New Jersey Devils (50-21-8, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (61-12-5, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Bruins -164, Devils +135
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins head into a matchup with the New Jersey Devils as winners of four straight games.
Boston is 32-4-3 at home and 61-12-5 overall. The Bruins have a 31-2-3 record in games they convert at least one power play.
New Jersey has gone 27-8-4 in road games and 50-21-8 overall. The Devils are 17-5-4 in games decided by one goal.
The teams match up Saturday for the third time this season. The Bruins won the previous meeting 4-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jake DeBrusk has scored 25 goals with 23 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has 10 goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
Jack Hughes has 42 goals and 53 assists for the Devils. Timo Meier has scored six goals with three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 9-1-0, averaging three goals, 5.6 assists, 5.6 penalties and 14.9 penalty minutes while giving up 1.6 goals per game.
Devils: 6-3-1, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.3 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: Nick Foligno: out (lower-body), Derek Forbort: out (lower body), David Krejci: day to day (lower body), Taylor Hall: out (lower body).
Devils: Jonathan Bernier: out (hip), Curtis Lazar: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
