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BOSTON \u2014 The Devils gave the surging Bruins a fight, but it wasn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n
Brad Marchand scored a power-play goal early in the opening period and Tuukka Rask made it stand up with 20 saves for his third shutout of the season, lifting the surging Boston Bruins to a 1-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
The victory improved the Bruins\u2019 streak of at least one point in every game to 16 straight (12-0-4) and they haven\u2019t lost in regulation since a 3-2 setback to the New York Rangers on Jan. 19. It\u2019s their longest since 18 games (14-0-4) last season.<\/p>\n
Rask is 14-0-3 in his last 17 starts.<\/p>\n
Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 29 shots for the Devils, including Marchand\u2019s penalty shot. New Jersey has lost five of seven.<\/p>\n
With Kenny Agostino in the penalty box for interfering with Rask, Marchand beat Blackwood with a wrister from the bottom of the right circle just 14 seconds into the power play after collecting a pass from Bergeron at 2:37. It was Bergeron\u2019s 793rd career point, moving him into a sixth-place tie with Wayne Cashman on Boston\u2019s all-time scoring list.<\/p>\n
Marchand had his penalty shot after getting hooked by defenseman Damon Severson almost five minutes after his goal, but Blackwood made a right-pad stop.<\/p>\n
Rask made a nice left-pad stop on winger Jesper Bratt, who cut in alone midway into the final period, bringing a loud roar from the crowd looking for some offense by the Bruins.<\/p>\n
In the second period, the Bruins outshot the Devils 10-4, getting a couple of good chances in the final minute that Blackwood turned aside.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n