New Jersey has an all-time record of 59-89-19-10 versus Boston.
The New Jersey Devils will conclude their three-game road trip on Monday afternoon with a visit to Beantown to face the Boston Bruins. Puck drop is scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Head coach Lindy Ruff will speak with the media at 11:00 A.M.
The Devils have thus far earned a 1-0-1 record on their road trip with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning and a 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers.
Devils @ Bruins - TD Garden
The Devils have earned a 1-1-0 record versus the Bruins this season. New Jersey defeated Boston in a 2-1 overtime victory on Dec. 13. In their last meeting, on Dec. 30, they suffered a 5-2 loss at Boston. Tyler Toffoli has 13 points in 18 games versus tonight's opponent.
The Bruins are first in the Atlantic Division (25-8-9. They are coming off a 4-3 overtime victory over the St. Louis Blues, which extended their point streak to five games. Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, and James van Riemsdyk collected two points, while ex-Devils forward Jesper Boqvist collected an assist. They are 6-1-3 in their last ten games.
- New Jersey's injury list includes Dougie Hamilton (out indefinitely), Tomas Nosek (out indefinitely), Jonas Siegenthaler (broken foot), Timo Meier (mid-body), Ondrej Palat (lower body), and Jack Hughes (upper body).
- Boston's injury list includes Linus Ullmark (lower body), Matthew Poitras (upper body), and Brandon Carlo (upper body).
- Entering tonight's game, three Devils skaters are on point streaks: John Marino (two games), Erik Haula (three games), and Jesper Bratt (three games).
- The Bruins are 9-0-2 in their last 11 meetings with the Devils.
- Entering tonight's game, former New Jersey forward Pavel Zacha is one goal shy of his 100th NHL goal. He has four points (three goals, one assist) in four games versus his former club.
- The Bruins currently rank fifth in the NHL in power play (35/129) at 27.1% and fourth in the NHL in penalty killing (134/159) at 84.3%.
- New Jersey owns an 8-3-1 record this season versus Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Devils rank third in the NHL for overall face-off percentage (54.2%) but first in the NHL for defensive-zone face-offs at 59.7%.
Projected Lineup
New Jersey:
Erik Haula - Nico Hischier - Dawson Mercer
Tyler Toffoli - Michael McLeod - Jesper Bratt
Max Willman - Curits Lazar - Alexander Holtz
Chris Tierney - Shane Bowers - Nate Bastian
Brendan Smith - Simon Nemec
Luke Hughes - John Marino
Kevin Bahl - Colin Miller
Nico Daws/Vitek Vanecek
Boston:
Pavel Zacha - Morgan Geekie - David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand - Charlie Coyle - Jake DeBrusk
James van Riemsdyk - Trent Frederic - Danton Heinen
Jakub Lauko - John Beecher - Oskar Steen
Mason Lohrei - Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm - Parker Wotherspoon
Matt Grzelcyk - Kevin Shattenkirk
Jeremy Swayman/Brandon Bussi
Watch & Listen: This afternoon's game will be broadcast on MSGSN. Bill Spaulding will handle 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.
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