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DETROIT -- The NHL-leading Boston Bruins followed their game plan of keeping Gustav Nyquist in front of them for more than two periods. When the puck got loose, and Nyquist got to it, though, one of the games best defenceman and goalies couldnt stop the surging goal-scorer. Nyquist broke a tie with 7:12 left in the third period on his only shot of the game, and the Detroit Red Wings held on to beat Boston 3-2 on Wednesday night. "I didnt think Gus had one of his best games by any means, but he scored a big goal," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. Nyquist has a league-high 23 goals since Jan. 20 and a team-high 27 this season. He has given the Red Wings the breakout player they needed to boost their chances of extending their post-season streak to 23 seasons while missing many key players, including Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg. The 24-year-old Swede started the season with the AHLs Grand Rapids Griffins after scoring a total of four goals in 40 games the previous two seasons. "Thats one of the young players that has come in here, and given the chance to be a front guy has taken total of advantage of it," Boston coach Claude Julien said. "Those things probably dont happen if Datsyuk and Zetterberg are still in the lineup. "When things like that happen, some guys are really good at stepping to the forefront. Hes done an unbelievable job of doing that." The Bruins turned the puck over near Detroits blue line, paving the way for Nyquist to score. He raced up ice, skated around defenceman Zdeno Chara and ended his blurring sequence by scoring against Tuukka Rask. "I think (Chara) came off the bench so it was tough for him to get enough time to gap up, got kind of flat-footed," Nyquist said. "I just tried to use my speed." He has done that a lot lately, scoring in three straight games and having at least one point in 10 games in a row. Nyquist scored 1:42 after teammate Tomas Jurco tied the game. Jimmy Howard finished with 33 saves to seal the win, strengthening Detroits spot as a wild-card team in the Eastern Conference with six games left. "Howie kept us in the game and gave us a chance," defenceman Niklas Kronwall said. "We didnt play great, but we found a way." The Atlantic Division-champion Bruins have been doing that for a while, winning a franchise-record nine straight on the road and earning at least a point in their previous 16 games. Boston led the Red Wings twice, but couldnt put away the young, scrappy and short-handed team. "Theyve got really good speed," Rask said. "We did a pretty good job of shutting them down, but not good enough." Rask made 17 saves before being pulled for an extra skater with 1:14 left. Detroits Tomas Tatar scored early in the second period to tie the game the Bruins were basically dominating. Tatar used his left skate to push the puck across the front of the crease to set up Jurcos goal. The Bruins held out 36-year-old forward Jarome Iginla because of a lower-body injury, and the team said he is day to day. Iginla played in Bostons first 75 games this season, leading the team with 30 goals and ranking second with 61 points. The defending Eastern Conference champions outshot Detroit 11-4 in the first period and 14-7 in the second before seemingly playing less aggressively in the third when they went ahead. "I thought we let our guard down the second part of the third and they capitalized on it," Julien said. Johnny Boychuks slap shot put the Bruins up 1-0 late in the first, and Carl Soderberg gave them a 2-1 lead early in the third. Boychuk scored shortly after an apparent Boston goal was waved off because Chara was in the crease. Tatar tied it 4:45 into the second with a wrist shot from the right circle that went across traffic and got past Rask as his view was obstructed by Detroits Riley Sheahan. Tatar, another one of many young players who has made the most of an opportunity to play a lot for the banged-up team, has 19 goals after scoring five times in 27 games the previous two seasons. The Bruins went back ahead 1:10 into the third when Soderberg scored from the left circle off a cross-ice pass from Patrice Bergeron. Detroit, though, refused to go away and rallied for a much-needed win. NOTES: The Bruins hadnt lost in regulation since March 1 in a 4-2 loss to Washington. ... The Red Wings kept forward Daniel Alfredsson out of the lineup because of a lower-body injury. ... Datsyuk skated with teammates Wednesday morning, but missed his 16th straight game because of an injured left knee. Datsyuk wouldnt say if he expected to play Friday at home against Buffalo. ... Bergeron extended his point streak to nine games. Steve Bartkowski Womens Jersey . Now, the hottest team on the ATP are pointing their sights on qualifying for the eight-team season finals in London next November. 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The Spurs used a balanced scoring attack and clamped down defensively late in the third quarter to claim the win.MARRAKECH, Morocco - Real Madrid outclassed San Lorenzo of Argentina 2-0 in the Club World Cup final on Saturday to put a crown on its status as the best club in world football.The Cup added to Madrids 2014 trophy haul of Champions League, Copa del Rey, and European Super Cup, and it will carry a 22-game win streak into 2015.Sergio Ramos made the breakthrough, leaping up and heading in Toni Kroos sweetly stuck corner after 37 minutes. Ramos also got Madrid off the mark in its 4-0 victory over CONCACAF champion Cruz Azul in the semifinals.Loosely marked in the area, Gareth Bale doubled Madrids lead early in the second half. The South American champions goalkeeper, Sebastian Torrico, should have done better with Bales left-footed shot, which bobbled under his body.This was Madrids fourth world club championship, first in the Club World Cup format, and its last competitive match of 2014.An unforgettable year, Ramos said.Madrid dominated the often scrappy, and at times ill-tempered final in Marrakechs Grand Stade. If San Lorenzos most famous fan, Pope Francis, wasnt watching on television, then he didnt miss a classic.In Madrids ongoing streak of 22 wins, a Spanish record, Madrid has scored 81 goals and let in just 10.Losing manager Edgardo Bauza rated Madrid one of the four or five best teams in the world. He congratulated his counterpart, Carlo Ancelotti, for putting together a team as solid in defence as it is in attack.That makes it a very dangerous team and it will keep on beating records. I dont have any doubts about that.Ancelotti was emphatic: Real Madrid is now the best team in the world.Although he didnt score in two games in Marrakech — almost a goal-drought for him — Cristiano Ronaldo nevertheless netted a total of 61 for Madrid and Portugal in 2014 — not far shy of his 669 in 2013, and 63 in 2012.dddddddddddd. Although off-target in Morocco, Ronaldos unrelenting consistency this year could again secure him the Ballon dOr as worlds best player on Jan. 12.Against San Lorenzo, Madrid seemed set to score in the very first minute. Kroos pinched the ball off Juan Mercier, San Lorenzos captain, and fed it to Ronaldo. He, in turn, passed it to Karim Benzema, finely positioned in the box, but his foot caught a divot on the tired-looking turf as he went to shoot, pitching him face-down. Benzema picked himself up, cussing the offending hole.The indefatigable, joyous singing of San Lorenzos fans in the crowd of 38,345 was more uplifting than much of the teams football. San Lorenzo sat back, letting Madrid bring the game to them rather than the other way around.San Lorenzo had as many yellow cards — four — as shots on goal. Only late in the second half did San Lorenzo make Iker Casillas work hard in his 700th competitive game as Madrid goalkeeper, with Enzo Kalinski and Mercier both forcing saves.Having already beaten the champion of Africa, ES Setif from Algeria, in the quarterfinals, New Zealand side Auckland City knocked off another continental champion, Cruz Azul of Mexico, in the third-place match, 4-2 on penalties after fulltime finished on 1-1.___Lineups:Real Madrid: Iker Casillas; Marcelo (Fabio Coentrao, 44), Pepe, Sergio Ramos (Raphael Varane, 89); Daniel Carvajal (Alvaro Arbeloa, 73), Toni Kroos, James Rodriguez, Francisco Isco Alarcon; Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema.San Lorenzo: Sebastian Torrico; Mario Yepes (Mauro Cetto, 61), Walter Kannemann, Emmanuel Mas; Juan Mercier, Julio Buffarini, Enzo Kalinski, Pablo Barrientos, Nestor Ortigoza; Martin Cauteruccio (Mauro Mattos, 68), Gonzalo Veron (Leandro Romangnoli, 57) ' ' '