Overview
- Pastrnak's primary assist on Morgan Geekie's goal 53 seconds into the season finale Tuesday gave him his 100th point.
- He finished at 29 goals and 71 assists and became the 18th player with four consecutive 100-point seasons, joining Bruins legends Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr.
- The 4-0 win over the Devils clinched the top Eastern wild-card spot, sending Boston (45-27-10) to face the Buffalo Sabres, who are back in the playoffs for the first time in 15 years.
- Goalie Jeremy Swayman earned a 21-save shutout for his second of the year and drew strong praise from first-year head coach Marco Sturm.
- Boston put the game away with four first-period goals as Geekie scored first, Mark Kastelic added two, and Viktor Arvidsson struck with 6.4 seconds left.