<p>BOSTON — Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak each scored in the shootout, and the Boston Bruins rallied for a 5-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, Nick Ritchie and Matt Grzelcyk scored in regulation for the Bruins, who rallied with two goals in the final 9:38 of the third period. Jaroslav Halak stopped 31 shots.</p>
<p>Kyle Palmieri, Travis Zajac, Miles Wood and Michael McLeod each had a goal for the Devils, who are 4-0-2 against Boston this season. They beat the Bruins 1-0 on Sunday.</p>
<p>Mackenzie Blackwood, who stopped 40 shots for his first shutout of the season Sunday, made 44 saves. Ryan Murray added two assists.</p>
<p>The Devils were lined up for another win against Boston before McAvoy scored with 9:38 left in the third and Grzelcyk tied it with 4 minutes to go on a wrister from above the left circle.</p>
<p>Coyle and Pastrnak both shifted around Blackwood before tucking the puck into the net as Boston scored on its only two shootout chances. </p>
<p>The Devils had the puck in Boston’s zone for nearly all of a power play late in OT after McAvoy was whistled slashing Damon Severson.</p>
<p>Leading 2-1, New Jersey had increased its advantage when Zajac tipped in Jesper Bratt’s shot from the point 3:45 into the second period.</p>
<p>The Bruins cut the deficit in half on Marchand’s power-play goal, but Palmieri stole a clearing pass from defenseman Jeremy Lauzon in the slot before firing a forehand by Halak just 1:18 later. </p>
<p>Things got testy after New Jersey went up 4-2 with scrums and tussles after whistles.</p>
<p>The Devils led 2-1 after one period, but it could have been more because they had a handful of other good scoring chances due to breakdowns by the Bruins’ defense.</p>
<p>Wood gave the Devils a 1-0 edge 1:28 into the game when he took a pass from P.K. Subban, who stole a clearing attempt at the point, and broke in alone before slipping a wrister into the net.</p>
<p>Ritchie’s goal tied it just over four minutes later. The winger fired a seemingly harmless shot from the right circle that Blackwood fumbled trying to catch before the puck dropped and slid into the net.</p>
<p>B’S BACK</p>
<p>Marchand returned after missing the previous two games because he was in COVID protocol. He said it was “a false positive” during a morning video news conference.</p>
<p>Marchand, the team’s leading scorer (13 goals, 23 assists), said: “it was a bit odd, but a lot of teams are going through it.”</p>
<p>Defenseman Brandon Carlo played for the first time since suffering a concussion on a head hit by Washington’s Tom Wilson on March 5, that got Wilson suspended for seven games by the league.</p>
<p>“The first few days were kind of tough,” Carlo said in a morning media session. “My vision was kind of blurry and messed up. I couldn’t really see out of my right eye. After that cleared up, I knew it was just going to be a matter of time.” </p>
<p>NOTES: Boston center Sean Kuraly and winger Jake DeBrusk are both still in COVID protocol. They’ve been out since the team returned to practice last Thursday after two games were postponed. … Ritchie’s goal was the first the Bruins have scored 5-on-5 against New Jersey this season. … Marchand and Bratt each dropped the gloves and got tangled up behind the Devils’ net in the second period but got whistled for roughing despite throwing a few punches. </p>
<p>WHAT’S NEXT</p>
<p>Devils: Host the Capitals on Friday night in the first of two straight at home against them.</p>
<p>Bruins: Face the Penguins on Thursday night, the first of two consecutive meetings in Boston.</p>
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