Jack Hughes contributed three assists in a thrilling overtime victory for the New Jersey Devils against the Boston Bruins, impacting the playoff race significantly.

The ninth round of the shootout rolled around without a puck finding the back of the net. Head coach Marco Sturm looked down his bench and called on Fraser Minten to try to put it away. And that the 21-year-old forward did.

McAvoy scored twice and Fraser Minten had the shootout winner as the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday.

The Boston Bruins are back on the ice on Monday, March 16, playing their second game in a three-game road trip and first game in a back-to-back at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. against. The Bruins are 37-23-6 and coming off a 3-2 shootout win over the Washington Capitals.

The Boston Bruins win their third game of the season against the Washington Capitals with a 3-2 shootout victory in D.C.

RECAP: The Bruins earned two key points in a shootout win over the Capitals down in D.C. on Saturday afternoon.

Charlie McAvoy scored twice and Fraser Minten had the shootout winner as the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday.

Minten potted the winner by goalie Logan Thompson after all nine Caps shooters, including Alex Ovechkin, failed to beat Jeremy Swayman.