NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored the tiebreaker with 4:08 remaining in the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Trent Frederic also scored for NHL-leading Boston, which improved to 28-4-3. Linus Ullmark made 26 saves.
Vitek Vanecek made 24 saves for New Jersey, which fell to 22-11-2. Nico Hischier scored for the Devils.
Bergeron tipped a shot by Lindholm past Vancek for his 14th goal of the season.
With New Jersey trailing 1-0 entering the third, Hischier tied the game at the 6:11 mark with his 14th of the season.