Devils 1, Bruins 0 - Shut out once again

The Bruins will continue their seven-game homestand with a matchup against the Devils on Sunday. Puck drop is set for 5:30 p.m. Follow along for updates from Sunday's game.

WHO: Bruins (17-8-5) vs. Devils (12-16-4)

WHEN: 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: TD Garden

TV: NESN

RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub

LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com 

LIVE COVERAGE:



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And another no goal.

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No goal. Goalie interference.

Bergeron ties it with 1:10 to go.

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Back to 5v5 hockey.

Devils back on the power play. 6:42 left.

Brutal.

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High stick gets McAvoy - 4 minute power play.

Back to 5v5 play.

Patrice Bergeron is back.

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Bjork with a great shorthanded look, but he can't get it past Blackwood. He slams his stick in frustration.

Bruins back on the PK.

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Bergeron to the room.

Back to 5v5 hockey.

Clifton to the box. Devils heading to the power play.

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Anton Blidh and PK Subban exchanging some pleasantries.

Second period is underway.

Four of Palmieri's seven goals this season have come against Boston.

1-0 Devils. Palmieri opens scoring.

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Puck is dropped.

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No Marchand in warmups.

LINEUPS 

BOSTON

Trent Frederic -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Nick Ritchie -- David Krejci -- Craig Smith
Anders Bjork -- Charlie Coyle -- Zach Senyshyn
Anton Blidh -- Jack Studnicka -- Karson Kuhlman

Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Jeremy Lauzon -- Connor Clifton
Jakub Zboril-- Steven Kampfer

Jaroslav Halak
Dan Vladar

Scratched: Jack Ahcan, Jarred Tinordi, Greg McKegg, Chris Wagner
Injured: Tuukka Rask (upper body), Kevan Miller (lower body), Brandon Carlo (upper body), Ondrej Kase (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Jake DeBrusk, Sean Kuraly, Brad Marchand

NEW JERSEY

Janne Kuokkanen -- Travis Zajac -- Yegor Sharangovich
Jesper Bratt -- Jack Hughes -- Kyle Palmieri
Miles Wood -- Pavel Zacha -- Nicholas Merkley
Andreas Johnsson -- Michael McLeod -- Jesper Boqvist

Ty Smith -- Damon Severson
Dmitry Kulikov -- P.K. Subban
Ryan Murray -- Sami Vatanen

Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: Will Butcher, Aaron Dell, Nikita Gusev, Mikhail Maltsev
Injured: Nico Hischier (sinus fracture), Nathan Bastian (lower body)

PREGAME NOTES: 

With Tuukka Rask still on the shelf, Jaroslav Halak will get the start in net for Boston — while Anton Blidh and Karson Kuhlman (who only missed one game after blocking a shot on Thursday) will replace Chris Wagner and Greg McKegg on the fourth line. As of this morning, Brad Marchand, Jake DeBrusk and Sean Kuraly remain on the COVID-19 protocol list.

Despite the Devils' struggles this season, they have given Boston fits this season — with Boston just 1-2-1 against New Jersey through four games. In two games at TD Garden, the Devils have handed Boston regulation losses.

"Good team speed, they've been opportunistic against us," Bruce Cassidy said of the Devils. "And they've got good goaltending…I think we have three or four goals whatever it is, so obviously they've done a good job defending us. That starts with the goalie. But at the end of the day, I think it's more about us. We've got to play our game - this is three in four [nights]. We've got to find the energy. Having people in the building I think helps on a day like today where you might be down a little bit on the energy because of the schedule. Hopefully the crowd will give us a bit of a boost. I know it's not a full 18,000 but we sure heard them yesterday, so that will help, too, this time round whereas last time we didn't have that."