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Bruins vs Red Wings Final: 4-1 - Recap

The Red Wings came up short Saturday against the Bruins, falling 4-1.

Boston was favored by -485 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

David Pastrnak, Charlie Coyle, Patrice Bergeron, and Charlie McAvoy each scored for the Bruins in the victory. McAvoy opened the scoring for Boston.

Tuukka Rask stopped 25 of 26 Detroit shots in the victory.

Darren Helm scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Tuukka Rask.

Jonathan Bernier stopped 37 of 41 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Boston went 0-for-2, while the Red Wings were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 41-26.

Next game, Boston takes its act on the road to face New York looking for another win. For Detroit, they head on the road to face Pittsburgh.