BOSTON BRUINS Vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS
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BOSTON BRUINS vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS POST GAME NOTES MILESTONES REACHED: • Charlie Coyle played his 600th NHL game tonight. CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS: • The Bruins have now been shut out by New Jersey in consecutive games, having lost a 1-0 decision by goaltender Scott Wedgewood on March 7 and tonight’s 1-0 setback to goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood. • It is their first consecutive shutout losses to the Devils since 2-0 losses each on April 11, 1997 and November 8, 1997, both by goaltender Martin Brodeur. • The last time the Bruins were shutout in consecutive games by one team was the Minnesota Wild on October 25, 2016 (5-0) and November 17, 2016 (1-0) both by goaltender Devan Dubnyk. WHO’S HOT: • New Jersey’s Kyle Palmieri had a goal tonight, giving him 3-3=6 totals in six of his last ten games. • New Jersey’s Ty Smith had an assist tonight, giving him six assists in five of his last seven games. • New Jersey’s Jesper Bratt had an assist tonight, giving him 2-5=7 totals in seven of his last eight contests. SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins are 0 for 4 (0.0%) on the power play following the first period tonight ... They are now 22 for 97 on the power play this season (22.7%) and they have allowed four shorthanded goals. • The Devils are 0 for 4 (0.0%) on the power play following the first period tonight ... They are now 13 for 96 on the power play this season (13.5%) and they have allowed one shorthanded goal. • The Bruins are 4 for 4 (100.0%) on the penalty kill following the first period tonight ... They are now 91 for 102 overall on the penalty kill this season (89.2%) and they have scored five shorthanded goals. • The Devils are 4 for 4 (100.0%) on the penalty kill following the first period tonight ... They are now 71 for 97 on the penalty kill this season (73.2%) and they have scored one shorthanded goal. BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: • The Bruins are playing their third of eight sets of back-to-back games this season ... They entered tonight’s game with a 2-1-0 record in game ones and 1-2-0 mark in game twos. THREE GAMES IN FOUR NIGHTS: • The Bruins are playing their fifth and sixth of 16 sets of three games in four nights tonight ... They enter tonight’s game with a 2-3-1 record in game ones, 3-3-0 mark in game twos and 3-2-0 record in game threes. ATTENDANCE: • Tonight’s attendance was a sellout figure of 2,191. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 477 straight regular season and playoff games starting on Dec. 5, 2009 vs. Ottawa. • Their last non-sellout game at TD Garden was on Dec. 2, 2009 when a Wednesday game vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning drew 16,553. Sunday, March 28, 2020 ... TD Garden; Boston MA.