Boston Bruins vs. New Jersey Devils: Game preview, predictions and odds

Boston Bruins vs. New Jersey Devils: Game preview, predictions and odds | April 8, 2025

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The Boston Bruins are on the road to play the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.

Boston (31-38-9) is coming off a 6-3 loss to Buffalo on Sunday. New Jersey (41-29-7) is coming off a 4-0 shutout win over the Rangers.

Bruins vs. Devils: Head-to-head & key stats

Boston is 100-46-19-14 all-time against New Jersey
The Bruins are averaging 2.62 goals per game
New Jersey is 19-13-5 at home
Boston is allowing 3.3 goals per game
The Devils are averaging 2.97 goals per game
The Bruins are 11-24-3 on the road
New Jersey is allowing 2.58 goals per game

Boston Bruins vs. New Jersey Devils: Preview

Boston is among the weakest teams in the NHL, holding a record of 1-11 in their last 12 games. The Bruins are led by David Pastrnak (97 points), Morgan Geekie (51 points), Pavel Zacha (45 points), and Elias Lindholm (43 points).

The Bruins will start Jeremy Swayman, who has a 21-28-6 record this season with a 3.08 GAA and a .895 SV%. In his career against New Jersey, he maintains a 2-1-1 record with a 2.16 GAA and a .935 SV%.

New Jersey, meanwhile, is firmly third in the Metro. The Devils are set to start Jacob Markstrom (26-14-6 with a 2.43 GAA and a .903 SV%). In his career against Boston, he maintains a 6-5-1 record with a 2.77 GAA and a .906 SV%.

The Devils are led by Jesper Bratt (88 points), Nico Hischier (66 points), Timo Meier (49 points) and Luke Hughes (42 points).

Bruins vs. Devils: Odds & Prediction

Boston is a +202 underdog, while New Jersey is a -250 favorite. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Bruins are one of the worst teams in the NHL, limping to the finish line. New Jersey still has stuff to play for, as they need to start playing better going into the playoffs.

The Devils will be able to limit the Bruins' struggling offense, as New Jersey will get a big home win here.

Prediction: Devils 4, Bruins 2.

Bruins vs. Devils: Betting Tips

Tip 1: New Jersey -1.5 (+104)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-106)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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