New Jersey at Boston

While Montreal has been sliding in the Atlantic, Boston has quietly been getting its act together and playing well. The offense has been great all season, second in goals scored and tops on the power play. The defense was bad early, but has really come on strong behind a slew of new players, plus some hot play from talented goalie Tukka Rask. They come off a pair of back-to-back blastings of Pittsburgh, 3-0 and 6-2, part of a 10-1-3 run. Their last five wins have been by more than one goal. They've had 17 players score at least one of their 45 goals over the past 14 games with Brad Marchand leading the way with nine. Rask has been a major contributor during Boston's surge, going 8-0-2 with a 1.42 goals-against average and three shutouts in his last 10 appearances. The Bruins are 43-21 after scoring five goals or more in their previous game and 9-1-1 OVER the total against a team with a winning road record. Struggling New Jersey is in town getting outscored 11-4 the last four games. The Devils are 18-37 against a team with a winning record, as well as 5-1-6 OVER the total against the Atlantic Division. Boston has won 15 of the past 18 matchups, including eight of nine at home. Play Boston on the puckline and take the OVER.