Boston Bruins’ Zdeno Chara (33) stares at Detroit Red Wings’ Brendan Smith during the first period of Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series in Boston on Sunday, April 20, 2014.BOSTON – Two power-play goals and stingy penalty killing ended the Boston Bruins’ offensive drought and tied their playoff series.
Reilly Smith and Zdeno Chara scored with a man advantage, the Detroit Red Wings got just one shot on goal on their four power plays and Boston won 4-1 in Game 2 on Sunday.
“We don’t get too many power plays so it was good to be able to get them and be able to capitalize early,” Smith said.
He scored his first career playoff goal 10:35 into the game, just over three minutes after Justin Florek’s fluke goal gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead on their first shot at 7:28.
They finished the first period with 18 shots on goalie Jimmy Howard after managing just 25 in losing Friday night’s opener 1-0.