This afternoon game will be the Bruins' first home match since January 6, following their four-game trip on the road. Each of these games went into overtime, with the Bruins securing just two points from one. Their series of defeats in overtime was interrupted by Charlie McAvoy's game-winning goal in St. Louis last Saturday.
Facing the Bruins is a Devils squad that has scored at least three goals in their last five consecutive matches. The previous instance the Devils scored less than this was on December 30, when they lost 5-2 to the Bruins, also at TD Garden.
