New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New Jersey Devils beat the Boston Bruins 5–2 on Thursday, December 27, 2018 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
12 |
9 |
12 |
33 |
| Boston Bruins |
10 |
19 |
13 |
42 |
Three stars
- M. Blackwood, New Jersey Devils (goaltender)
- B. Coleman, New Jersey Devils (2 goals)
- A. Greene, New Jersey Devils (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:25 |
New Jersey Devils |
Damon Severson (5) |
Andy Greene (8), Travis Zajac (10) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, BOS 0 |
| 1st |
15:25 |
New Jersey Devils |
Kyle Palmieri (19) |
Will Butcher (10), Brian Boyle (5) |
Power play |
NJD 2, BOS 0 |
| 2nd |
15:07 |
Boston Bruins |
Chris Wagner (4) |
John Moore (5), Danton Heinen (6) |
Even strength |
NJD 2, BOS 1 |
| 3rd |
04:15 |
New Jersey Devils |
Blake Coleman (10) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
NJD 3, BOS 1 |
| 3rd |
12:43 |
New Jersey Devils |
Nico Hischier (10) |
Miles Wood (6), Stefan Noesen (4) |
Even strength |
NJD 4, BOS 1 |
| 3rd |
17:05 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron (12) |
Jake DeBrusk (3) |
Even strength |
NJD 4, BOS 2 |
| 3rd |
19:12 |
New Jersey Devils |
Blake Coleman (11) |
Nico Hischier (15), Andy Greene (9) |
Power play, Empty net |
NJD 5, BOS 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins
| Stat |
New Jersey Devils |
Boston Bruins |
| Shots on goal |
33 |
42 |
| Power play |
2 of 4 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
8 |
| Hits |
28 |
20 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
4 |
| Giveaways |
11 |
17 |
| Takeaways |
21 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/57 (43.9%) |
32/57 (56.1%) |
Box score
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Boyle |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
13:30 |
| Number 13 N. Hischier |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
6.7% |
15:52 |
| Number 18 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
08:44 |
| Number 19 T. Zajac |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
19:41 |
| Number 20 B. Coleman |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
18:08 |
| Number 21 K. Palmieri |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:14 |
| Number 23 S. Noesen |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:29 |
| Number 37 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
16:24 |
| Number 43 B. Seney |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:35 |
| Number 44 M. Wood |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:18 |
| Number 47 J. Quenneville |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:24 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:08 |
| Number 6 A. Greene |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
21:48 |
| Number 8 W. Butcher |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:53 |
| Number 12 B. Lovejoy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:13 |
| Number 16 S. Santini |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:57 |
| Number 28 D. Severson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:14 |
| Number 45 S. Vatanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:31 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Blackwood |
42 |
40 |
2 |
.952 |
59:57 |
Win |
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 14 C. Wagner |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:35 |
| Number 17 R. Donato |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:10 |
| Number 20 J. Nordstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
14:44 |
| Number 26 C. Cave |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
20% |
08:56 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
58.3% |
20:22 |
| Number 42 D. Backes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:26 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:00 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
16:35 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
13:16 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
20:20 |
| Number 74 J. DeBrusk |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:00 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:43 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:59 |
| Number 27 J. Moore |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:28 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:32 |
| Number 48 M. Grzelcyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:31 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:50 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 J. Halak |
32 |
28 |
4 |
.875 |
58:33 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:15 |
New Jersey Devils |
Stefan Noesen |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
14:50 |
Boston Bruins |
John Moore |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:06 |
Boston Bruins |
Colby Cave |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:48 |
New Jersey Devils |
Andy Greene |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:51 |
Boston Bruins |
Kevan Miller |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:00 |
Boston Bruins |
David Backes |
Illegal check to head |
2 |
Game information
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- John Hynes
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Chris Rooney
- Linesmen
- Tony Sericolo, Kory Nagy
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Taylor Hall, Mirco Mueller, Egor Yakovlev
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Steven Kampfer, Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson, Noel Acciari, Charlie McAvoy
Other NHL games on Dec 27
Other NHL games on Thursday, December 27, 2018
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Columbus Blue Jackets
4
 at New York Rangers
3
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Detroit Red Wings
2
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
1
 at Washington Capitals
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Philadelphia Flyers
5
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
6
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Buffalo Sabres
1
 at St. Louis Blues
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Dallas Stars
2
 at Nashville Predators
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Calgary Flames
4
 at Winnipeg Jets
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Chicago Blackhawks
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Vancouver Canucks
4
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Colorado Avalanche
1
 at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Arizona Coyotes
1
 at Los Angeles Kings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
 Anaheim Ducks
2
 at San Jose Sharks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 27, 2018
|
Sources and further reading
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