Detroit Red Wings come out swinging, get OT point in SO loss to Bruins

BOSTON — Moritz Seider finished the first period throwing punches.

The Detroit Red Wings finished their game at TD Garden on Saturday, Nov. 29, bruised after losing, 3-2, in a shootout after twice rallying to tie the game against the Boston Bruins. Still, it's the Wings' first point in a week.

The Atlantic Division rivals – the Wings at 13-11-2, the Bruins at 15-12-0 - meet again at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Detroit).

The first meeting was marked by scrums, big hits and scant scoring chances. It took the Wings until 6:38 into the third period to score, when Lucas Raymond tipped Dylan Larkin's shot to make it 1-1. Soon after, Axel Sandin-Pellikka disappeared for a bit down the tunnel after a huge hit from Tanner Jeannot, and then Ben Chiarot got tangled up with Mark Kastelic – Seider's first-period duelist – along the bench, with officials having to separate them.

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Chiarot's high-sticking penalty on Alex Steeves put the Bruins on a power play at 13:12, and they converted after just 27 seconds when Morgan Geekie picked up his second goal of the game and 20th goal of the season. The Wings went on their fourth power play of the night with six minutes to go; that didn't work, but pulling Cam Talbot for an extra skater led Michael Rasmussen to score when he tipped Patrick Kane's shot with 1:54 to go to set up overtime.

The Wings had four shots on net during a power play in overtime, five total to one overall by the Bruins.

Cam Talbot keeps Wings in it

The Wings came in having lost three straight games, including two 6-3 defeats at home. The Bruins came in off a 6-2 loss and with top stars forward David Pastrnak and defenseman Charlie McAvoy unavailable.

Two power plays by around the midpoint of the first period didn't even yield momentum, but Talbot was sharp, denying Geekie on a breakaway with about six minutes left. That was one of five Bruins shots in the first period, to four from the Wings.

The teams were as busy scrumming as shooting, and when Kastelic creamed Seider into the boards in the final minute of the period, the two settled things with gloves dropped and fists flying. It was Seider's second career fight; he fought Filip Forsberg of the Nashville Predators on March 23, 2024, beating the Swede with numerous good punches. Seider had a harder time with Kastelic, who is 6 feet 4 and 235 pounds to Seider's 6-3, 230.

By the time Seider returned, about 5½ minutes into the second period – past the five-minute fighting penalty duration that began at 19:35 of the first period – the Bruins had a 1-0 lead. Chiarot had the puck behind Detroit's net when Alex Steeves delivered a big forecheck that led to a turnover and the puck going to Elias Lindholm, who fired a shot that Geekie tipped, at 4:25.

Jeremy Swayman denied Kane's attempt to score during a delayed penalty, and made a stop on Rasmussen during the penalty, and another on Rasmussen just after the Wings' power play expired while Rasmussen was point blank from the right side of the net.

That left the Wings with nine shots after two periods, with, technically, only one on six minutes of power play time.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Red Wings swing big, fall to Boston Bruins, 3-2 (SO)