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New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins

Regular season · Saturday, December 12, 2026 · TD Garden

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Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday, December 12, 2026, with puck drop at 1:00 PM ET. The game is on SN1, NESN and MSGSN.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Devils

First game of a road trip.

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: at OTT
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: at PIT
  5. 62026-12-06: no game
  6. 72026-12-07: at NYR
  7. 82026-12-08: no game
  8. 92026-12-09: vs DET
  9. 102026-12-10: no game
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: at BOS
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~197 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~197 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Bruins

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Florida and Tampa Bay).

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: no game
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: vs DET
  5. 62026-12-06: no game
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: at FLA
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: at TBL
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: vs NJD
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,184 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,600 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New Jersey DevilsDevilsTue, Oct 13 at DET
  1. L1NewBratt#63Hughes#86Gritsyuk#81
    16:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewHischier#13Mercer#91Meier#28
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewRodrigues#17Noesen#11Mantha#39
    9:16 together at 5v5
  4. L4Glass#12Boqvist#70Lombardi#93
    7:45 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pesce#22Hughes#43
    21:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2Hamilton#7Siegenthaler#71
    16:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKovacevic#8Chisholm#47
    14:32 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bratt LRodrigues CHischier CHughes CHughes D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Rodrigues CHischier CHamilton DSiegenthaler D1:13
  2. 2Glass CMercer CPesce DHughes D0:33
Boston BruinsBruinsTue, Oct 13 at SJS
  1. L1Zacha#18Geekie#39Pastrnak#88
    13:47 together at 5v5
  2. L2Khusnutdinov#92Minten#93Peterka#10
    9:52 together at 5v5
  3. L3Lindholm#28Mittelstadt#11Hagens#44
    8:06 together at 5v5
  4. L4Jeannot#84Kastelic#47Poitras#51
    7:56 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewLindholm#27McAvoy#73
    16:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewZadorov#91Borgen#17
    14:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3Lohrei#6Brunet#42
    9:46 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Mittelstadt CMinten CHagens CPeterka RBrunet D1:27
  2. 2Lindholm CZacha CGeekie CPastrnak RMcAvoy D1:26

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lindholm CKhusnutdinov CLindholm DMcAvoy D1:10
  2. 2Zacha CKastelic CLindholm DMcAvoy D0:36

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NJDBOS

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NJD 72% (8th most settled)BOS 72% (9th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th longest)BOS 48.8s (12th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NJD 35% (5th most often)BOS 33% (12th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series