NHL

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.

Brian Dumoulin nets OT winner on the road vs. 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

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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
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pavel Zacha, C Out Apr 23
Johnny Beecher, C Day-To-Day Apr 23
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Johnathan Kovacevic, D Day-To-Day Apr 25
Luke Hughes, D Out Apr 25
Brenden Dillon, D Out Apr 25

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10
Full Standings