
Fortunately, the Devils were able to clear it away.

Hughes set up Bratt on the other end for a redirect as the pace has once again perked up.īoston got set up in the offensive zone again and chipped the puck towards the front of Blackwood’s crease. Boston came right back Jack Studnicka shot but Blackwood did a nice job stopping the puck. The Devils did a good job moving the puck to set up a chance for Hamilton that was stopped.

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Boston pinned the Mercer line deep but the Devils eventually got a clear and Ullmark stopped McLeod coming back the other way before the TV timeout.īrendan Smith drew an interference call on Brandon Carlo to give the Devils another chance with the man advantage. The Haula line were able to turn the tables with some offensive zone time but Ullmark made a stop on Haula and Severson missed the net on a followup attempt. With the pace picking up, Haula connected with Bratt on a stretch pass but Ullmark stopped the backhanded attempt.īoston gained control in the offensive end after the first TV timeout but Patrice Bergeron sent a one-timer wide of the net. Boston was able to pin the Devils back in their end before Hughes eventually cleared the puck to the neutral zone for a change. Ullmark denied Alex Holtz in the closing seconds of the power play.

The Devils struggled to get much going with Jake Debrusk getting a chance short-handed after a wraparound along the boards got past Jack Hughes. Trent Frederic was caught boarding Jesper Boqvist to give the Devils a power play. The Devils got the 4th line on with Damon Severson setting up Brendan Smith for a shot and Michael McLeod on the rebound, but they were denied by Linus Ullmark. The New Jersey Devils got things started with the line of Sharangovich-Haula-Bratt taking control off of the opening faceoff but they couldn’t do anything in the offensive zone before the Bruins cleared.
