Boston Bruins (18-5-3, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (14-11-1, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)
Newark, New Jersey; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the New Jersey Devils after David Pastrnak's two-goal game against the Arizona Coyotes in the Bruins' 5-3 win.
New Jersey is 5-6-1 in home games and 14-11-1 overall. The Devils are seventh in the league with 92 total goals (averaging 3.5 per game).
Boston has an 18-5-3 record overall and an 8-3-2 record on the road. The Bruins are eighth in league play with 118 total penalties (averaging 4.5 per game).
Wednesday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Toffoli has 12 goals and nine assists for the Devils. Jesper Bratt has scored four goals with five assists over the past 10 games.
Pastrnak has scored 16 goals with 23 assists for the Bruins. Charlie McAvoy has five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 6-4-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.1 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Bruins: 5-4-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.2 assists, 4.7 penalties and 10.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Devils: Dougie Hamilton: out (pectoral muscle), Erik Haula: day to day (upper body), Brian Halonen: out (lower body), Tomas Nosek: out (upper body), Nolan Foote: out (upper body).
Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal), Charlie McAvoy: day to day (undisclosed), Pavel Zacha: day to day (upper body), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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