Devils Game Preview vs. Bruins: Betting Odds, How to Watch, Projected Lines, & More

The New Jersey Devils play their final game of 2023 against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night. After securing a victory against the Ottawa Senators on Friday, the Devils snuck back into playoff position. New Jersey will look to pad their positioning tonight against the Bruins with the hopes of going into the New Year on a high note.

Let’s dive into tonight’s Devils contest against the Bruins.

How to Watch

Time: 07:00 PM      Watch/Stream: MSGSN 2/MSG+      Listen: DEVILS HOCKEY NET

Projected Devils Lineup

Forwards

Tyler Toffoli – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt

Erik Haula – Nico Hischier – Ondrej Palat

Timo Meier – Michael McLeod – Dawson Mercer

Alexander Holtz – Chris Tierney – Nathan Bastian

Defensemen

Jonas Siegenthaler – Simon Nemec

Luke Hughes – John Marino

Kevin Bahl – Colin Miller

Goaltenders

Vitek Vanecek

Nico Daws

Projected Bruins Lineup

Forwards

Pavel Zacha – Morgan Geekie – David Pastrnak

Brad Marchand – Charlie Coyle – Jake DeBrusk

James van Riemsdyk– Georgii Merkulov – Trent Frederic

Danton Heinen – John Beecher – Jakub Lauko

Defensemen

Mason Lohrei – Charlie McAvoy

Hampus Lindholm – Brandon Carlo

Parker Wotherspoon – Kevin Shattenkirk

Goaltenders

Jeremy Swayman

Linus Ullmark

Last Game

The Devils manhandled the Ottawa Senators on Friday night en route to a 6-2 victory. Nico Daws was solid in his season debut stopping 25 pucks on 27 shots. Jesper Bratt collected four points (1g, 3a) while the Hughes brothers each scored a goal and two assists. Dawson Mercer collected his fourth point over his last two games scoring an assertive goal after driving the net. Tyler Toffoli sniped home one of Bratt’s three assists, and Brendan Smith tallied his first goal as a member of the Devils.

Player to Watch

Jack Hughes tied his own record on Friday for most -multi-point games through the first 35 games of the season. Hughes registered his 12th following the three-point night. Another multi-point effort tonight would place him second all-time in New Jersey’s franchise for the most multi-point games through 35 games behind only John MacLean (14). His 1-2-3 last night accounts for 38-63—101 in 2023. That makes him the first player in Devils/Rockies/Scouts history to record as many regular season points in a calendar year.

Devils vs. Bruins

According to the Devils’ PR, “The Devils and Boston face-off for the second of three matchups this season:

Next: Jan. 15 at BOS, 7:00 P.M. E.T.

The Devils defeated Beantown in the first matchup for 2023-24, after the squad earned a 2-1 overtime victory at the Rock on Dec. 13.

The win witnessed Jack Hughes net his second overtime winner for the 2023-24 campaign, while netminder Vitek Vanecek collected his third career overtime assist with the Devils.

ALL-TIME vs BOS

Record: 59-88-19-10
Home: 30-42-11-4
Road: 29-46-8-6

SINCE 1982-83…

The most goals that the Devils earned in a single game vs Boston is eight (twice), which was last logged Mar. 19, 1994, in an 8-6 win at Boston.

The most goals that the team allowed in a game in a game vs Boston is eight (twice), which was last logged on Mar. 31, 2022, in an 8-1 loss at Boston.

The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Boston is 48, which was recorded on Oct. 29, 1996, in a 5-2 win at Boston.

The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game against Boston is also 48, which was logged on Mar. 31, 2021, after a 5-4 shootout loss.

The last time that the Devils shut out Boston was on Mar. 28, 2021, in a 1-0 win at Boston (M. Blackwood, 40 saves).

The last time that the Bruins shut out New Jersey was on May 3rd, 2021, in a 3-0 loss vs Boston (T. Rask, 20 saves).

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Wed. Jan. 3, at WSH, 7:30 P.M. E.T.
Fri. Jan. 5, vs CHI, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat. Jan. 6, vs VAN, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu. Jan. 11, at TBL, 7:00 P.M. E.T.

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