nhl Game Recap
Bruins Down New Jersey 5-4 - Match Report
Boston earned a 5-4 victory over New Jersey on Tuesday, but needed a shootout to do it at TD Garden.
Boston was favored by -212 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Nick Ritchie, Matt Grzelcyk, Charlie McAvoy, and Brad Marchand each scored for the Bruins in the victory. Ritchie opened the scoring for Boston.
Jaroslav Halak stopped 31 of 35 New Jersey shots in the victory.
New Jersey got goals from Miles Wood, Kyle Palmieri, Michael McLeod, and Travis Zajac in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 44 of 48 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Boston scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while New Jersey went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 48-35.
Next game, Boston takes its act home to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For New Jersey, they head home to face Washington.