New Jersey 4, Boston 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees:
Beau Halkidis, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen:
Devin Berg, Jesse Marquis
Attendance:
3600
By Field Level Media
Pavel Zacha scored his second goal of the game with 2:18 left in overtime Tuesday night as the New Jersey Devils won their home finale by coming back from a pair of one-goal deficits to beat the Boston Bruins, 4-3, in Newark, N.J.
Zacha shuffled the puck as he bore in on the crease before flicking a backhand over Jaroslav Halak's glove shoulder to give the Devils (18-28-7, 43 points) their fourth win in the last five games.
Jesper Boqvist and Yegor Sharangovich scored game-tying goals in the third for the Devils. Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves.
Patrice Bergeron, Taylor Hall and Sean Kuraly scored for the Bruins (31-14-7, 69 points), who had a four-game winning streak snapped and missed a chance to move closer to the second-place Washington Capitals and lengthen their lead over the fourth-place New York Islanders in the East Division. Boston is two points behind the idle Capitals (33-14-5, 71 points) and one point ahead of the Islanders (31-16-6, 68 points), who fell to the Buffalo Sabres, 4-3, in a shootout.
Halak recorded 17 saves.
Zacha opened the scoring 8:42 into the first before Bergeron tied the score at 4:36 of the second. Hall accidentally put the Bruins ahead a little less than 10 minutes later, when Matt Grzelcyk's shot glanced off Hall as he leaped in front of Blackwood and fluttered into the net with 5:58 remaining. The goal was upheld after a goalie interference challenge by the Devils.
The teams traded goals in a span of 3:31 just before and after the midway point of the third. A shot by Damon Severson ticked off the skate of Charlie McAvoy and to Boqvist, who tucked the shot over Halak's right pad with 10:50 left.
The Bruins retook the lead with 9:18 remaining, when David Pastrnak's pass into the crease glanced off the stick of Kuraly as Severson tried closing in. But the Devils tied the game 1:59 later when a streaking Sharangovich took a pass from Severson and beat Halak on the breakaway.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Boston |
|
New Jersey |
|
Matt Grzelcyk 2 |
Points |
Pavel Zacha 2 |
|
Patrice Bergeron 1 |
Goals |
Pavel Zacha 2 |
|
Matt Grzelcyk 2 |
Assists |
Jack Hughes 2 |
|
Patrice Bergeron 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Pavel Zacha 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jaroslav Halak .810 |
Save Percentage |
Mackenzie Blackwood .917 |
|
Jaroslav Halak 17 |
Saves |
Mackenzie Blackwood 33 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Boston
|
36 |
3 |
1-3 |
3-4 |
8 |
41 |
| New Jersey
|
21 |
4 |
1-4 |
2-3 |
6 |
23 |
Upcoming Games
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New Jersey will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Devils have a W/L % of .412 after a win and .314 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Bruins have a W/L % of .548 after a win and .650 after a loss.
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