Dumoulin scores OT winner to give Devils 5-4 win over Bruins.
— Brian Dumoulin scored 90 seconds into overtime to lead the New Jersey Devils past Boston 5-4 on Tuesday night and end the Bruins' first season without a playoff berth since 2016.
National Hockey League
FINAL
New Jersey Devils
5
Boston Bruins
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| BOS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
TD Garden · 17,850 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | vs Edmonton Oilers | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 10/30/26 | @ Vegas Golden Knights | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/28/26 | @ Colorado Avalanche | L 2-5 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ Dallas Stars | W 5-1 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | vs Los Angeles Kings | W 3-1 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 1:30 5-4
Brian Dumoulin Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Dawson Mercer (17), Timo Meier (27)
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Missed 18:42 4-4
Johnathan Kovacevic Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 18:06 4-4
Andrew Peeke Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 14:45 4-4
Elias Lindholm Slap Shot Short
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Missed 14:29 4-4
Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 14:09 4-4
Mason Lohrei Slap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 11:15 4-4
Cody Glass Tip-In Wide Right
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Goal 5:08 4-4
Marat Khusnutdinov Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Fabian Lysell (2), Nikita Zadorov (18)
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Goal 16:53 4-3
John Farinacci Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jakub Lauko (6)
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Goal 13:37 4-2
Dawson Mercer Goal (18) Deflected, assists: Nico Hischier (34), Luke Hughes (37)
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Penalty 13:08 3-2
Vinni Lettieri Holding against Brett Pesce
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Missed 9:31 3-2
David Pastrnak Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 8:44 3-2
Stefan Noesen Roughing against Nikita Zadorov
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Penalty 8:44 3-2
Nikita Zadorov Slashing against Stefan Noesen
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Missed 5:34 3-2
Nico Hischier Wrap-around Wide Left
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Goal 4:37 3-2
Simon Nemec Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Marc McLaughlin (1)
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Missed 4:32 2-2
Erik Haula Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 4:07 2-2
Stefan Noesen Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Nico Hischier (33), Timo Meier (26)
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Missed 4:02 1-2
Timo Meier Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 2:21 1-2
Fabian Lysell Hooking against Simon Nemec
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Goal 0:29 1-2
David Pastrnak Goal (43) Backhand, assists: Elias Lindholm (30)
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Missed 16:35 1-1
Elias Lindholm Batted Wide Left
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Penalty 16:23 1-1
Brian Dumoulin Cross-checking against Vinni Lettieri
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Penalty 11:48 1-1
Brett Pesce High-sticking against Vinni Lettieri
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Missed 11:37 1-1
Simon Nemec Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 9:30 1-1
Timo Meier Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 8:56 1-1
Timo Meier Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 8:43 1-1
Morgan Geekie Goal (33) Slap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (63), Nikita Zadorov (17)
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Missed 8:37 1-0
Nikita Zadorov Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Goal 7:25 1-0
Timo Meier Goal (26) Slap Shot, assists: Brett Pesce (14), Luke Hughes (36)
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Missed 6:31 0-0
Nico Hischier Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 6:06 0-0
Fraser Minten Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 4:40 0-0
Erik Haula Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 4:11 0-0
Johnathan Kovacevic Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:47 0-0
Ondrej Palat Tip-In High and Wide Left
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End of Game 1:30 5-4
Game End
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Period End 1:30 5-4
End of OT
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Goal 1:30 5-4
Brian Dumoulin Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Dawson Mercer (17), Timo Meier (27)
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Face Off 0:16 4-4
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
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Stoppage 0:16 4-4
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 0:14 4-4
Pavel Zacha Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
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Face Off 0:00 4-4
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Nico Hischier
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Period Start 0:00 4-4
Start of Overtime
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Period End 20:00 4-4
End of 3rd Period
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Face Off 19:09 4-4
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
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Stoppage 19:09 4-4
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 19:07 4-4
Johnathan Kovacevic Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
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Missed 18:42 4-4
Johnathan Kovacevic Slap Shot Wide Left
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Hit 18:39 4-4
Andrew Peeke hit Nathan Bastian
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Takeaway 18:25 4-4
Takeaway by Elias Lindholm
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Face Off 18:08 4-4
Cody Glass faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
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Stoppage 18:08 4-4
Goalie Stopped
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Missed 18:06 4-4
Andrew Peeke Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Blocked 16:09 4-4
Tomas Tatar shot blocked by Nikita Zadorov
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Face Off 16:03 4-4
Fraser Minten faceoff won against Cody Glass
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Stoppage 16:03 4-4
Puck Frozen - Goalie
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Hit 15:54 4-4
Timo Meier hit Mason Lohrei
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Hit 14:57 4-4
Stefan Noesen hit Nikita Zadorov
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Hit 14:52 4-4
Stefan Noesen hit David Pastrnak
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Missed 14:45 4-4
Elias Lindholm Slap Shot Short
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Face Off 14:37 4-4
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Nico Hischier
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Stoppage 14:37 4-4
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 14:35 4-4
Cole Koepke Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
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Missed 14:29 4-4
Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Blocked 14:24 4-4
Cole Koepke shot blocked by Cody Glass
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Missed 14:09 4-4
Mason Lohrei Slap Shot Above Crossbar
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Shot 14:04 4-4
Cole Koepke Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
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Giveaway 14:01 4-4
Giveaway by Jake Allen
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Hit 13:20 4-4
Nolan Foote hit Parker Wotherspoon
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Hit 13:11 4-4
Parker Wotherspoon hit Nolan Foote
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Blocked 13:11 4-4
Nathan Bastian shot blocked by Frederic Brunet
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Hit 12:58 4-4
Fabian Lysell hit Brenden Dillon
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Face Off 11:29 4-4
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
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Stoppage 11:29 4-4
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 11:23 4-4
Casey Mittelstadt Backhand saved by Jake Allen
Showing the last 40 of 304 events.
Team Stats
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
Head to Head
NJ wins series 2-1
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