BOSTON — The Detroit Red Wings showed fight but the Boston Bruins showed might.
The Wings, their playoff dreams all but eliminated, built a quick lead Saturday at TD Garden, but the Boston Bruins, their playoff hopes virtually secure, scored three straight goals to claim a 3-2 victory.
Playing on national TV, the Wings showed they aren't going to be doormats, even as they lost four teammates at the trade deadline, one of whom (Tyler Bertuzzi) was in the Bruins' lineup. Andrew Copp and Alex Chiasson scored in the first period, and Magnus Hellberg played as big as his 6-foot-6 frame to counter a relentless attack by the Bruins in the second period.