The New Jersey Devils took an early lead against the Boston Bruins with Nico Hischier scoring a power play goal just six seconds into their possession. Despite the Bruins' dominance in shot attempts and high-danger scoring chances, the Devils maintained a 1-0 lead at the end of the first period. The Bruins rallied in the second period with goals from Jake DeBrusk, David Pastrnak, and Kevin Shattenkirk, taking a 4-2 lead. Shattenkirk's second goal secured a 5-2 win for the Bruins. In a subsequent game against the Detroit Red Wings, the Bruins led 1-0 after the first period, with Trent Frederic scoring. Frederic added two more goals in the second period, but the Red Wings fought back, equalizing the score at 2-2. The game ended with a 4-2 victory for the Bruins, including an empty-net goal by Jake DeBrusk.
Jake DeBrusk gets hooked & tripped without calls and still speeds the puck out of a pileup in front of the Bruins net and fires a long distance empty net goal. Big spot for the B's to succeed in a third period empty net situation to make it a 4-2 score
2:32 left, Lyon pulled for extra skater and #RedWings trailing Bruins 3-2.
End 2p at LCA: Wings and Bruins at 2-2, goals from Walman & Chiarot pull Wings out of deficit.
Sprong off for tripping with 1:58 left in the second. 4 on 4 for 35 seconds before a Bruins power play. #RedWings
Ben Chiarot joins the scoring, Wings pull even at 2-2 with Bruins, late 2p. Both goals from defensemen.
Wings finally break through, Walman scores to pull within 2-1 of Bruins, mid-ish 2p.
Walman scores and #RedWings cut Bruins' lead to 2-1 with 6:59 left in the second.
#RedWings on the power play at 9:55 of the second.
Trent Frederic again attacking Detroit with speed, pulls up at the faceoff circle and buries one past Alex Lyon through traffic in front. Bruins up 2-0 in the second period
Frederic throws puck on net, scores second of the game, Bruins up 2-0 on Wings, early 2p.
A bruising opening 20 filled with heated tensions. Bruins lead Red Wings 1-0 after Frederic's backhander off a stout flip pass from Pastrnak.
Lyon staying in net. There's 51.8 seconds left 1p, Bruins with a 1-0 lead on goal from Frederic.
Brilliant David Pastrnak lead pass to Trent Frederic behind the Red Wings D and he manages to beat Alex Lyon short side high with a backhanded bid. 1-0 Bruins. Lyon shaken up when Frederic crashed into him in the aftermath of the play
Frederic scores, Bruins lead 1-0 and Lyon is hurt, flat on his back behind the net after a collision. #RedWings
Matching penalties for McAvoy and DeBrincat for some nastiness and then Pastrnak and Petry cross-checking each other after the last whistle. Nasty first period between the Bruins and Red Wings
More hostilities as Compher and multiple Bruins mix it up around the Boston net. Off-setting minors to DeBrincat (slashing) and McAvoy (roughing). #RedWings
Bruins getting a power play out of Ben Chiarot and Morgan Geekie tussling around the Detroit net. Two minor penalties on Chiarot
Talking Points from the Boston Bruins 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils 🚨 Goal and two points for Jake DeBrusk 🚨 🚨 2 goals apiece for David Pastrnak and Kevin Shattenkirk link: https://t.co/cySOLk4QEF https://t.co/bEiGHlSsSD
David Pastrnak scored two of Boston's four second-period goals, Kevin Shattenkirk recorded his 100th and 101st career goals and the Bruins rallied for a victory over the #Devils on Saturday night. https://t.co/kW0tQwIcDq
Two in a row. Two goals for Pastrnak and Shattenkirk and a tone-setting marker from DeBrusk pace the Bruins to a 5-2 win over the Devils. 20-7-6. On to Detroit.
Brad Marchand to Kevin Shattenkirk and it's a 5-2 lead for the Bruins late in the third. Shattenkirk's second goal of the game. His last score was the 100th of his NHL career
Now Kevin Shattenkirk buries one top corner while down low as the weak side D at the dot in the offensive zone. Bruins up 4-2 and have the Devils way back on their heels
Slick sauce pass from Jake DeBrusk hits David Pastrnak in stride and he puts a double-move backhander past Vanacek while moving in high speed. Bruins up 3-2 on the power play goal
David Pastrnak slams home the loose puck after a Brandon Carlo point shot pinballed around the front of the New Jersey net. Bruins tie it up 2-2 in the second period & are outshooting the Devils 20-13 thus far
Great hustle by Brad Marchand disrupting Vitek Vanacek trying to play the puck behind the New Jersey net, and then finding a cutting Jake DeBrusk who backhanded it into the net. Bruins halve Jersey's lead to 2-1
Jake DeBrusk crashes the net and pulls the Bruins within one.
Bruins cut the #NJDevils lead to 2-1. Tough shift there for Vanecek who had the giveaway behind his net and as a five-man group couldn't quite recover.
Bruins at 5v5 after 20 minutes per @NatStatTrick : Hold a 22-13 edge in shot attempts Outshot the Devils 13-6 Had a 6-1 edge in high-danger scoring chances for. Yet trail New Jersey 1-0. https://t.co/HitcRYzS8c
End of one. #NJDevils lead the Bruins 1-0 🚨 Hischier (Toffoli, J. Hughes) PPG Shots: 13-8, BOS
Devils make it look easy against the Bruins penalty kill with a Nico Hischier PP score from the bumper off a pass from below the goal line. 1-0 New Jersey after scoring just six seconds into their PP possession
Five seconds into Shattenkirk's penalty, #NJDevils strike! Nico Hischier from Toffoli and J. Hughes.
Kevin Shattenkirk goes to the box for high-sticking and the Devils quickly convert on a tic-tac-toe play off the draw. Nico Hischier finishes the sequence to put New Jersey up 1-0 6:03 in.