New Jersey has an all-time record of 58-88-19-10 against Boston.
The New Jersey Devils will host the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night at Prudential Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 P.M. Head coach Lindy Ruff said forward Erik Haula, who missed the team's last game with injury, should be good to go Wednesday night.
On Tuesday morning, the Bruins organization announced that former Devil Jesper Boqvist was recalled from the American Hockey League. After practice, Boston head coach Jim Montgomery asked why the Swede received the call-up.
"There's a lot of players that are playing well right now in Providence," said Montgomery. "A little bit is how well he's playing, and also, it's New Jersey, and that's where he played. I always find that guys dig in and want to show the other team why they could have kept them."
"He's very versatile. He can play anywhere, so that's another reason," he continued.
Ex-Devil Pavel Zacha and defenseman Charlie McAvoy will not play for the Bruins as both are dealing with respective upper-body injuries and are listed as day-to-day.
"They're not going to be available," Montgomery said. "They're not game ready for (Wednesday)."
Devils vs. Bruins - Prudential Center
Last season, the Devils had a 0-3-0 record versus the Bruins. Per the media notes, The Bruins were one of four teams New Jersey failed to defeat in 2022-23 and the only Eastern Conference opponent that the Devils did not earn a win against last season. The last time New Jersey won against Boston was on May 4, 2021, a 4-3 overtime win, with Zacha scoring the game-winner.
The Bruins are first in the Atlantic Division (18-5-3). They are coming off a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. David Pastrnak collected three points, and Linus Ullmark made 30 saves on 33 shots for Boston. Brad Marchand enters tonight's game on a four-game point streak (five goals, one assist).
- New Jersey's injury list includes Dougie Hamilton (out indefinitely) and Tomas Nosek (out indefinitely).
- Boston's injury list includes Pavel Zacha (upper body), Charlie McAvoy (upper body), and Derek Forbort (undisclosed).
- Jesper Bratt enters tonight's contest on a five-game point streak (four goals, three assists). Nico Hischier has his own four-game point streak (two goals, three assists).
- The Bruins enter tonight's game with a 4-1-0 in their last five games and 9-4-2 in their previous 15.
- Erik Haula, Curtis Lazar, and Nosek were all members of the Boston Bruins during the 2021-22 campaign. Colin Miller played two seasons in Boston before being selected by the Vegas Golden Knights during the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.
- Jack Hughes has been held off the scoresheet for the last three games. In that span, he had 16 shots on goal.
Projected Lineup
New Jersey:
Tyler Toffoli - Jack Hughes - Timo Meier
Ondrej Palat - Nico Hischier - Jesper Bratt
Erik Haula - Dawson Mercer -Alexander Holtz
Curtis Lazar - Michael McLeod - Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler - Simon Nemec
Kevin Bahl - John Marino
Luke Hughes -Colin Miller
Akira Schmid/Vitek Vanecek
Boston:
Brad Marchand – Charlie Coyle – Trent Frederic
Jake DeBrusk – Morgan Geekie – David Pastrnak
James van Riemsdyk – Matt Poitras – Danton Heinen
Jakub Lauko – Johnny Beecher – Oskar Steen/Jesper Boqvist
Hampus Lindholm – Ian Mitchell
Matt Grzelcyk – Brandon Carlo
Mason Lohrei – Kevin Shattenkirk
Linus Ullmark/Jeremy Swayman
Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be broadcast on TNT and MSGSN. Bill Spaulding will handle the MSGSN play-by-play alongside analyst Ken Daneyko and host Erika Wachter. Fans can also listen on the Devils Hockey Network with Matt Loughlin on play-by-play.