Devils 5–2 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 27, 2018)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Blake Coleman

2 G

4 shots · 18:08 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Nico Hischier

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 15:52 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Mackenzie Blackwood

40 saves

0.952 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Damon Severson Go-ahead 1st · 00:25

Assists: Andy Greene, Travis Zajac · beat Jaroslav Halak

1–0

😈 Kyle Palmieri PP 1st · 15:25

Assists: Will Butcher, Brian Boyle · beat Jaroslav Halak

2–0

2nd period

🐻 Chris Wagner 2nd · 15:07

Assists: John Moore, Danton Heinen · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

2–1

3rd period

😈 Blake Coleman 3rd · 04:15

Unassisted · beat Jaroslav Halak

3–1

😈 Nico Hischier 3rd · 12:43

Assists: Miles Wood, Stefan Noesen · beat Jaroslav Halak

4–1

🐻 Patrice Bergeron 3rd · 17:05

Assists: Jake DeBrusk · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

4–2

😈 Blake Coleman PP Empty net 3rd · 19:12

Assists: Nico Hischier, Andy Greene

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Wood · Zajac · Coleman 18:08

L2 Bratt · Palmieri · Zacha 16:24

L3 Hischier · Boyle · Noesen 13:30

L4 Seney · Quenneville · Stafford 10:35

D1 Greene · Vatanen 21:40

D2 Severson · Butcher 20:04

D3 Lovejoy · Santini 17:05

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Bergeron · Pastrnak 20:20

L2 DeBrusk · Heinen · Krejci 16:35

L3 Nordstrom · Kuraly · Wagner 13:16

L4 Donato · Cave · Backes 11:10

D1 Krug · Carlo 21:46

D2 Grzelcyk · Chara 19:52

D3 Miller · Moore 16:09

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD BOS🐻

33 Shots on goal 42

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

28 Hits 20

19 Blocked shots 4

21 Takeaways 8

11 Giveaways 17

4 Penalty minutes 8

NJD shooting 15.2% (5/33) BOS shooting 4.8% (2/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Mackenzie Blackwood

40/42

.952 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🐻Bruins

Jaroslav Halak

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 58:33 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

NJD BOS

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Devils

Devils — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Devils

Devils — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-4-1 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 1–0

Feb 112018 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 5–3 Jan 232018 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 2–3 Nov 222017 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 3–2 SO Mar 42017 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 2–3 Jan 22017 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 0–3

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Who won Devils vs Bruins on December 27, 2018?

Devils won 5–2. The final score was Devils 5, Bruins 2.

Who scored for Devils?

Blake Coleman (2), Damon Severson, Kyle Palmieri, Nico Hischier.

Who scored for Bruins?

Chris Wagner, Patrice Bergeron.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 40 saves on 42 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Devils vs Bruins season series?

Devils lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 23 🧥CBJ @ 😈NJD 3–0 AfterDec 29 🌪️CAR @ 😈NJD 0–2

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 23 🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR 3–5 AfterDec 29 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

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