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2020-21 regular season

Devils at Bruins

🗓 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🔁 Devils lead the season series 4–2

Bruins beat Devils 5–4 in a shootout at TD Garden on March 30, 2021.

NJD – BOS
35–48
Shots on goal
0/3–1/2
Power play
22–24
Hits
12–8
Blocked shots
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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 🐻 BOS
Craig Smith
3 A
4 shots · 16:23 TOI
2nd star 🐻 BOS
David Krejci
3 A
1 shots · 21:13 TOI
3rd star 🐻 BOS
Jaroslav Halak
31 saves
0.886 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Miles Wood Go-ahead 1st · 01:28
Assists: P.K. Subban · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–0
🐻 Nick Ritchie Tying 1st · 05:55
Assists: David Krejci, Craig Smith · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
1–1
😈 Michael McLeod Go-ahead 1st · 09:34
Assists: Jesper Boqvist, Ryan Murray · beat Jaroslav Halak
2–1
2nd period
😈 Travis Zajac 2nd · 03:45
Assists: Jesper Bratt, Ryan Murray · beat Jaroslav Halak
3–1
🐻 Brad Marchand PP 2nd · 15:48
Assists: Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
3–2
😈 Kyle Palmieri 2nd · 17:06
Unassisted · beat Jaroslav Halak
4–2
3rd period
🐻 Charlie McAvoy 3rd · 10:22
Assists: Craig Smith, Brad Marchand · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
4–3
🐻 Matt Grzelcyk Tying 3rd · 16:00
Assists: Craig Smith, David Krejci · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
4–4
Shootout
🐻 Charlie Coyle Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Bratt · Zacha · Sharangovich 19:27
L2 Wood · Zajac · Hughes 18:13
L3 Palmieri · Kuokkanen · McLeod 14:06
L4 Johnsson · Boqvist · Merkley 11:02
D1 Severson · Smith 23:04
D2 Subban · Kulikov 21:28
D3 Vatanen · Murray 17:36
🐻Bruins
L1 Marchand · Krejci · Pastrnak 21:13
L2 Ritchie · Bergeron · Coyle 19:18
L3 Bjork · Smith · Senyshyn 13:13
L4 Blidh · Frederic · Kuhlman 8:40
D1 McAvoy · Grzelcyk 25:02
D2 Carlo · Lauzon 20:41
D3 Zboril · Clifton 16:12

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD BOS🐻
35 Shots on goal 48
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
22 Hits 24
12 Blocked shots 8
11 Takeaways 12
8 Giveaways 3
6 Penalty minutes 8
NJD shooting 11.4% (4/35) BOS shooting 10.4% (5/48)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Mackenzie Blackwood
44/48
.917 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐻Bruins
Jaroslav Halak
31/35
.886 SV% · 4 GA · 64:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
Miles Wood · 1st 01:28 · 1–0 Nick Ritchie · 1st 05:55 · 1–1 Michael McLeod · 1st 09:34 · 2–1 Travis Zajac · 2nd 03:45 · 3–1 Brad Marchand · 2nd 15:48 · 3–2 Kyle Palmieri · 2nd 17:06 · 4–2 Charlie McAvoy · 3rd 10:22 · 4–3 Matt Grzelcyk · 3rd 16:00 · 4–4
NJD BOS
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Devils
Devils — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-6-2 (20% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Devils
Devils — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 4–2
Mar 282021 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 1–0 Mar 72021 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 1–0 Feb 182021 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 3–2 Jan 162021 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 1–2 OT Jan 142021 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 3–2 SO
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Who won Devils vs Bruins on March 30, 2021?

Bruins won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Devils 4, Bruins 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Kyle Palmieri, Michael McLeod, Miles Wood, Travis Zajac.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, Matt Grzelcyk, Nick Ritchie.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 44 saves on 48 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 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 4–2 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeMar 28 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 1–0 AfterApr 2 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–1
🐻 Bruins
BeforeMar 28 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 1–0 AfterApr 1 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 4–1
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