Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils
· Prudential Center, Newark · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The New Jersey Devils beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime on Monday, March 16, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| New Jersey Devils |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
8 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
22 |
| New Jersey Devils |
6 |
17 |
6 |
5 |
34 |
Three stars
- P. Cotter, New Jersey Devils (2 goals)
- D. Pastrnak, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
- C. Brown, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:02 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak (25) |
Henri Jokiharju (10), Marat Khusnutdinov (16) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, NJD 0 |
| 1st |
14:29 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha (20) |
Viktor Arvidsson (20), Charlie McAvoy (41) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, NJD 0 |
| 2nd |
00:32 |
New Jersey Devils |
Connor Brown (12) |
Jack Hughes (32) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, NJD 1 |
| 2nd |
08:08 |
New Jersey Devils |
Jesper Bratt (15) |
Connor Brown (19), Jack Hughes (33) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, NJD 2 |
| 3rd |
02:50 |
New Jersey Devils |
Paul Cotter (7) |
Maxim Tsyplakov (2), Brenden Dillon (10) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, NJD 3 |
| 3rd |
04:32 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak (26) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BOS 3, NJD 3 |
| OT |
04:53 |
New Jersey Devils |
Paul Cotter (8) |
Jack Hughes (34), Dougie Hamilton (21) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, NJD 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils
| Stat |
Boston Bruins |
New Jersey Devils |
| Shots on goal |
22 |
34 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
18 |
20 |
| Hits |
22 |
20 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
19 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
37/71 (52.1%) |
34/71 (47.9%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:24 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
45.8% |
18:54 |
| Number 21 A. Steeves |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
11:34 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
71.4% |
20:38 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
16:23 |
| Number 47 M. Kastelic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
08:50 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
10:50 |
| Number 71 V. Arvidsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:16 |
| Number 84 T. Jeannot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
10:39 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
24:03 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:56 |
| Number 93 F. Minten |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
44.4% |
18:13 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
22:07 |
| Number 20 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:00 |
| Number 45 J. Aspirot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
16:15 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
20:55 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
20:07 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 J. Korpisalo |
34 |
30 |
4 |
.882 |
64:14 |
OT loss |
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 C. Glass |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
59.1% |
15:26 |
| Number 13 N. Hischier |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
22:03 |
| Number 16 C. Brown |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:50 |
| Number 28 T. Meier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
17:56 |
| Number 29 L. Hameenaho |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:16 |
| Number 42 M. Tsyplakov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
07:39 |
| Number 47 P. Cotter |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
33.3% |
09:18 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:38 |
| Number 72 N. Bjugstad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
25% |
07:42 |
| Number 81 A. Gritsyuk |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:17 |
| Number 86 J. Hughes |
C |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
42.9% |
24:16 |
| Number 91 D. Mercer |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:07 |
| Number 5 B. Dillon |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
15:48 |
| Number 7 D. Hamilton |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
26:19 |
| Number 8 J. Kovacevic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:10 |
| Number 17 S. Nemec |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:48 |
| Number 43 L. Hughes |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:35 |
| Number 71 J. Siegenthaler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
21:31 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 25 J. Markstrom |
22 |
19 |
3 |
.864 |
64:53 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:30 |
Boston Bruins |
Mark Kastelic |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
08:30 |
New Jersey Devils |
Brenden Dillon |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
17:30 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:18 |
Boston Bruins |
Mark Kastelic |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:18 |
New Jersey Devils |
Johnathan Kovacevic |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:18 |
Boston Bruins |
Mark Kastelic |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
09:18 |
New Jersey Devils |
Johnathan Kovacevic |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
10:45 |
New Jersey Devils |
Nico Hischier |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:21 |
New Jersey Devils |
Connor Brown |
Embellishment |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:21 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie McAvoy |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:22 |
New Jersey Devils |
Nick Bjugstad |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:29 |
Boston Bruins |
Jonathan Aspirot |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:42 |
New Jersey Devils |
Dawson Mercer |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Marco Sturm
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- Sheldon Keefe
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Mitch Dunning
- Linesmen
- David Brisebois, Dan Kelly
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Andrew Peeke, Michael Eyssimont, Jordan Harris
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Evgenii Dadonov, Brett Pesce, Dennis Cholowski
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Sources and further reading
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