Top defenseman Charlie McAvoy and No. 1 center Pavel Zacha are both nursing injuries and might not be ready to play against New Jersey.
Boston Bruins
NHL roundup: Sabres halt Bruins’ 3-game winning streak
Buffalo ends its own four-game skid with a 3-1 victory in Boston.
Marchand’s hat trick fuels comeback win for Bruins
Brad Marchand scores three goals in a six-minute span of the third period, lifting Boston to a 3-1 victory over Columbus.
Marchand’s overtime goal lifts Bruins over Maple Leafs, 4-3
Boston gives up a tying goal with 4.8 seconds left in regulation, but Brad Marchand wins it with 7.2 seconds remaining in OT.
Rangers feast on Bruins’ suddenly porous defense in 7-4 win
Boston gives up a season-high goal total and loses for the third time in four games.
Bruins again fall to Red Wings, 5-2
Boston loses in regulation for only the second time this season, both against Detroit.
NHL notebook: Bruins forward Milan Lucic pleads not guilty to assaulting wife
Lucic was released on personal recognizance bail and has a pre-trail hearing scheduled for Jan. 19.
Bruins notebook: Jeremy Swayman wants his piece of history
The Boston goalie takes notice as team honors its 1970 and 1972 Stanley Cup champions.
NHL roundup: Boston’s Milan Lucic taking indefinite leave of absence after undisclosed incident
The Bruins are not commenting, other than to say the team ‘takes these matters very seriously.’
Coyle gets first career hat trick as Bruins beat Islanders, 5-2
David Pastrnak’s power-play goal breaks a tie early in the third period, and Charlie Coyle adds his second and third goals of the game as Boston pulls away.