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The New Jersey Devils host the Boston Bruins looking to break a five-game home slide.

The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. Hampus Lindholm has six assists over the past 10 games. Jack Hughes has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games. David Pastrnak has 24 goals and 22 assists for the Bruins. TOP PERFORMERS: Nico Hischier has 13 goals and 18 assists for the Devils. The Bruins won the last matchup 4-3.

The New Jersey Devils return from their Christmas break with a home game with the Boston Bruins. Again. This short preview goes over the few changes between ...

By having a Devil on him and/or in range to react to him, the game can be more difficult for Pastrnak. Of course, a win tonight would be a great way to end the home slate for this calendar year. [a top-ten scorer in the NHL](https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20222023&seasonTo=20222023&gameType=2&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points&page=0&pageSize=50) and i [s utterly fantastic in 5-on-5 situations.](https://www.naturalstattrick.com/playerteams.php?fromseason=20222023&thruseason=20222023&stype=2&sit=5v5&score=all&stdoi=oi&rate=y&team=BOS&pos=S&loc=B&toi=0&gpfilt=gpdate&fd=&td=2022-12-27&tgp=410&lines=single&draftteam=ALL) It is not a case of keeping Pastrnak from making an impact, it is a case of minimizing what impact he could have. He was the biggest problem for the Devils in Friday’s game. He tends to be the biggest problem for most opponents of the Bruins. The Devils lost the game through that second period and they have themselves to blame for 75% of the goals against in that one. [Why in the world did Miles Wood or Michael McLeod get three to four more minutes of ice time than Sharangovich?](https://www.naturalstattrick.com/game.php?season=20222023&game=20533) Was Wood or McLeod going to play a role in a comeback effort? The New Jersey Devils are playing the Boston Bruins in New Jersey for a second straight game. [First, Ryan Novozinsky reported on Twitter that defenseman Ryan Graves is now officially listed as week-to-week.](https://twitter.com/ryannovo62/status/1607820651871731715) Not much in the way of what exactly his injury is or what his timeline is expected to be. Boston kept hope alive and managed to get a point out of the game. Put up a whopping 27 shots on Talbot to try to get the equalizer (and keep Ottawa to just five to ensure they would not extend the lead). The second sign was one where it was clear Mackenzie Blackwood was not going to have a good time.

The Boston Bruins emerged from their holiday break Tuesday night with just one point after a 3-2 shootout loss to the Ottawa Senators.

Sure, Tuesday was the first game after a few days off and the Bruins had to travel to Ontario, but they also didn’t start on time once again. and scoring a goal in the third period, trying to give the team a chance to win, yeah, it felt good.” “Their goalie obviously had to make a lot of big-time saves in the third. I want a lot of shots, and I want to be challenged,” Swayman told reporters. It had been a while — 18 games to be exact — since Zacha found the back of the net. He always has been one [to rebound nicely](https://nesn.com/2022/10/jeremy-swayman-fulfills-promise-in-bounce-back-start-for-bruins/) from a tough start, doesn’t let a goal get too in his head and remains focused on making the next save. “It felt good to put it in,” Zacha told reporters. That changed Tuesday when Zacha tied the game in the third period to help force overtime. He did miss time in November with an injury, but despite the loss, the B’s goalie looked strong in net and gave his team a chance to win. I have a lot of respect for him, but it sucks that we couldn’t get the two points. It was a barrage of shots, so we gave him our best chance, and I give credit where it?s due.” The goalie made 49 saves which, according to StatsCentre,

Boston had its four-game winning streak end on Tuesday in Ottawa, but the Bruins still extended their point streak to eight games (6-0-2). Jeremy Swayman made ...

A look at the top performers from Tuesday's Bruins vs. Senators game in Ottawa.

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Zacha scored his fourth goal of the season in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Senators. The 25-year-old had gone 17 games without finding the back of the ...

The slate is highlighted by an Eastern Conference showdown between the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins, two teams who could eventually meet in the playoffs.

I’ll back them again tonight as slight underdogs against a Kraken team that has shielded a lot of its shortcomings this season with strong shooting, ranking first in shooting percentage over their last 25 games. I’m a bit confused why the total for this game is set at 6.5. Nothing could have prepared me for a Stuart Skinner 46 save performance, so I’m not deterred by the outcome of the game. I’d set it as a pick’em on neutral ice, so with it taking place in New Jersey, I’ll back the Devils at -110. If you look at the statistics, these two teams are extremely close in every category, with the Devils holding the slight edge in most of them. This game will serve as a rematch of the final game for each team before the holiday break.

Boston Bruins forward Pavel Zacha snapped an 18-game goal-scoring drought with his game-tying strike in Tuesday night's loss.

[Boston Bruins19 hours ago ](https://bostonhockeynow.com/2022/12/27/game-34-boston-bruins-ottawa-senators-lines-preview/) “Our goal was to get better every period. It was Zacha’s first goal since a Nov.

The Bruins hope to rebound from a shootout loss to the Senators when they take on the Devils on Wednesday at Prudential Center.

Pavel Zacha — David Krejci — David Pastrnak Boston went down, 1-0, after the first period in that game before outscoring New Jersey, 4-0, in the second period thanks to two goals from David Pastrnak. The Black and Gold remain stop of the NHL standings with 57 points, and the Devils have fallen to second in the Metropolitan Division with 46 points after losing seven of their last eight games.

Ottawa Senators goalie Cam Talbot makes a save on a shot from Boston Bruins left wing Taylor Hall in overtime Tuesday at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa.

Just 2:22 after the Stutzle goal, he took a touch pass from Bergeron in the neutral zone and made a great shift around Chabot at the blue line. Stutzle ripped a one-timer off a Thomas Chabot pass and the Sens were up at 8:11. It looked like the B’s had taken the first lead of the game at 2:25 of the second period when, after a dominant shift inside the Ottawa zone, Patrice Bergeron snapped a shortside wrister past Talbot. The B’s outshot the Sens 14-11, but Ottawa had a handful of excellent chances. And just the way we’re playing as a team, it helps you mentally and physically, especially talking to the players like that. They finally got one by him late in the period to push it to overtime.

Nicholas Martin breaks down Wednesday's NHL game between the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils.

The content on this page is for informational purposes only. There remains a ton of incentive to push hard to win that race, as the winner avoids a nightmare matchup in round one, which is always worthy of a potential letdown spot. I see some value with the Bruins down to -125. We may be compensated for the links provided on this page. Boston has clearly offered some of the league’s very best defensive play this season, which has helped each of its netminding options thrive. We’re 34 games into the season, and Boston has yet to suffer back-to-back losses. Those two losses are very meaningful on the Devils’ back end. They were also able to insulate a very average netminding tandem — enough to find win after win for almost two months. Action Network makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the information given or the outcome of any game or event. the Devils. Vanecek has begun to offer consistently shakier play after an unreal start to the campaign, and Ullmark will provide a massive edge for the Bruins in goal. - The Bruins have yet to lose two straight games this season, and now will have to face the Devils on the second night of a back-to-back.

The Boston Bruins will try to answer a loss with a win for the seventh straight time and beat the Devils twice in less than a week.

[Jack Hughes](https://www.nhl.com/player/jack-hughes-8481559) leads the team in goals with 18 lamplighters. [Boston Bruins9 hours ago ](https://bostonhockeynow.com/2022/12/28/boston-bruins-zacha-snaps-scoring-slump-in-shootout-loss/) [Boston Bruins2 hours ago ](https://bostonhockeynow.com/2022/12/28/boston-bruins-game-35-boston-bruins-new-jersey-devils-lines-preview/) Zacha now has four goals and 17 assists in 34 games after being traded to the Bruins for winger Erik Haula in the offseason. -Bruins winger David Pastrnak had an 11-game point streak snapped in the shootout loss to the Senators, He had 10 goals and five assists over that span. The Bruins held off a late rally from the Devils lasst Friday night at The Prudential Center and held on for a 4-3 win.

The New Jersey Devils host the Boston Bruins looking to break a five-game home slide.

The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. Hampus Lindholm has six assists over the past 10 games. Jack Hughes has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games. David Pastrnak has 24 goals and 22 assists for the Bruins. TOP PERFORMERS: Nico Hischier has 13 goals and 18 assists for the Devils. The Bruins won the last matchup 4-3.

CALGARY -- Connor McDavid scored 7:28 into the third period to extend his point streak to 16 games, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 2-1 at ...

The Flames are 3-1-1 in their past five thanks in part to forward Tyler Toffoli, who has seven points (four goals, three assists) during that span. Vegas (24-12-1) will try to split back-to-back games in southern California after losing 4-2 at the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. Pittsburgh (19-10-5) will try to rebound after a 5-1 loss at the New York Islanders on Tuesday; the Penguins were 8-1-1 over a 10-game stretch prior to Tuesday. The Red Wings (14-11-7) had lost six in a row (0-4-2) until defeating the Lightning 7-4 on Dec. The Kraken (18-10-4) have 40 points and are in a third-place tie in the division with the Edmonton Oilers, one point ahead of the Flames (16-13-7). Boston forward David Pastrnak has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) during a five-game point streak against New Jersey, including two goals when the teams played Friday. Nikita Kucherov has been responsible for some of that success; the forward has 14 points (three goals, 11 assists) in his past nine games. The Canadiens (15-16-3) have lost five of six (1-4-1). The Lightning return home after losing back-to-back road games to Atlantic Division rivals, 7-4 against the Red Wings on Dec. The Devils (22-10-2) have struggled recently, going 2-5-1 in their past eight games, including a 4-3 loss to the Bruins on Friday, their final game before the holiday break. The Bruins are the only team in the NHL to not have losses in consecutive games this season, and after each of their previous six losses they've come back with a vengeance, scoring at least three goals in five of their games, and allowing one goal or fewer four times. One of the reasons the Boston Bruins (27-4-3) sit atop the NHL standings is their ability to put bad games behind them and reset quickly.

Find out how to watch, live stream or TV channel and game time information for the matchup between the New Jersey Devils and the Boston Bruins on December ...

Wednesday's NHL play will see the Boston Bruins (27-4-3) take the ice against the New Jersey Devils (22-10-2), starting at 7:30 PM ET at Prudential Center and broadcast on NESN. - The Devils have scored 21 power-play goals (successful on 20.2% of opportunities), and the Bruins have conceded 20 goals while short-handed (killing off 84.1% of penalties). - The Bruins have scored 36 power-play goals (successful on 28.6% of opportunities), and the Devils have conceded 20 goals while short-handed (killing off 80.8% of penalties). - The Devils score 3.4 goals per game (115 in 34 games), and the Bruins concede 2.2 (74 in 34). - Linus Ullmark has conceded 43 goals (1.9 goals against average) and racked up 632 saves with a .936 save percentage (first in the league). - The Bruins score 3.8 goals per game (second in league), and the Devils are conceding 2.6 (third).

Bergeron tipped a shot by Lindholm past Vancek for his 14th goal of the season. With New Jersey trailing 1-0 entering the third, Hischier tied the game at the 6 ...

[Vitek Vanecek](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3114996/vitek-vanecek) made 24 saves for New Jersey, which fell to 22-11-2. [Linus Ullmark](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3069285/linus-ullmark) made 26 saves. [Trent Frederic](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4024997/trent-frederic) and [Pavel Zacha](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3899949/pavel-zacha) also scored for NHL-leading Boston, which improved to 28-4-3. “You have to play 60 minutes, especially when we we play against the best teams in the league. And I think you (have) to carry that on.” “It's almost like you get used to it,” Bergeron said of Ullmark, who won his 20th game of the season.

For the second time in three games, the Boston Bruins defeat the New Jersey Devils on their ice, 3-1 at Prudential Center on Wednesday night.

ET, and you can catch the game, along with a full hour of pregame coverage, With 4:09 remaining in the third period, Bergeron came through with a heroic tip to put Boston on top for good. — Frederic put the Bruins on the scoreboard, perfectly positioned by a drop pass from Hampus Lindholm. Before game time, DraftKings Sportsbook set the odds of Frederic serving as the first scorer at +3000. 17 versus the Colorado Avalanche. Ullmark led the charge for Boston’s strong defensive showing, doing so in typical fashion.

Frederic opened the scoring in the second period, while the captain scored the winner in the third after New Jersey pulled one back.

They forced turnovers — 18 takeaways to the Bruins’ three — and caused a bit of scrambling in Boston’s end. In the second, Ullmark made a sprawling blocker save on Dawson Mercer, who had plenty of net up high as he wheeled around the goal. But the Bruins pulled the shot totals closer to even, putting 13 pucks on Vanecek and allowing six in the middle frame. I joked with him tonight, I should have a few goals [against] if I didn’t have him back there.” They held the Bruins to zero shots on their lone power play. The Bruins had a golden chance to re-take the lead at 11:18. Freddy came with a couple hammers at the end.” “That was a great fight, wasn’t it?” Montgomery said. Frederic couldn’t get a grip on Bahl, but the two traded long-armed shots and remained standing at the end. This is a speed-and-puck-possession team, but one that’s tied for sixth-most fighting majors in the league. It got me engaged, and hopefully helped the guys.” “He was spectacular,” coach Jim Montgomery said.

Patrice Bergeron, who had a goal taken off the board on Tuesday because of an offside challenge, gave the B's the go-ahead goal with 4:09 left in regulation ...

And as they usually do, they found a way to win the critical period. But they couldn’t cash in on the first and then quickly wiped out their second with a Bergeron penalty. Then Frederic got two thirds of the way to a Gordie Howe hat trick. For the second night in a row, the B’s played a scoreless first period. The Devils outshot the B’s 14-8 in the first, despite the fact that the B’s had the only power play, which was ineffective. It appeared as though Dawson Mercer might finally put the Devils up by a goal when he took the puck behind the net and held it for an instant. Trent Frederic, playing fourth line center for the injured Tomas Nosek, appeared to try to ignite his team when he took on 6-foot-6, 230-pound defenseman Kevin Bahl and delivered the better of the shots, though most landed on Bahl’s helmet. Nearly at the halfway mark of the season, the B’s have yet to lose two consecutive games. And the 28-4-3 B’s have shown time and again that they know how to turn a subpar execution into two points. Tomas Tatar and Fabian Zetterlund combined to take the puck away from Charlie McAvoy in the right corner. While the goalies can put their team in position to win games, they can’t win them on their own. But one aspect of their game that was consistently excellent on the quick roadie was their goaltending.

Patrice Bergeron scored the tiebreaker with 4:08 remaining in the third period and the Bruins beat the Devils 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Hall spent parts of four seasons with New Jersey, including 2017-18 in which he won the Hart Trophy and led the Devils to the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2011-12. Wotherspoon was a healthy scratch, along with left wing Alexander Holtz and right wing Andreas Johnsson. In the corresponding roster move, right wing Tyce Thompson and defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon were recalled from AHL Utica. The Devils captain drove to the net and redirected Fabian Zetterlund’s centering pass past Ullmark. A few moments after killing a New Jersey power play, the Bruins attacked. NOTES: Prior to the game, the Devils announced defensemen Ryan Graves and John Marino were placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec.

Vitek Vanecek made 24 saves for New Jersey, which fell to 22-11-2. Nico Hischier scored for the Devils.

We (have) to concentrate and put the emphasis on details." Hall spent parts of four seasons with New Jersey, including 2017-18 in which he won the Hart Trophy and led the Devils to the franchise's first playoff berth since 2011-12. "For me, it's all about the process and details. In the corresponding roster move, right wing Tyce Thompson and defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon were recalled from AHL Utica. The Devils captain drove to the net and redirected Fabian Zetterlund's centering pass past Ullmark. NOTES: Prior to the game, the Devils announced defensemen Ryan Graves and John Marino were placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. And I think you (have) to carry that on." "We did all the things that we talk about," Erik Haula said. "Once you take care of the process, the results fall in line," Bergeron said. "It's almost like you get used to it," Bergeron said of Ullmark, who won his 20th game of the season. A few moments after killing a New Jersey power play, the Bruins attacked. "You don't want to do that, though.

The Devils had plenty of shots in the first two periods but only 1 goal to show for it.

Craig Smith had a takeaway at the Bruins blueline and the Bruins had a partial 2 on 1. The Devils failed to dump the puck into the Bruins zone for a change, leaving the Bruins plenty of space. With 2:36 left the Bruins iced the puck and Vanecek went to the bench. Hughes went flying up the middle and received a pass but Ullmark made a pad save. Hamilton made a quick play to pinch a couple feet in past Smith and keep the plat alive. With 30 seconds left in the period Bratt was alone in the Bruins zone and had a shot that Ullmark made a blocker save on. The Devils had a very good start and end to the period. Mercer could’ve just dumped the puck in but instead he went all the way to the red line and and chased after it. Okhotiuk also had a good period breaking up a few Bruins chances by going 1 on 1 with the puck carrier. Marchand coughed up the puck to Tatar and Ullmark had to make a save. Sharangovich and Hughes had a 2 on 1. Ullmark gave it right to Sharangovich and he had to make a save.

Patrice Bergeron broke a third-period tie, and the Boston Bruins defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-1 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, ...

NOTES: Ullmark (20-1-1 in 24 games) tied Andrei Vasilevskiy (2020-21, Tampa Bay Lightning) and Andrew Hammond (2014-15, Ottawa Senators) for the second-fewest games to 20 wins in a season, trailing Tiny Thompson (23, 1929-30, Boston). We [have] to concentrate and put the emphasis on details." "You look at a couple of breakaways, [Miles] Wood in alone, [Jesper] Bratt in alone, Hughes in alone, 2-on-1 in the first period that we didn't capitalize on. "For me, it's all about the process and details. "I thought the emotion was good, I thought the emotion in the game was good," Ruff said. It was Bergeron's fourth goal in the past five games.

It wasn't their best, but the Boston Bruins continue to find ways to win in a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center.

We collapsed a lot, we blocked a lot of shots and we did things we had to do to get the results. HONORABLE MENTION: Hampus Lindholm didn’t have a perfect night as the four giveaways would attest to, but he was still very strong while serving up the primary assists on both of Boston’s first two goals that staked them to a lead they wouldn’t give up prior to Pavel Zacha’s second straight game with a goal on an empty netter. TURNING POINT: For the Bruins it was surviving in the first period and the early second period when things weren’t going well for them and watching Linus Ullmark pull a series of saves out of his hat after losing his stick during the scramble around the net. [Linus Ullmark](https://puckpedia.com/player/linus-ullmark) wasn’t standing on his head for long stretches of the game when mismanaged pucks were turning into scoring chances for the Devils. McLeod finished with zero shots on net and a minus-1 while losing 5-of-8 draws in a really underwhelming performance all around. He also did this, which is pretty impressive.

To beat the Bruins these days it takes a Herculean effort from someone from the opposition. That someone for the Ottawa Senators was goalie Cam Talbot.

Just 2:22 after the Stutzle goal, he took a touch pass from Bergeron in the neutral zone and made a great shift around Chabot at the blue line. Stutzle ripped a one-timer off a Thomas Chabot pass and the Sens were up at 8:11. It looked like the B’s had taken the first lead of the game at 2:25 of the second period when, after a dominant shift inside the Ottawa zone, Patrice Bergeron snapped a shortside wrister past Talbot. The B’s outshot the Sens 14-11, but Ottawa had a handful of excellent chances. And just the way we’re playing as a team, it helps you mentally and physically, especially talking to the players like that. They finally got one by him late in the period to push it to overtime.