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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Boston 5, New Jersey 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 30, 2023
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Tommy Hughes
Attendance: 17850
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 1102
Boston 0415
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Boston
  0:00 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  0:33 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
  0:42 Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 0:51  
  1:42 Kevin Shattenkirk shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Kevin Bahl hits Georgii Merkulov. 2:05  
Kevin Bahl blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk. 2:14  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 2:17  
  2:17 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:46  
  3:26 John Beecher hits Luke Hughes.
  3:37 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 3:40  
  3:51 Morgan Geekie hits Kevin Bahl.
Kevin Bahl hits David Pastrnak. 4:17  
Brendan Smith hits David Pastrnak. 4:22  
John Marino blocks shot from Georgii Merkulov. 4:43  
Takeaway by Nico Hischier. 5:15  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 5:22  
  5:50 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Ondrej Palat.
  5:57 Kevin Shattenkirk penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Erik Haula.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 5:57  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 6:03  
Nico Hischier scores a power play goal. Assisted by Tyler Toffoli and Jack Hughes. 6:03  
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 6:37  
  7:18 Mason Lohrei shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Georgii Merkulov. 7:20  
  7:27 Trent Frederic hits Kevin Bahl.
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Georgii Merkulov. 7:38  
Timo Meier blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy. 7:41  
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Georgii Merkulov. 7:51  
Kevin Bahl hits Trent Frederic. 7:53  
  7:56 Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Timo Meier.
Jonas Siegenthaler hits Brad Marchand. 8:21  
Jonas Siegenthaler hits Brad Marchand. 8:36  
Tyler Toffoli wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 8:45  
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 8:45  
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 8:47  
  8:58 Giveaway by David Pastrnak.
  9:10 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
  9:11 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against John Beecher. 9:14  
Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 9:25  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Danton Heinen. 9:26  
  9:29 Georgii Merkulov wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Michael McLeod hits Mason Lohrei. 9:32  
Nathan Bastian wins the faceoff against Georgii Merkulov. 9:35  
  10:39 Jake DeBrusk hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  11:23 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Kevin Bahl hits John Beecher. 12:30  
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Georgii Merkulov. 12:46  
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 13:03  
  13:07 Georgii Merkulov blocks shot from Simon Nemec.
  13:09 Trent Frederic hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  13:26 Takeaway by Kevin Shattenkirk.
Giveaway by Ondrej Palat. 14:02  
  14:08 Brandon Carlo hits Ondrej Palat.
  14:31 Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Jesper Bratt.
Giveaway by Jack Hughes. 14:43  
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 15:20  
  15:33 John Beecher hits Michael McLeod.
Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Kevin Shattenkirk. 15:45  
  15:54 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  15:59 John Beecher shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  16:15 Mason Lohrei shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  16:16 James van Riemsdyk shoots misses the net
  16:38 Shot by Trent Frederic misses the net
  16:48 Trent Frederic shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  17:05 James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Michael McLeod hits Trent Frederic. 17:06  
  17:10 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Kevin Bahl hits Charlie Coyle. 17:34  
  17:42 Jake DeBrusk blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy.
  17:52 Brad Marchand hits Jesper Bratt.
  18:11 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  18:29 David Pastrnak penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes.
  18:29 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  18:54 Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  18:54 Charlie Coyle hits Jack Hughes.
Tyler Toffoli shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:42  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against John Beecher. 19:44  
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:56  
2
New Jersey   Boston
  0:00 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Giveaway by Tyler Toffoli. 0:33  
  0:37 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  0:39 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
  1:08 Pavel Zacha hits Luke Hughes.
Luke Hughes scores. Assisted by Tyler Toffoli and Jesper Bratt. 1:11  
  1:11 Georgii Merkulov wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  1:43 James van Riemsdyk hits Michael McLeod.
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Jakub Lauko. 2:15  
  2:15 Brad Marchand wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Charlie Coyle. 2:20  
  2:22 Shot by Charlie Coyle misses the net
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 2:30  
Erik Haula hits Charlie Coyle. 2:47  
  2:55 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 2:59  
Giveaway by Luke Hughes. 3:05  
John Marino blocks shot David Pastrnak shoots 3:05  
  3:15 Pavel Zacha hits John Marino.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic. 3:28  
  3:28 Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Simon Nemec hits Trent Frederic. 3:46  
  3:50 Hampus Lindholm blocks shot from Michael McLeod.
  4:08 Trent Frederic hits Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 4:08  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 4:09  
  4:12 Georgii Merkulov blocks shot from Brendan Smith.
Takeaway by Brendan Smith. 4:33  
  5:12 Takeaway by Brandon Carlo.
Nathan Bastian hits Brandon Carlo. 5:20  
  5:32 Takeaway by Charlie Coyle.
  5:35 Jake DeBrusk scores. Assisted by Brad Marchand and Charlie Coyle.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Georgii Merkulov. 5:35  
Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net 6:00  
  6:14 Charlie McAvoy hits Michael McLeod.
  6:31 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Tyler Toffoli hits Hampus Lindholm. 6:53  
  7:04 Pavel Zacha hits Tyler Toffoli.
Nathan Bastian hits David Pastrnak. 7:17  
Shot by Alexander Holtz misses the net 7:19  
  7:29 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  7:30 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  7:30 Pavel Zacha hits Brendan Smith.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 7:34  
  8:10 Charlie Coyle hits Kevin Bahl.
  8:13 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Brad Marchand. 8:15  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 8:15  
  8:50 Shot by Morgan Geekie misses the net
  10:01 Jakub Lauko hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  10:18 Trent Frederic hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  10:25 Kevin Shattenkirk shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  10:52 Trent Frederic hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  11:37 Charlie Coyle hits Ondrej Palat.
  11:50 Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net
Brendan Smith hits Jake DeBrusk. 11:56  
  12:07 Mason Lohrei blocks shot from Ondrej Palat.
  12:27 Morgan Geekie hits Luke Hughes.
  12:39 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Timo Meier blocks shot from Brandon Carlo. 12:48  
  12:51 David Pastrnak scores. Assisted by Brandon Carlo and Morgan Geekie.
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against John Beecher. 12:51  
Simon Nemec shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 13:00  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 13:03  
Shot by Simon Nemec misses the net 13:05  
Kevin Bahl penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brad Marchand. 14:02  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 14:02  
John Marino blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy. 14:11  
Jesper Bratt hits Brad Marchand. 14:54  
  15:16 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Georgii Merkulov. 15:39  
  15:39 David Pastrnak scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jake DeBrusk and Charlie McAvoy.
Dawson Mercer hits Trent Frederic. 16:04  
  16:41 Takeaway by Jake DeBrusk.
  17:06 Charlie Coyle hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  17:14 Kevin Shattenkirk scores. Assisted by Matt Grzelcyk and Charlie Coyle.
  17:14 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  17:51 John Beecher wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
  18:41 Trent Frederic shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 18:49  
Dawson Mercer hits Danton Heinen. 18:56  
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:08  
  19:18 Georgii Merkulov wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Ondrej Palat hits Georgii Merkulov. 19:27  
Ondrej Palat hits Brandon Carlo. 19:39  
  19:51 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Erik Haula.
3
New Jersey   Boston
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 0:00  
  0:27 Jake DeBrusk hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 0:33  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 0:40  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 0:46  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:00  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 1:01  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Georgii Merkulov. 1:17  
  1:40 Brandon Carlo hits Alexander Holtz.
  1:42 Trent Frederic blocks shot from Kevin Bahl.
Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:48  
  2:39 Kevin Shattenkirk hits Erik Haula.
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:42  
  2:52 Danton Heinen blocks shot from John Marino.
  3:02 John Beecher shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  3:15 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
  4:21 Giveaway by Mason Lohrei.
Giveaway by Erik Haula. 4:47  
  5:20 Hampus Lindholm blocks shot from Tyler Toffoli.
Shot by Brendan Smith misses the net 5:31  
Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Georgii Merkulov. 5:34  
Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:47  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 5:49  
  6:08 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  6:15 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
Takeaway by Nico Hischier. 6:21  
  6:22 Jake DeBrusk hits Nico Hischier.
  7:00 Morgan Geekie shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jakub Lauko. 7:02  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 7:41  
  7:56 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  8:36 Takeaway by David Pastrnak.
Simon Nemec blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 8:37  
  8:42 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Georgii Merkulov. 8:44  
  10:18 Brad Marchand hits Luke Hughes.
Kevin Bahl hits David Pastrnak. 10:49  
  10:53 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic. 10:55  
  11:13 Trent Frederic hits Michael McLeod.
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:24  
Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:25  
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 11:26  
Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:26  
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 11:32  
  11:53 Charlie Coyle hits Luke Hughes.
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:58  
  12:04 Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 12:38  
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 12:43  
  12:52 Brandon Carlo hits Jesper Bratt.
  13:25 Morgan Geekie hits Jack Hughes.
Kevin Bahl hits Pavel Zacha. 13:34  
  13:54 David Pastrnak hits Jesper Bratt.
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 14:04  
Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 14:06  
  14:38 Brad Marchand hits Simon Nemec.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 14:42  
  14:48 Charlie Coyle hits Nathan Bastian.
  14:58 Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie. 15:00  
  15:18 Charlie McAvoy hits Nathan Bastian.
Nathan Bastian hits Matt Grzelcyk. 15:29  
Kevin Bahl penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pavel Zacha. 15:49  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Brad Marchand. 15:49  
  16:03 Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 16:13  
  16:17 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Luke Hughes hits David Pastrnak. 16:38  
  16:49 Kevin Shattenkirk scores a power play goal. Assisted by Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 16:49  
Nathan Bastian hits Hampus Lindholm. 16:59  
  17:14 Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against John Beecher. 18:13  
Jonas Siegenthaler hits James van Riemsdyk. 18:49  
  19:00 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 19:33  
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:38  
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:57