The New Jersey Devils will travel to Boston, Massachusetts to face the Boston Bruins at the TD Garden with the puck scheduled to drop at 1:00 PM ET on Monday afternoon.

The Devils are in 5^th place in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 22-15-3 and 47 points which also puts them in 10^th place in the Eastern Conference following a 4-1 win on the road against the Florida Panthers on Saturday which also ended their two-game losing streak. New Jersey is one of the highest-scoring teams in the NHL this season as they are averaging the 7^th most goals per game and have the 3^rd best power-play success rate with an average of 3.54 goals per game and a 28.33% power-play success rate. Jesper Bratt has been one of the best players on the team as he is tied for the lead in goals and assists with 16 goals and 30 assists and leads the team in points with 46 points. 

However, New Jersey has been one of the worst teams defensively this season as they rank 28^th in goals allowed per game with an average of 3.59 goals. The New Jersey Devils will look to build off the momentum following the win against the Florida Panthers on Saturday when they travel to face the Boston Bruins.

The Boston Bruins set records last season for having the best record and the most points all-time and are one of the best teams in the NHL again this season as they enter this matchup with a record of 25-8-9 and 59 points which puts them in 1^st place in the Atlantic Division and gives them the best record in the Eastern Conference following a 4-3 overtime win on the road against the St. Louis Blues which also ended their three-game losing streak. Boston has been an above-average team offensively as they rank 11^th in goals per game and have the 5^th best power-play success rates with an average of 3.34 goals per game and a power-play success rate of 27.2%. 

David Pastrnak has been the best player on the team as he leads the team in goals, assists, and points with 25 goals, 34 assists, and 59 points. The Bruins have also been one of the top teams defensively in the NHL as they are allowing the 5^th fewest goals per game and have the 3^rd best penalty-kill percentage with an average of 2.71 goals per game and a penalty-kill percentage of 85.26%. The Boston Bruins will look to build off the momentum following the road win against the Blues when they host the New Jersey Devils on Monday afternoon.

BookMaker has the Boston Bruins listed as -178 moneyline favorites at home against the New Jersey Devils on Monday afternoon. Boston is 8-0-2 in the last ten and 2-0-1 in the last three meetings. The Bruins have won by an average margin of 2 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the last three games in the series.

Boston is one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference and has been the better team in the series, going 8-0-2 in the last ten meetings. The Bruins have won by an average margin of 2 goals per game over the last three games in the series. As a result, I am taking the puck line for the Boston Bruins at -1.5 when they host the New Jersey Devils on Monday afternoon.