New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins

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New Jersey Devils

42-32-7

Final
5 - 4

Boston Bruins

33-39-10

Dumoulin scores OT winner to give Devils 5-4 win over Bruins.

Timo Meier had a goal and two assists, and Jake Allen made 20 saves for the Devils, who had already clinched a postseason matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes. Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist for New Jersey.

David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist for Boston and led the team with 106 points — his third straight 100-point season. Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 shots for the Bruins, who finished with the worst record in the Atlantic Division — and perhaps the Eastern Conference.

Former Harvard hockey captain John Farinacci made his NHL debut and scored his first career goal, cutting the Bruins deficit to 4-3 late in the second period.

Takeaways The Devils snapped a three-game losing streak.

The Bruins look ahead to the draft lottery: They could finish anywhere between fourth and eighth from the bottom of the NHL standings.

Key moment Stefan Noesen and Simon Nemec scored 30 seconds apart early in the second period for New Jersey to turn a one-goal deficit into a one-goal lead. The Devils never trailed again.

Key stat The Bruins were 25-30-7 for interim coach Joe Sacco, who took over on Nov. 19 when Jim Montgomery was fired. Montgomery, who led the Bruins to the greatest regular season in NHL history two years ago, was hired five days later by the St. Louis Blues.

Up next The Devils finish the regular season on Wednesday night at home against the Red Wings. The Bruins are done for the season; they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

Regular Season Series

NJ wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 7:25	Timo Meier Goal (26) Slap Shot, assists: Brett Pesce (14), Luke Hughes (36)
Goal	1st Period 8:43	Morgan Geekie Goal (33) Slap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (63), Nikita Zadorov (17)
Goal	2nd Period 0:29	David Pastrnak Goal (43) Backhand, assists: Elias Lindholm (30)
Goal	2nd Period 4:07	Stefan Noesen Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Nico Hischier (33), Timo Meier (26)
Goal	2nd Period 4:37	Simon Nemec Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Marc McLaughlin (1)
Goal	2nd Period 13:37	Dawson Mercer Goal (18) Deflected, assists: Nico Hischier (34), Luke Hughes (37)
Goal	2nd Period 16:53	John Farinacci Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jakub Lauko (6)
Goal	3rd Period 5:08	Marat Khusnutdinov Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Fabian Lysell (2), Nikita Zadorov (18)
Goal	4th Period 1:30	Brian Dumoulin Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Dawson Mercer (17), Timo Meier (27)

Statistics

NJ		BOS
8	Blocked Shots	18
20	Hits	29
9	Takeaways	4
26	Shots	24
2	Power Play Goals	0
2	Power Play Opportunities	2
100.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
30	Faceoffs Won	34
46.9	Faceoff Win Percent	53.1
7	Giveaways	6
3	Total Penalties	3
6	Penalty Minutes	6