National Hockey League

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New Jersey Devils 3
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Boston Bruins 2
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Match Report

Palmieri scores twice, Devils beat Bruins 3-2

— Kyle Palmieri scored two goals, one of them short-handed, to lead the Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night — New Jersey’s second straight victory since returning from a two-week COVID-19 pause.

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Team Stats

NJ BOS
13
Blocked Shots
16
24
Hits
21
8
Takeaways
6
26
Shots
27
0
Power Play Goals
2
4
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
66.7
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
22
Faceoffs Won
34
39.3
Faceoff Win Percent
60.7
9
Giveaways
11
4
Total Penalties
6
10
Penalty Minutes
12

Top Performers

NJ

  • Mackenzie Blackwood G GA 2 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Kyle Palmieri C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Miles Wood LW BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Michael McLeod C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 1

BOS

  • Jaroslav Halak G GA 3 · SA 26 · SOS 0
  • Patrice Bergeron C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Charlie Coyle C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Sean Kuraly C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

NJ leads series 2-1

Injuries

Boston Bruins

New Jersey Devils

  • Seamus Casey Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 18:54 3-2
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  2. Penalty 17:49 3-1
    Ty Smith 3rd
  3. Missed 12:06 3-1
    Charlie McAvoy 3rd
  4. Missed 10:52 3-1
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  5. Missed 9:50 3-1
    Sean Kuraly 3rd
  6. Missed 9:37 3-1
    Charlie McAvoy 3rd
  7. Missed 9:09 3-1
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  8. Penalty 7:36 3-1
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  9. Penalty 7:01 3-1
    Jeremy Lauzon 3rd
  10. Missed 6:38 3-1
    Dmitry Kulikov 3rd
  11. Missed 5:50 3-1
    Sean Kuraly 3rd
  12. Missed 3:46 3-1
    Andreas Johnsson 3rd
  13. Missed 3:35 3-1
    Chris Wagner 3rd
  14. Goal 15:37 3-1
    Pavel Zacha 2nd
  15. Penalty 15:08 2-1
    Charlie Coyle 2nd
  16. Penalty 15:08 2-1
    Nathan Bastian 2nd
  17. Goal 12:36 2-1
    Jake DeBrusk 2nd
  18. Goal 10:39 2-0
    Kyle Palmieri 2nd
  19. Penalty 9:05 1-0
    P.K. Subban 2nd
  20. Penalty 8:01 1-0
    John Moore 2nd
  21. Missed 3:38 1-0
    Pavel Zacha 2nd
  22. Penalty 2:14 1-0
    Kyle Palmieri 2nd
  23. Penalty 2:14 1-0
    Charlie McAvoy 2nd
  24. Goal 1:34 1-0
    Kyle Palmieri 2nd
  25. Missed 18:22 0-0
    Janne Kuokkanen 1st
  26. Penalty 10:29 0-0
    Chris Wagner 1st
  27. Missed 9:41 0-0
    Brad Marchand 1st
  28. Missed 8:48 0-0
    Charlie McAvoy 1st
  29. Missed 3:52 0-0
    Mikhail Maltsev 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-2
    3rd
  3. Shot 19:58 3-2
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  4. Hit 19:41 3-2
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  5. Shot 19:32 3-2
    Charlie McAvoy 3rd
  6. Face Off 19:16 3-2
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  7. Stoppage 19:16 3-2
    3rd
  8. Blocked 19:11 3-2
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  9. Face Off 18:54 3-2
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  10. Stoppage 18:54 3-2
    3rd
  11. Stoppage 18:54 3-2
    3rd
  12. Goal 18:54 3-2
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  13. Face Off 17:49 3-1
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  14. Penalty 17:49 3-1
    Ty Smith 3rd
  15. Blocked 17:17 3-1
    Jeremy Lauzon 3rd
  16. Takeaway 16:45 3-1
    Andreas Johnsson 3rd
  17. Face Off 16:11 3-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  18. Stoppage 16:11 3-1
    3rd
  19. Face Off 16:01 3-1
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  20. Stoppage 16:01 3-1
    3rd
  21. Shot 16:00 3-1
    Miles Wood 3rd
  22. Shot 15:23 3-1
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  23. Shot 15:14 3-1
    Craig Smith 3rd
  24. Face Off 14:59 3-1
    Sean Kuraly 3rd
  25. Stoppage 14:59 3-1
    3rd
  26. Giveaway 14:53 3-1
    Charlie Coyle 3rd
  27. Blocked 14:32 3-1
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  28. Face Off 13:58 3-1
    Trent Frederic 3rd
  29. Stoppage 13:58 3-1
    3rd
  30. Hit 13:53 3-1
    Miles Wood 3rd
  31. Takeaway 13:51 3-1
    Miles Wood 3rd
  32. Hit 13:26 3-1
    Nathan Bastian 3rd
  33. Shot 13:15 3-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  34. Takeaway 13:07 3-1
    Kevan Miller 3rd
  35. Giveaway 13:00 3-1
    Connor Clifton 3rd
  36. Blocked 12:47 3-1
    Yegor Sharangovich 3rd
  37. Shot 12:39 3-1
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  38. Blocked 12:19 3-1
    John Moore 3rd
  39. Missed 12:06 3-1
    Charlie McAvoy 3rd
  40. Face Off 11:42 3-1
    Sean Kuraly 3rd

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