Match-up - New Jersey Devils (6-6-2) @ Boston Bruins (9-6-0) Road/Home records - 4-4-0 -------------- 5-4-0 TV - TVA, MSG+, NESN Puck drop - 7:00 p.m. ET Season series - 0-0 Last 10 - New Jersey: 3-5-2 ------- Boston: 7-3-0 Projected starting goalies - Cory Schneider vs Tuukka Rask
Projected lines for the Bruins via DailyFaceoff.com:
*Will not play ** Questionable
Milan Lucic - David Krejci* - Seth Griffith Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Reilly Smith Chris Kelly - Carl Soderberg - Loui Eriksson Daniel Paille - Gregory Campbell - Simon Gagne
Dennis Seidenberg - Dougie Hamilton Joe Morrow - Adam McQuaid Matt Bartkowski - Zach Trotman
Injured: Zdeno Chara, Torey Krug**, David Warsofsky, Kevan Miller.
Projected lines for the Devils:
Mike Cammalleri - Travis Zajac - Jaromir Jagr Dainius Zubrus - Patrik Elias - Michael Ryder Damien Brunner - Jacob Josefson - Steve Bernier Tuomo Ruutu - Stephen Gionta - Jordin Tootoo
Andy Greene - Damon Severson Bryce Salvador - Marek Zidlicky Eric Gelinas - Adam Larsson
Injured: Adam Henrique, Martin Havlat, Ryane Clowe, Jon Merrill.
Game notes:
- Mike Cammalleri is expected to return to the lineup after missing six consecutive games with an injury. He had five goals and seven points in his first eight games of the year and the Devils really struggled offensively with him out of the lineup, so he'll be a big boost for them.
- The Bruins have last change and Claude Julien will surely be using Patrice Bergeron's line against Cammalleri - Zajac - Jagr. They'll have their hands full because, as mentioned, this is Cammalleri's first game back in the lineup while Zajac and Jagr have both struggled offensively of late.
- Cory Schneider (.906SV%) and Tuukka Rask (.907SV%) both have very underwhelming save percentages at this point in the season. They've been good in stretches, but neither has played as well as we're accustomed to seeing.
- Carl Soderberg doesn't get much attention, but he's quietly been very good for the Bruins this year. He has 12 points in 14 games this season, and has recorded seven points in his last seven while posting elite possession numbers (58CF% at even strength). He's a guy the Devils need to watch tonight.
- I'm preaching to the choir here but the Devils penalty kill really needs to start showing signs of life and improving. They're killing just 65% of penalties right now, and regardless of how disciplined you are that makes it very tough to win games. If they want to pick up a pair of points tonight and start moving up the standings they'll need to be much better in that area.
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