
BOSTON — Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 shots for his first shutout of the season, and the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Pavel Zacha, Fraser Minten and Mark Kastelic scored for the Bruins, who have won four straight and six of their last seven games. They were coming off a 1-0 win Sunday against Pittsburgh in which Joonas Korpisalo made 27 saves for the team’s first shutout of the season.
Cam Talbot matched a season high with 38 saves for the Red Wings, who snapped a four-game winning streak and lost in regulation for just the third time in 13 games (9-3-1). Detroit dropped into second place in the Atlantic Division, one point behind Tampa Bay, which beat Pittsburgh 2-1 in a shootout.
Zacha gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead with 9:01 remaining in the second period. He skated around above the circles with the puck, briefly lost possession before getting it back, then skated into the high slot and fired a shot that beat Talbot above his glove.
Minton doubled Boston’s lead at 3:49 of the third. Charlie McAvoy sent a long shot from center point that Talbot stopped. He followed it to get his own rebound, skated up and sent a pass to Minton on the left side outside the crease for a shot into the open side.
Kastelic sealed the win with an empty-netter with 3:59 to go.
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Red Wings: Host San Jose on Friday night
Bruins: Host Seattle on Thursday night to finish a five-game homestand
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