Devils at Bruins
Jaromir Jagr is expected to make his debut with his new team on Thursday as the Boston Bruins host the New Jersey Devils. The five-time Art Ross Trophy winner was acquired from Dallas on Tuesday for a pair of prospects and a conditional second-round pick in the 2013 draft. Jagr, 41, will look to provide an offensive boost and veteran leadership to Boston, which sits one point behind first-place Montreal in the Northeast Division.
New Jersey has struggled mightily as Ilya Kovalchuk nurses a shoulder injury. The Devils fell to 0-1-3 without the talented Russian by dropping a 3-1 decision to the New York Islanders. New Jersey resides in eighth place in the Eastern Conference - although its 39 points are matched by both the seventh-place New York Rangers and ninth-place Islanders.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, NHL Network, MSG (New Jersey), NESN (Boston)
ABOUT THE DEVILS (15-12-9): Veteran Steve Sullivan is returning to the Garden State as New Jersey acquired his services from Phoenix on Wednesday for a seventh-round pick in the 2014 draft. Sullivan, who recently played in his 1,000th NHL game, was selected by the Devils in the ninth round of the 1994 draft. The 38-year-old collected five goals and seven assists in 33 games with the Coyotes. He also has played with Toronto, Chicago, Nashville and Pittsburgh.
ABOUT THE BRUINS (23-8-4): Boston acquired veteran defenseman Wade Redden from St. Louis for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2014 draft. Redden fell out of favor after the Blues picked up blue-liners Jay Bouwmeester and Jordan Leopold. Redden will rejoin former Ottawa teammate - and current Bruins captain - Zdeno Chara. Also on Wednesday, Boston acquired Rob Flick from Chicago for fellow minor-league forward Max Sauve.
OVERTIME
1. Boston C Patrice Bergeron suffered a "moderate" concussion during the second period of Tuesday's contest, according to general manager Peter Chiarelli.
2. RW Nathan Horton, who is riding a four-game goal-scoring streak, also tallied in the Bruins' 2-1 shootout win over the Devils on Jan. 29.
3. New Jersey C Travis Zajac, who was limited by the flu on Tuesday, has just one goal in 21 career games versus Boston.