Devils 2–5 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 2023)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐻 BOS

David Pastrnak

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · 18:59 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Kevin Shattenkirk

2 G

4 shots · 15:45 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Linus Ullmark

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Nico Hischier PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:03

Assists: Tyler Toffoli, Jack Hughes · beat Linus Ullmark

1–0

2nd period

😈 Luke Hughes 2nd · 01:11

Assists: Tyler Toffoli, Jesper Bratt · beat Linus Ullmark

2–0

🐻 Jake DeBrusk 2nd · 05:35

Assists: Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–1

🐻 David Pastrnak Tying 2nd · 12:51

Assists: Brandon Carlo, Morgan Geekie · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–2

🐻 David Pastrnak PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:39

Assists: Jake DeBrusk, Charlie McAvoy · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–3

🐻 Kevin Shattenkirk 2nd · 17:14

Assists: Matt Grzelcyk, Charlie Coyle · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–4

3rd period

🐻 Kevin Shattenkirk PP 3rd · 16:49

Assists: Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Bratt · Hughes · Mercer 19:14

L2 Haula · McLeod · Hischier 17:25

L3 Palat · Toffoli · Meier 15:15

L4 Tierney · Holtz · Bastian 8:31

D1 Nemec · Bahl 20:56

D2 Hughes · Siegenthaler 20:26

D3 Smith · Marino 17:20

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Zacha · Pastrnak 18:30

L2 DeBrusk · Geekie · Coyle 15:34

L3 Heinen · Merkulov · Frederic 14:38

L4 van Riemsdyk · Lauko · Beecher 9:34

D1 McAvoy · Lindholm 22:56

D2 Carlo · Grzelcyk 19:49

D3 Lohrei · Shattenkirk 16:34

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD BOS🐻

33 Shots on goal 31

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/2

33 Hits 39

13 Blocked shots 14

3 Takeaways 8

5 Giveaways 3

4 Penalty minutes 4

NJD shooting 6.1% (2/33) BOS shooting 16.1% (5/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Vitek Vanecek

26/31

.839 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Linus Ullmark

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 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 — 1–0

Devils

Devils — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-3-1 (0% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Devils

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

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 132023 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 1–2 OT Apr 82023 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 1–2 Dec 282022 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 3–1 Dec 232022 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 4–3 Mar 312022 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 1–8

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Who won Devils vs Bruins on December 30, 2023?

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

Who scored for Devils?

Luke Hughes, Nico Hischier.

Who scored for Bruins?

David Pastrnak (2), Kevin Shattenkirk (2), Jake DeBrusk.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 29 😈NJD @ 🏛️OTT 6–2 AfterJan 3 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 6–3

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 27 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 AfterDec 31 🐻BOS @ 🐙DET 5–3

Also on December 30

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