Matchup- Bruins (24-10-1 - 49 points) @ Devils (21-15-2 - 44 points)
TV - NBCSN (HD)
Puck drop - 7:30 PM ET
Last 10: Boston 7-3-0 / New Jersey 7-2-1
Projected starting goalies - Tim Thomas (BOS) vs. Martin Brodeur (NJ)
Battle of the stats
Goals for/against per game
Boston - 3.43 / 1.91
New Jersey - 2.55 / 2.82
Powerplay/Penalty Kill percentage
Boston - 18.9% / 88%
New Jersey - 13.3% / 91.4%
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Bruins:
Bruins lines courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com.
Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Nathan Horton
Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Tyler Seguin
Benoit Pouliot - Chris Kelly - Rich Peverley
Dan Paille - Greg Campbell - Shawn Thornton
Zdeno Chara - Johnny Boychuk
Dennis Seidenberg - Joe Corvo
Andrew Ference - Adam McQuaid
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Devils:
Zach Parise - Adam Henrique - Ilya Kovalchuk
Petr Sykora - Patrik Elias - Dainius Zubrus
Mattias Tedenby - Ryan Carter - David Clarkson
Eric Boulton - Tim Sestito - Cam Janssen
Bryce Salvador - Adam Larsson
Matt Taormina - Kurtis Foster
Henrik Tallinder - Mark Fayne
Notes: Martin Brodeur is expected to start...Anton Volchenkov will not play...Matt Taormina will take his spot...Travis Zajac will sit due to soreness with his Achilles...Tim Sestito will draw back into the lineup.
Bruins to watch out for:
Tyler Seguin - He got off to a fantastic start this season, then went into a slump and now appears to be coming out of it. Seguin has six points (2G, 4A) in his last five games.
Rich Peverley - Peverley, who is one of the most underrated forwards in the game, has been on fire as of late and has now tallied seven points (2G, 5A) in his last five games.
Dennis Seidenberg - Seidenberg is best known for his defensive game, no doubt, but he can still chip in offensively from time to time. The big German defenseman has four points (2G, 2A) in his last three games.
Devils to watch out for:
Mattias Tedenby - He tallied an assist during the Devils last game and for some reason I feel as though he'll have a big game tonight.
Ryan Carter - Due to Zajac's Achilles soreness, Ryan Carter will move up to the third line with David Clarkson and Mattias Tedenby.
Matt Taormina - With Anton Volchenkov still banged up and sitting, Taormina will remain in the lineup. He'll need to impress the coaching staff if he wants to stay in the lineup when Volchenkov returns.
Quick note: I will not see the game tonight as I will be covering the Barrie Colts / Sudbury Wolves game.
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