Joe Sacco’s first game as Boston’s interim coach was a 1-0 win over Utah. Veteran forward Elias Lindholm scored the game’s lone goal, ending a 17-game drought that dates back to Oct. 12.

Welcome to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey! Each day, we examine upcoming games, providing predictions and analyzing head-to-head matchups. In today’s prediction article, the Boston Bruins will come to Little Caesars Arena on Saturday to face the Detroit Red Wings.

BOSTON -- Joe Sacco is undefeated as head coach of the Boston Bruins. In his first game as the man in charge on the Boston bench, Sacco and the Bruins picked up a 1-0 victory over the Utah Hockey Club at TD Garden on Thursday night.

The Boston Bruins are 1-0 with Joe Sacco as head coach after the team shut out the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night.