who improved to 2-0-0 under interim coach Joe Sacco.
Lucas Raymond scored for Detroit (8-10-2), which has lost four of five (1-3-1). Cam Talbot made 27 saves.
The Bruins took a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 8:33 of the first period. Justin Brazeau tipped Tyler Johnson’s pass past Talbot as he drove to the net and battled with Moritz Seider.
Lucas Raymond tied the game at 19:02, one-timing Vladimir Tarasenko’s pass from the slot for his fourth of the season. Dylan Larkin picked up his 300th NHL assist on the goal.
Marchand put the Bruins ahead 2-1 with his sixth goal, skating out from below the goal line to beat Talbot high on the glove side with a wrist shot from the right face-off dot.
Marchand was called for hooking with 1:22 to play, and Seider hit the crossbar at 19:30 before Swayman grabbed the rebound off Tarasenko’s stick. Patrick Kane also hit the crossbar in the final seconds.