NEWARK, N.J., April 10 (UPI) -- Johan Hedberg turned aside 26 shots Sunday and the New Jersey Devils closed out their season with a 3-2 victory over Boston.
Patrik Elias, Vladimir Zharkov and Alexander Urbom tallied for the Devils, who ended the year at 38-39-5 in what may have been Coach Jacques Lemaire's final game behind the bench for the team.
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Lemaire told reporters after the game he's not returning to coach the Devils next season.
The Northeast Division-champion Bruins got goals from Rich Peverley and Chris Kelly while Tuukka Rask stopped 29 shots in the loss.
Boston (46-25-11), which clinched the third seed in the Eastern Conference, will face Montreal in the first round of the playoffs.
