Nov. 10, 1964 - Bobby Leiter pulled a dramatic rescue act for the Bruins tonight in the steaming Garden to salvage a 3-3 tie with the league-leading Red Wings.
With only 37 seconds remaining in a generally swift and lively contest, the 23-year-old sophomore center scaled a 45-foot shot that send the puck bouncing along the ice like a stone skipping on the surface of a pond.
Finding its way through a screen of players, the puck finally slipped to a resting place across the goal line under Detroit’s little goalie, Roger Crozier, to set off a tumult among the gathering of 12,309.
The Leiter goal was the product of a familiar desperation maneuver as coach Milt Schmidt yanked goalie Eddie Johnston in favor of an additional marksman.
The loud hailed result meant prolongation of a modest string of three games without a loss for the last-place Bruins. For Detroit, it was nine without defeat including seven wins and two ties.
The three Boston goals were the first the Bruins scored against Crozier this season. Crozier blanked them in two periods of exhibition play and then threw two straight regular season shutouts at them. Tonight’s game was the 1,200th NHL contest for Detroit superstar Gordie Howe.
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