Boston Bruins (6-5-0, fifth in the Atlantic) vs. New Jersey Devils (7-3-2, fourth in the Metropolitan)
Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
LINE: Devils +110, Bruins -132; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: New Jersey comes into a matchup against Boston as winners of three straight games.
The Devils are 4-1-1 against Eastern Conference opponents. New Jersey averages 10.6 penalty minutes per game, the seventh-most in the NHL. Mason Geertsen leads the team serving 19 total minutes.
The Bruins are 4-4-0 against conference opponents. Boston ranks 25th in the Eastern Conference with 34.8 shots per game and is averaging 2.7 goals.
The teams match up Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andreas Johnsson leads the Devils with six goals, adding four assists and collecting 10 points. Dougie Hamilton has 7 points over the last 10 games for New Jersey.
Brad Marchand has 16 total points while scoring six goals and totaling 10 assists for the Bruins. Patrice Bergeron has five goals over the last 10 games for Boston.
LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 5-3-2, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.1 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game with a .911 save percentage.
Bruins: 5-5-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.7 assists, 3.7 penalties and eight penalty minutes while allowing 2.8 goals per game with an .898 save percentage.
INJURIES: Devils: None listed.
Bruins: Trent Frederic: day to day (upper body).
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