It is not to say their underperformances were the sole reason the Bruins missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

Nemec saw 14:12 of ice time on Tuesday night, the majority of which he spent paired with Dennis Cholowski. Together, they combined for a 40% Fenwick, which is 27.5% higher than Nemec has on his own.

Simon Nemec scores the game winner in double overtime for the Devils in a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 on ...