Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils

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Boston Bruins

37-23-7

Final
3 - 4

New Jersey Devils

34-31-2

US Olympic hero Jack Hughes has 3 assists as the Devils beat the Bruins 4-3 in overtime

David Pastrnak scores second goal on a nasty toe drag

Hughes set up Connor Brown's goal to become the fastest player in franchise history to 400 career points. He also had a hand in Jesper Bratt's goal and assisted on Paul Cotter's winner with 6.2 seconds left in 3-on-3 overtime to reach 402 in his 414th regular-season game. Hughes has 12 points in 10 games since returning from Milan.

Cotter also scored early in the third period to give New Jersey a 3-2 lead before David Pastrnak tied it 1:42 later.

Pastrnak scored twice, including a highlight-reel masterpiece that made it 3-all, but he and the Bruins blew a two-goal lead and the chance for their first back-to-back victories since Jan. 27 and 29. Pavel Zacha also scored his 20th of the season against his old team, while Joonas Korpisalo allowed four goals on 34 shots as Boston kept up a pattern of alternating wins and losses since the NHL season resumed from the Olympic break.

The Bruins are clinging to the second and final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference after getting passed by Detroit when the Red Wings beat Calgary on Monday night. With 15 games left, Boston has 81 points, two ahead of Columbus and four up on Ottawa.

Jacob Markstrom stopped 19 shots for the Devils. The teams combined to take 10 penalties, including a pair of fighting majors in the final 11 minutes of regulation.

Up next Bruins: Visit Atlantic Division-rival and likely playoff-bound Montreal on Tuesday night.

Devils: After finishing a seven-game homestand, they play their first of five in a row on the road Wednesday night at the New York Rangers.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 4:02	David Pastrnak Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Henri Jokiharju (10), Marat Khusnutdinov (16)
Goal	1st Period 14:29	Pavel Zacha Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Viktor Arvidsson (20), Charlie McAvoy (41)
Goal	2nd Period 0:32	Connor Brown Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (32)
Goal	2nd Period 8:08	Jesper Bratt Goal (15) Slap Shot, assists: Connor Brown (19), Jack Hughes (33)
Goal	3rd Period 2:50	Paul Cotter Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Maksim Tsyplakov (2), Brenden Dillon (10)
Goal	3rd Period 4:32	David Pastrnak Goal (26) Backhand, assists: none
Goal	4th Period 4:53	Paul Cotter Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (34), Dougie Hamilton (21)

Statistics

BOS		NJ
19	Blocked Shots	9
22	Hits	20
6	Takeaways	6
22	Shots	34
0	Power Play Goals	0
3	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
37	Faceoffs Won	34
52.1	Faceoff Win Percent	47.9
18	Giveaways	19
6	Total Penalties	7
18	Penalty Minutes	20