Final: Bruins 3, Devils 0 - Bruins clinch playoff berth

The Bruins will open up a brief two-game road trip on Monday with a matchup against the Devils. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Monday's game. 

WHO: Bruins (30-14-6) vs. Devils (17-27-7)

WHEN: 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Prudential Center

TV: NESN

RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub

LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com

LIVE COVERAGE:



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Matt Grzelcyk makes it a 3-0 game.

Bruins make the kill.

Now Zboril heads off for a hold.

No dice on the power play.

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Third period is a go.

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Nick Ritchie finally opens the scoring. 1-0 Bruins.

Big stop from Rask. He's only made a few saves, but some of them have been Grade-A looks.

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Second period is a go.

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Anddddd ... no score after 20 minutes.

Bruins with a 16-1 edge in shots on goal — still 0-0.

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Great start for all four lines.

Puck is dropped.

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LINEUPS

BOSTON

Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall — David Krejci — Craig Smith
Nick Ritchie — Sean Kuraly — Charlie Coyle
Jake DeBrusk — Curtis Lazar — Karson Kuhlman

Matt Grzelcyk — Charlie McAvoy
Jakub Zboril — Kevan Miller
Jeremy Lauzon — Connor Clifton

Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak

Scratched: Steven Kampfer, Anton Blidh, Jarred Tinordi, Jeremy Swayman, Chris Wagner
Injured: Brandon Carlo (upper body), Ondrej Kase (upper body), Mike Reilly (undisclosed)

NEW JERSEY

Janne Kuokkanen -- Jack Hughes -- Yegor Sharangovich
Pavel Zacha -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
A.J. Greer -- Jesper Boqvist -- Nicholas Merkley
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian

Ryan Murray -- Damon Severson
Will Butcher -- Connor Carrick
Kevin Bahl -- Ty Smith

Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood

Scratched: Aaron Dell, Marian Studenic, Nolan Foote, P.K. Subban
Injured: Andreas Johnsson (lower body), Matt Tennyson (lower body), Mikhail Maltsev (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Jonas Siegenthaler

PREGAME NOTES: 

The Bruins can secure the final playoff spot in the MassMutual East Division if they earn at least one point against the Devils or if the Capitals defeat the Rangers in any fashion.

Tuukka Rask will get the start in net, while Bruce Cassidy will not make any tweaks to Boston's forward lines following Saturday's convincing win over the Sabres. On defense, Mike Reilly will not play Monday due to a nagging ailment, but Cassidy added that the puck-moving blueliner will likely play Tuesday. Kevan Miller will play tonight and then rest on Tuesday during the second leg of the back-to-back slate. Brandon Carlo is slated to return to the lineup Tuesday.

The Devils might be cellar-dwellers in the East, but they've done very well against Boston this season — leading the season series thus far with a 4-0-2 record, with their only losses coming in shootouts. New Jersey hasn't hosted Boston since Jan. 14 and 16 when it went 1-0-1.