Boston Bruins strike in a 4-goal first period as New Jersey Devils come up empty at TD Garden

The Boston Bruins moved to 45-27-10 and 4 points, and the the New Jersey Devils fell to 42-37-3 and 0 points, after a 4-0 result at 7:00 PM EDT at TD Garden.

First period

The Bruins built the game around a 4-goal first period, with all scoring coming at even strength.

The B’s finished with 26 shots and a 15 percent shooting rate in a matchup that produced 12 Boston points on 4 goals.

Mark Kastelic led Boston’s finishing with 2 goals on 4 shots, and Boston Bruins post-match stats also showed the Devils at 0 goals on 21 shots.

Jeremy Swayman anchored the early cushion by ending the night with 21 saves on 21 shots for a shutout.

Second period

The Bruins kept the Devils off the board in the second period while recording 13 hits and 7 takeaways across the game.

Sean Kuraly contributed 2 assists, and Mason Lohrei added 1 assist while finishing at plus 4 in the team sheet.

The Devils generated 1 power play with 1 shot on that advantage, and Boston’s penalty kill logged 1 shorthanded save from Swayman.

Third period

The Bruins closed out the third period without adding to the score, and the team’s goaltending line stayed at 0 goals against.

The Devils finished with 56 faceoffs and a 38 percent faceoff win rate, and the Bruins countered with a 62 percent faceoff win rate on the same 56 draws.

New Jersey’s skaters posted 25 giveaways and 3 takeaways, and Boston posted 15 giveaways and 7 takeaways in the post game analysis.

Postgame wrap

The post-game report Boston Bruins also reflected Boston blocking 22 shots while New Jersey blocked 9 shots, and Boston logged 10 blocked attempts to New Jersey’s 23 blocked attempts in the event data.

The Boston Bruins coach post-game reaction will be carried on the next ESPN+ window, and the broadcast list also included NESN and MSG for this matchup.

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