The New Jersey Devils may be sitting comfortably in playoff positioning, but they’ll need to dig deep following a key injury. Starting goalie Jacob Marksrom was

Dawson Mercer scored two goals in the second period, Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist, and Timo Meier had two assists for the Devils (27-17-6), who are 1-2-2 in their past five games. Jacob Markstrom allowed one goal on seven shots before sustaining an undisclosed injury early in the second period.

Dawson Mercer scored twice during New Jersey’s four-goal second period, and the Devils beat the Boston Bruins 5-1.

The Boston Bruins fell to the New Jersey Devils by a 5-1 final score on Jan. 22. It was one of the Bruins' worst games of the season, as they were outplayed in every area of the ice. Following the game, Bruins forward Morgan Geekie got real about his and his teammates play in the club's embarrassing loss to New Jersey.

Boston led, 1-0, after the first period, but couldn’t overcome a miserable second in which the Devils scored four times.

With injuries mounting and the playoff race intensifying, the Bruins will lean on their depth to stay competitive.

First, Brandon Carlo fell down with the puck in his own zone and, after getting up, his flip-out was kept in by Jersey. The B’s regained control but Oesterle’s breakout pass went off Charlie Coyle’s skates and the Devils made it count. Eventually, Dawson Mercer evened the game on a turnaround shot from the slot.

Swayman stopped 25 out of 29 Devils shots he faced on the night. The Bruins were outmatched entirely by the Devils at that point of the contest, but Swayman did his best to keep the Original Six club in it. He made several big stops, but the Bruins could not stop the Devils' offense.

Looking to build upon their six-game point streak, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (22-20-6) begin an Empire State back-to-back on Thursday against Peter Laviolette's New York Rangers (23-20-4).

The two teams met over the weekend when the Bruins lost the lead in the final minutes of regulation and then the game in a shootout.

NEWARK—All of New Jersey collectively gasped for breath when the New Jersey Devils goaltender was writhing in pain whilst down in his crease on Wednesday night against the Boston Bruins.