The Devils finished their homestand on a high note Monday, edging the Bruins 4-3 in a back-and-forth overtime battle to secure their second straight win. Paul Cotter was the star of the night, netting two goals, including the dramatic game-winner with just seven seconds remaining in the extra frame. Jack Hughes fueled the offense with three assists, reaching 400 career points, becoming the fastest Devils player to reach 400 points. while Connor Brown and Jesper Bratt also found the back of the net. For Boston, David Pastrnak continued his torrid pace with two goals, extending his point streak to six games, and Pavel Zacha added a tally. The Devils now take their momentum on the road, starting Wednesday at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers, while the Bruins head to Montreal for a Tuesday night clash with the Canadiens.<\/p>\n
Boston Bruins Lineup:<\/p>\n
Khusnutdinov \u2013 Minten \u2013 Pastrnak
Mittelstadt \u2013 Zacha \u2013 Arvidsson
Steeves \u2013 E. Lindholm \u2013 Geekie
Jeannot \u2013 Kuraly \u2013 Kastelic<\/p>\n
Aspirot \u2013 McAvoy
H. Lindholm \u2013 Lohrei
Zadorov \u2013 Jokiharju<\/p>\n
Korpisalo
Swayman<\/p>\n
New Jersey Devils Lineup:<\/p>\n
Meier \u2013 Hischier \u2013 Mercer
Bratt \u2013 J. Hughes \u2013 Brown
Gritsyuk \u2013 Glass \u2013 Hameenaho
Cotter \u2013 Bjugstadt \u2013 Tsyplakov<\/p>\n
Siegenthaler \u2013 Hamilton
L. Hughes \u2013 Kovacevic
Dillon \u2013 Nemec<\/p>\n
Markstrom
Allen<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
David Pastrnak<\/a> opened the scoring early in the first period with his 25th goal of the season when he slipped in the rebound from the slot of Henri Jokiharju\u2019s shot from near the blue line to make it 1-0 at 15:58 after Marat Khusnutdinov kept the puck away from the Devils, sending it along the right wall. With 5:31 to go, Pavel Zacha<\/a> scored his 20th goal of the season when he put a wrister past Jacob Markstrom from the slot on a 2-on-1 with Viktor Arvidsson, who received the puck from Charlie McAvoy prior.<\/p>\n Connor Brown<\/a> took a lead pass from Jack Hughes at Boston\u2019s blue line only 32 seconds into the middle frame, pulling the Devils within 2-1 when he went on to put the puck past Joonas Korpisalo on a breakaway for his 12th of the season. At 11:52, Jesper Bratt<\/a> knotted it up 2-2 after J. Hughes intercepted a Bruins pass, handing it over to Brown, who passed it to Bratt for a slap shot from the right face-off circle. This was Bratt\u2019s 15th goal of the season.<\/p>\n Early into the third period, Paul Cotter<\/a> gave New Jersey their first lead of the night, 3-2, at 17:10, off a pass from Maxim Tsyplakov, who collected the puck along the right wall, fighting for it with Jonathan Aspirot after Brenden Dillon shot it out of the Devils\u2019 end. Cotter scored on a snap shot from the left hashmarks. Pastrnak<\/a> found the back of the net for his second of the night, tying it 3-3 at 15:28 when he scored on a backhand at the left post after skating into the right face-off circle, dragging the puck past Nico Hischier in the slot.<\/p>\n