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Devils look to snap losing streak as they take on the Boston Bruins

March 1, 2012, 12:37 PM ET [128 Comments]
Todd Cordell
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Match-up - Devils (35-22-4 - 74 points) @ Bruins (37-21-3 - 77 points)
Road/Home records - 19-11-1 -------------- 18-11-2
TV - NESN (HD), MSG Plus
Puck drop - 7:00 PM ET
Season series - 3-0 Boston
Last 10: New Jersey 5-4-1 / Boston 4-5-1
Projected starting goalies - Martin Brodeur (NJ) vs. Tim Thomas (BOS)

Battle of the stats

Goals for/against per game

Boston - 3.16 / 2.26
New Jersey - 2.61 / 2.69

Powerplay/Penalty Kill percentage

Boston - 18.3% / 84.6%
New Jersey - 16.6% / 88.4%

Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Bruins:

Bruins lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com

Milan Lucic - Chris Kelly - David Krejci
Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Tyler Seguin
Daniel Paille - Gregory Campbell - Shawn Thornton
Benoit Pouliot - Brian Rolston - Jordan Caron

Zdeno Chara - Andrew Ference
Dennis Seidenberg - Joe Corvo
Adam McQuaid - Greg Zanon

Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Devils:

Zach Parise - Adam Henrique - Ilya Kovalchuk
Petr Sykora - Patrik Elias - Dainius Zubrus
Alexei Ponikarovsky - Jacob Joseson - David Clarkson
Eric Boulton/Can Janssen - Ryan Carter - Steve Bernier

Anton Volchenkov - Marek Zidlicky
Bryce Salvador - Adam Larsson
Andy Greene - Mark Fayne

Notes: Martin Brodeur will start...Matt Taormina is expected to sit again...Dainius Zubrus has been moved up to the second line...David Clarkson drops down to the third line...Bernier drops to the fourth line and Jacob Josefson takes his spot on the third.

Bruins to watch out for:

Brian Rolston - He's playing his second game since being acquired from the Boston Bruins on deadline day. If he doesn't perform well over the next little while he may not have a spot in the lineup when/if the likes of Rich Peverley, and Nathan Horton return.

Gregory Campbell - He has dominated the Devils this season, tallying five points (2G, 3A) and posting a +6 rating in just three games.

Tyler Seguin - He has really cooled down as of late tallying only five points (1G, 4A) in his past 14 games.

Devils to watch out for:

Jacob Josefson - He's getting his first chance to play in the top-9 in a long time. I think he'll take advantage of the opportunity tonight.

Dainius Zubrus - He has been moved up to the second line with Patrik Elias and Petr Sykora in hopes of sparking the offense.

Marek Zidlicky - He has now practiced with the Devils and has a better feel for the system and players than he did last weekend. I don't expect big things yet, but I think you'll notice a difference from Sunday.

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