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Match-up - New Jersey Devils (15-12-9) @ Boston Bruins (23-8-4)
Road/Home records - 5-6-7 -------------- 12-2-2
TV - NHL-US, MSG, NESN
Puck drop - 7:00 PM ET
Season series - Bruins lead 1-0-0
Last 10: Devils 3-3-4
Projected starting goalies - Martin Brodeur (NJ) vs. Tuukka Rask (BOS)
Battle of the stats
Goals for/against per game
Boston - 2.74 / 2.14
New Jersey - 2.42 / 2.61
Power play/Penalty Kill percentage
Boston - 14.7% / 91%
New Jersey - 17.6% / 79.8%
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Bruins:
Lines courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com.
Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Nathan Horton
Brad Marchand - Tyler Seguin - Jaromir Jagr
Jay Pandolfo - Rich Peverley - Kaspers Daugavins
Dan Paille - Gregory Campbell - Shawn Thornton
Zdeno Chara - Dougie Hamilton
Dennis Seidenberg - Andrew Ference
Matt Bartkowski - Johnny Boychuk
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Devils:
Dainius Zubrus - Travis Zajac - David Clarkson
Patrik Elias - Andrei Loktionov - Steve Bernier
Alexei Ponikarovsky - Adam Henrique - Matt D'Agostini
Ryan Carter - Stephen Gionta - **
Bryce Salvador - Marek Zidlicky
Andy Greene - Mark Fayne
Henrik Tallinder - Peter Harrold
Anton Volchenkov - **
Notes: Martin Brodeur will start...Krys Barch, Tom Kostopoulos and recently acquired Steve Sullivan will be the scratches up front...Anton Volchenkov will return to the lineup as the 7th defenseman...Adam Larsson is expected to sit.
Bruins to watch:
Jaromir Jagr - He's making his debut with the Bruins and will be looking to make an immediate impact. The Devils will have to watch him, especially on the power play.
Kasper Daugavins - Like Jagr, Daugavins is also making his debut with the Bruins tonight. He will slate in on the 3rd line.
Milan Lucic - Lucic has just five goals in 34 games on the year. While he has been playing better of late and does have five points in his last five games, the Bruins need more from him.
Devils to watch:
Adam Henrique - The Devils sophomore centre has been struggling mightily of late having recorded just one point in his last nine games.
Patrik Elias - After an excellent start to the season, Elias has hit a bit of a cold spell. He has just one goal and two assists in his last nine games.
Martin Brodeur - Brodeur's save percentage has been .900 or less in four straight starts. The Devils need him to be better.
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