Four different Bruins scored as Boston defeated Detroit, 4-2 at Olympia Stadium on New Year's Eve.
It was a penalty-filled game as the teams combined for 11 power play chances. Each team scored once with the man advantage.
The Red Wings (16-9-9) outshot the Bruins, 35-28, but lost for the fourth time in six games.
"We didn't play poorly," said Red Wings coach Sid Abel. "We just didn't play well enough."
Wayne Connelly and Alex Delvecchio had the Detroit goals.
Boston's Don Awrey and Detroit's Gordie Howe get tangled up during the Bruins' 4-2 win on New Year's Eve
Roy Edwards started his second straight game in goal, not coincidentally after Roger Crozier played poorly in last Friday's 8-3 loss to Montreal.
Fred Stanfield, Ken Hodge, Jim Harrison and John McKenzie scored for Boston, which took a 3-1 lead early in the third period.
Delvecchio lifted a soft backhand over Gerry Cheevers' shoulder at 12:52 of the third to make it 3-2, but McKenzie answered about a minute later to restore the two-goal lead.
Abel praised Cheevers, who was the game's number one star.
"I thought Cheevers was the diffeerence. When we did control play, he was there at every turn."
BOS 2-0-2 = 4
DET 1-0-1 = 2
1st Period
DET- Connelly (Unger, Popiel) 8:17
BOS- Stanfield (Orr, Doak) 10:36
BOS- Hodge (Sanderson, D. Smith) 18:58
2nd Period
No scoring
3rd Period
BOS- Harrison (D. Smith, Cashman) 3:02
DET- Delvecchio (Bergman, Howe) 12:52
BOS- McKenzie (Esposito) 13:58
Shots on Goal
BOS 15-8-5 = 28
DET 13-9-13 = 35
Goalies
Cheevers (BOS); Edwards (DET)
Power Plays
BOS 1-for-6; DET 1-for-5
Penalty Minutes
BOS 15; DET 17
Fights
Bailey (BOS) vs. Unger (DET) 19:11 2nd period
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