Devils VS Bruins 5-2, 12/30/23

 

   The Devils played in Boston on Saturday, December 30th. They were in the lead in first and a bit in second period. The Bruins won with a 5-2 score!

Here's the Devils lineup against the Bruins:

Toffoli - Hughes - Bratt

Haula - Hischier - Palat

Meier - McLeod - Mercer

Holtz - Tierney - Bastian

Siegenthaler - Nemec

Hughes - Marino

Bahl - Smith

Vanecek

Daws

Here's the Bruins lineup against the Devils:

Zacha - Geekie - Pastrnak

Marchand - Coyle - DeBrusk

Riemsdyk - Merkulov - Frederic

Heinen - Beecher - Lauko

Lohrei - McAvoy

Lindholm - Carlo

Grzeleyk - Shattenkirk

Ullmark

Swayman

   Nico Hischier strikes first, getting the Devils in the lead by 1! The final score of first period being 1-0.

   LUUUUUUUUKKKKEEEEE HUGHES SCORES! Jake DeBrusk scores the first goal for the Bruins and David Pastrnak scores, tying it up! Pastrnak scores his second of the night - Kevin Shattenkirk scores, the final score of second period being 4-2.

   Kevin Shattenkirk scores his second of the night! The final score being 5-2.

"We had a great start," Erik Haula said. "We gave ourselves a chance to win tonight again, and then we let up a little bit. It just can't happen and we got to get better from it."

- Luke Hughes stats:

   - 7 Goals

   - 14 Assists

   - 21 Points

- Nico Hischier stats:

   - 8 Goals

   - 9 Assists

   - 17 Points

- Kevin Shattenkirk hit the 100 Career Goal milestone!

- David Pastrnak stats:

   - 22 Goals

   - 26 Assists

   - 48 Points

"They are a very high skilled team," David Pastrnak said. "They feed a lot from rushes, so we wanted to play them in their zone."

POST-RAW : Nico Hischier

POST-RAW : Lindy Ruff

POST-GAME : Jim Montgomery

Locker Room Raw : Kevin Shattenkirk

*All photos used by the New Jersey Devils used with permission*