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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 5, Boston 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 27, 2018
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Wes McCauley, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Kory Nagy, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: 17565
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 2035
Boston 0112
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Boston
  0:00 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 0:11  
Damon Severson scores. Assisted by Andy Greene and Travis Zajac. 0:25  
  0:25 Colby Cave wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Andy Greene blocks shot from Colby Cave. 0:40  
  0:53 John Moore hits Miles Wood.
  1:04 David Backes hits Steven Santini.
  1:12 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 1:14  
Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net 1:44  
Nico Hischier blocks shot from Danton Heinen. 2:07  
Ben Lovejoy shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 2:32  
Brian Boyle hits Jake DeBrusk. 2:48  
  3:04 Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net
  3:10 Joakim Nordstrom hits Sami Vatanen.
  3:26 Giveaway by Joakim Nordstrom.
Blake Coleman hits Matt Grzelcyk. 3:28  
John Quenneville hits Sean Kuraly. 3:34  
  3:48 Giveaway by Ryan Donato.
Stefan Noesen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kevan Miller. 4:15  
  4:15 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  4:21 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
  4:40 Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 4:41  
  5:17 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  5:17 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman.
  5:30 Shot by David Backes misses the net
  5:38 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Andy Greene blocks shot from Ryan Donato. 5:51  
Takeaway by Travis Zajac. 6:06  
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Joakim Nordstrom. 6:38  
  6:38 Brad Marchand wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  6:46 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Will Butcher hits Brad Marchand. 7:03  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 7:17  
Steven Santini shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 7:20  
  7:30 Giveaway by Patrice Bergeron.
Takeaway by Stefan Noesen. 7:43  
  7:53 John Moore hits Miles Wood.
Brett Seney wins the faceoff against Colby Cave. 8:05  
Brett Seney hits Colby Cave. 8:17  
  8:33 Giveaway by David Backes.
Giveaway by Brian Boyle. 8:36  
Ben Lovejoy hits David Backes. 8:38  
  9:04 Takeaway by Danton Heinen.
Giveaway by Blake Coleman. 9:50  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 9:58  
  10:07 Giveaway by David Pastrnak.
Takeaway by Stefan Noesen. 10:14  
Pavel Zacha hits Brandon Carlo. 10:19  
  10:19 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  10:42 Patrice Bergeron hits Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier hits Brad Marchand. 10:46  
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri. 10:46  
  10:47 Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jake DeBrusk. 10:47  
John Quenneville hits Brandon Carlo. 11:09  
Takeaway by Steven Santini. 11:20  
Shot by Steven Santini misses the net 11:23  
Giveaway by Travis Zajac. 11:33  
  11:40 Giveaway by Jake DeBrusk.
  11:57 Shot by Colby Cave misses the net
  12:03 John Moore hits Stefan Noesen.
  12:13 Giveaway by David Backes.
Drew Stafford shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 12:25  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 12:29  
  12:39 David Backes hits Sami Vatanen.
Sami Vatanen hits Sean Kuraly. 12:50  
  13:00 Brandon Carlo hits Steven Santini.
  13:08 Giveaway by Sean Kuraly.
Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 13:21  
  13:26 Joakim Nordstrom blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 13:34  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 13:41  
  14:01 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
Travis Zajac blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. 14:11  
  14:18 Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Will Butcher blocks shot from Patrice Bergeron. 14:27  
  14:50 John Moore penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Palmieri.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 14:50  
Shot by Travis Zajac misses the net 15:02  
Kyle Palmieri scores a power play goal. Assisted by Will Butcher and Brian Boyle. 15:25  
  15:25 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 15:50  
  15:58 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  16:33 Giveaway by David Krejci.
  17:09 David Backes shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  17:14 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Drew Stafford hits Brandon Carlo. 17:39  
Takeaway by Brett Seney. 17:49  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 17:53  
  17:59 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  18:10 Takeaway by Zdeno Chara.
Andy Greene blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk. 18:24  
Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri. 18:47  
Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 18:48  
  19:10 Zdeno Chara hits Nico Hischier.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 19:36  
  19:36 Brad Marchand wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  19:58 Takeaway by David Pastrnak.
2
New Jersey   Boston
  0:00 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman.
  0:08 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  0:22 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 0:24  
  1:18 Joakim Nordstrom shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  1:24 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  1:29 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  1:34 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  1:35 Chris Wagner wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  1:57 Giveaway by Zdeno Chara.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 2:01  
Shot by Brett Seney misses the net 2:18  
  2:52 Joakim Nordstrom shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  2:52 David Backes wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Shot by John Quenneville misses the net 3:06  
  3:06 Colby Cave penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andy Greene.
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 3:06  
  3:49 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 4:11  
Giveaway by Jesper Bratt. 4:26  
Shot by Miles Wood misses the net 4:39  
Giveaway by Nico Hischier. 4:46  
  5:11 John Moore blocks shot from Travis Zajac.
Takeaway by Travis Zajac. 5:14  
Takeaway by Andy Greene. 5:22  
Blake Coleman hits Brandon Carlo. 5:34  
Takeaway by Miles Wood. 5:43  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 5:50  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 5:53  
Shot by Ben Lovejoy misses the net 5:57  
  5:57 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier hits Kevan Miller. 6:27  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 6:39  
Drew Stafford wins the faceoff against Colby Cave. 6:39  
Shot by Brett Seney misses the net 6:43  
  6:59 Giveaway by Kevan Miller.
Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 7:01  
Brian Boyle hits Kevan Miller. 7:10  
  7:28 Chris Wagner hits Blake Coleman.
  7:56 Giveaway by Chris Wagner.
Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 8:01  
Takeaway by Travis Zajac. 8:09  
Giveaway by Damon Severson. 8:25  
  8:44 John Moore hits Miles Wood.
  8:56 Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  8:57 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  9:00 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  9:07 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  9:15 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri.
  9:18 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 9:19  
  9:39 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
  9:45 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  9:46 Patrice Bergeron hits Miles Wood.
  10:17 David Pastrnak hits Blake Coleman.
  10:26 Giveaway by Zdeno Chara.
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 10:30  
John Quenneville shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 10:38  
John Quenneville hits Danton Heinen. 10:55  
Pavel Zacha hits Jake DeBrusk. 11:15  
  11:21 Giveaway by Kevan Miller.
  11:23 Jake DeBrusk hits John Quenneville.
Brett Seney wins the faceoff against Colby Cave. 11:27  
Takeaway by Brian Boyle. 11:46  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 12:05  
Travis Zajac blocks shot from Patrice Bergeron. 12:18  
Giveaway by Blake Coleman. 12:20  
Takeaway by Blake Coleman. 12:25  
Blake Coleman hits Torey Krug. 12:38  
  12:42 Giveaway by David Pastrnak.
Steven Santini blocks shot from Patrice Bergeron. 12:58  
  12:58 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Takeaway by Sami Vatanen. 13:21  
  13:43 David Krejci shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  13:48 David Backes wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  13:59 Colby Cave shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  14:13 Kevan Miller hits Jesper Bratt.
  14:18 Shot by David Backes misses the net
Brian Boyle hits Torey Krug. 14:23  
  14:38 David Backes shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  14:56 Takeaway by Danton Heinen.
Ben Lovejoy hits Chris Wagner. 15:05  
  15:07 Chris Wagner scores. Assisted by John Moore and Danton Heinen.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 15:07  
  15:21 Chris Wagner hits Stefan Noesen.
  15:28 Chris Wagner shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  15:28 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  15:31 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 15:31  
Blake Coleman hits Patrice Bergeron. 15:59  
  16:10 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri.
Takeaway by Nico Hischier. 16:19  
Giveaway by Nico Hischier. 16:26  
  16:28 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  16:33 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  16:48 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  17:06 Giveaway by Zdeno Chara.
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 17:07  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Colby Cave. 17:08  
  17:16 Colby Cave blocks shot from Miles Wood.
Shot by Miles Wood misses the net 17:17  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 17:35  
Jesper Bratt hits David Pastrnak. 18:46  
  18:54 Patrice Bergeron blocks shot from Will Butcher.
  18:58 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Miles Wood hits John Moore. 19:18  
Stefan Noesen hits Kevan Miller. 19:35  
Giveaway by Miles Wood. 19:43  
Andy Greene penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Krejci. 19:48  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 19:48  
3
New Jersey   Boston
  0:00 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Takeaway by Ben Lovejoy. 0:31  
Takeaway by Brian Boyle. 0:59  
Ben Lovejoy shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 1:01  
Takeaway by Pavel Zacha. 1:07  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 1:09  
Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 1:14  
Takeaway by Damon Severson. 1:29  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 3:06  
  3:13 David Backes hits Stefan Noesen.
Shot by Miles Wood misses the net 3:22  
  3:28 David Backes hits Pavel Zacha.
Andy Greene shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 3:31  
Pavel Zacha hits Colby Cave. 3:37  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 3:40  
  3:40 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Brett Seney.
  4:06 Joakim Nordstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Blake Coleman blocks shot from Torey Krug. 4:12  
Blake Coleman scores. 4:15  
  4:15 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Andy Greene blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. 4:39  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 4:58  
Shot by Miles Wood misses the net 5:15  
  5:23 Takeaway by Kevan Miller.
Takeaway by Steven Santini. 5:35  
  5:37 Takeaway by John Moore.
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from John Moore. 5:52  
Brian Boyle hits Brandon Carlo. 6:52  
  7:02 David Krejci shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Brian Boyle blocks shot from Brandon Carlo. 7:13  
Ben Lovejoy blocks shot from Torey Krug. 7:19  
  7:21 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  7:21 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  7:38 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
  7:45 Shot by Kevan Miller misses the net
  7:51 Kevan Miller penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Miles Wood.
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Brad Marchand. 7:51  
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri. 8:01  
  8:06 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 8:06  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 8:31  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 8:50  
  8:56 Joakim Nordstrom shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak. 10:15  
  10:47 Takeaway by Jake DeBrusk.
Takeaway by Travis Zajac. 10:52  
  11:16 Jake DeBrusk hits Ben Lovejoy.
  11:23 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 11:40  
Steven Santini hits Ryan Donato. 12:21  
Nico Hischier scores. Assisted by Miles Wood and Stefan Noesen. 12:43  
  12:43 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  12:58 Chris Wagner hits Damon Severson.
  13:25 Takeaway by Sean Kuraly.
Andy Greene hits Chris Wagner. 13:37  
Andy Greene blocks shot from Chris Wagner. 13:48  
  13:53 Shot by Chris Wagner misses the net
  14:04 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Nico Hischier blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. 14:13  
  14:33 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  14:38 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Andy Greene blocks shot from John Moore. 14:47  
  14:49 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Nico Hischier blocks shot from Patrice Bergeron. 14:58  
Takeaway by Jesper Bratt. 15:07  
Shot by Blake Coleman misses the net 15:25  
  16:33 Colby Cave shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  16:42 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Brett Seney.
Ben Lovejoy blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 16:49  
  17:05 Patrice Bergeron scores. Assisted by Jake DeBrusk.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Joakim Nordstrom. 17:05  
  17:17 Joakim Nordstrom shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  17:57 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  18:00 David Backes penalty for illegal check to head - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Blake Coleman.
  18:00 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  18:25 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Travis Zajac hits David Pastrnak. 18:48  
  18:52 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Blake Coleman scores a power play goal on an empty net. Assisted by Nico Hischier and Andy Greene. 19:12  
  19:12 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen.