Hockey Devils Keep Slim Playoff Hopes Alive with 2-1 Win Over Bruins by Staff Post March 30, 2016 Joseph Blandisi of the Devils lays a hit on Brad Marchand of the Bruins. Photo Credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images NEWARK, NJ – Travis Zajac and Reid Boucher each scored on the power-play and Keith Kinkaid made 39 saves as the New Jersey Devils earned a much needed victory by defeating the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night at the Prudential Center. The win puts the Devils (37-32-8) five points behind the Detroit Red Wings (38-28-11) and Philadelphia Flyers (37-25-13), both of whom they are trying to catch for the second wild card position in the Eastern Conference. Zajac got New Jersey on the board first when he connected on the team’s second chance on the man advantage. Boucher fired a nice pass right on his tape in the center slot. The veteran center took the puck from his backhand to his forehand, and then lasered a shot past Tuukka Rask to give his squad a 1-0 lead. The Bruins (40-29-8) answered back in the beginning of the second to knot the game at one a piece. Brad Marchand tracked down a puck fired up ice and then made a nifty move to split the defense tandem of Adam Laarson and Andy Greene. He then made a beautiful deke move past Kinkaid before firing a backhander upstairs. With the game still deadlocked with just over 16 minutes to go, New Jersey got their fifth power-play chance when Boston’s Zdeno Chara was penalized for boarding against Devante Smith-Pelly. The Boucher, Zajac connection worked for the second time to put the Devils up for for good. This time, it was Zajac who made a no look pass to Boucher who ripped a one timer over a sprawling Rask. Kinkaid was, without a doubt, the Devils best player on Tuesday night. He made superb stops all night and had to be sharp as his team was outshot by more than a 2 to 1 margin. New Jersey has only five games remaining and will likely need to win all of them to have a chance at making the playoffs. They play their last three at home, but will first travel to Florida to take on the Panthers (42-25-9) on Thursday night and then , the Tampa Bay Lightning (44-27-5) on Saturday night. Post Views: 1,237 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related Topicsnj devils Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! The Most Catastrophic Boat Trip Since the Titanic; the New York Giants by John Venezia | posted on October 4, 2020 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Exclusive Interview: SNY Personality, Maria Marino, Shares Career Journey (VIDEO) by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on January 28, 2021 Women in Sports: New York Mets In-Game Host, Emily Reppert by Luke Porco | posted on March 8, 2019 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 More in Hockey Tim Peel is Discharged After Caught on Hot Mic Tim Peel was Discharged from the NHL After He was Caught on the Hot... NHL, Amazon Web Services Partner to Develop New Stats, Data, and Insights The National Hockey League (NHL) is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an... You Know I’m Right, Episode 81: ESPN’s Arda Ocal (Audio/Video) On the 81st episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 80: MSG Network’s Bill Pidto (Audio/Video) On the 80th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Lisa Giovanelli Named GM of Connecticut Whale NJ Devils and USA Hockey Hold Girls Hockey Clinic at Prudential Center