Match-up - New Jersey Devils (3-0-1) @ Boston Bruins (4-0-1)
Road/Home records - 1-0-1 -------------- 3-0-0
TV - NESN, MSG Plus
Puck drop - 7:00 PM ET
Season series - Tied 0-0
Last 10: Devils 3-0-1 / Bruins 4-0-1
Projected starting goalies - Johan Hedberg (NJ) vs. Tuukka Rask (BOS)
Battle of the stats
Goals for/against per game
Boston - 3.20 / 2.20
New Jersey - 2.75 / 1.75
Powerplay/Penalty Kill percentage
Boston - 14.3% / 100%
New Jersey - 15.8% / 87%
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Bruins:
Bruins lines courtesy of LeftWingLock.com.
Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Nathan Horton
Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Tyler Seguin
Chris Bourque - Chris Kelly - Rich Peverley
Daniel Paille - Gregory Campbell - Shawn Thornton
Zdeno Chara - Johnny Boychuk
Dougie Hamilton - Dennis Seidenberg
Andrew Ference - Adam McQuaid
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Devils:
Stefan Matteau - Travis Zajac - Ilya Kovalchuk
Dainius Zubrus - Patrik Elias - David Clarkson
Ryan Carter - Stephen Gionta - Steve Bernier
Krys Barch - Jacob Josefson - Matt Anderson
Bryce Salvador - Marek Zidlicky
Andy Greene - Mark Fayne
Anton Volchenkov - Henrik Tallinder
Notes: Johan Hedberg will make his first start of the season...Krys Barch will draw back into the lineup...Cam Janssen will sit...Matt Anderson has been recalled and will make his NHL debut on the 4th line...Peter Harrold and Adam Larsson will remain the healthy scratches on defense...Adam Henrique is still recovering from injury and will not play...With a win tonight New Jersey would have its most points through the season’s first five games since 1993-94 when they started 5-0-0...The Devils are on a four-game losing streak against Boston in Boston.
Bruins to watch out for:
David Krejci - He has four points in his last three games and points in four of five games on the season.
Daniel Paille - He seems to always play well against the Devils, especially since he became a member of the Bruins. It will be interesting to see if that trend continues.
Dougie Hamilton - He has four assists and has garnered a lot of praise after just five games in the NHL. Now that he's no longer playing for a roster spot, will he be able to continue producing? My gut says yes.
Devils to watch out for:
David Clarkson - He has six points on the season and enters today's game on a four-game point-streak.
Stefan Matteau - He's playing in his 5th game of the season which means it's his last game to show Devils management he belongs in the NHL. A below average performance today will likely be enough to send him back to the QMJHL.
Johan Hedberg - Martin Brodeur has proven so far that he still has plenty of gas left in the tank. Let's see if Hedberg can show the same thing in his season debut.
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