If the Devils have visions of catching the Boston Bruins, tonight's the night it has to start. The Devils currently sit in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference with 63 points, 12 points behind the Bruins.
Boston has been almost unbeatable at home posting an 18-3-2 record at TD Banknorth Garden. However the Devils come in to tonights tilt with the 2nd best road record in the league (16-6-2) The only other time these 2 teams met this season was a 2-0 shutout for Tim Thomas. Few will forget the acrobatic diving save he made on Patrik Elias to preserve the shutout.
The Devils are riding a season high 6 game win streak and coming off another impressive road victory on Tuesday night where they were 4-1 winners over a recently resurgent Ottawa Senators team.
Both teams are playing extremely well and have the offensive firepower to put up a ton of goals. It all depends on how they want to play the game. This game can be looked at as a measuring stick game for the Devils to see just how good they really are.
Players to watch:
Zach Parise has scored 6 points in his last 4 games. He has not gone more than 3 games the entire season without scoring a goal. He did not score a goal Tuesday night against Ottawa and will look to do so tonight. With his tireless work ethic and dogged determination I see no reason why Zach wont put more points up on the board tonight.
According to Tom Gulitti at the Fire & Ice Blog (http://njmg.typepad.com/devilsblog/) Scott Clemmensen will be between the pipes again tonight. Scott spent his college career playing for the Boston College Eagles, where he led them to the national championship in 2001, so this is a bit of a homecoming for him. He has been playing lights out over his past few starts and I expect more of the same tonight.
Dainius Zubrus is playing extremely well night in and night out but not getting on the scoresheet as much as he and the Devils would like. He has gone 5 games without a point. With linemates like Patrik Elias and Brian Gionta that should not be something that happens. I am looking for him to break out of his slump and get on the scoresheet tonight.
Prediction: Devils continue to roll and prove to themselves and the rest of the league that they are for real. Devils win 3-2.
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