Jagr scores only goal in win vs Devils

Jaromir Jagr of the Boston Bruins
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 4: Jaromir Jagr #68 of the Boston Bruins warms up prior to the game agains the New Jersey Devils on April 2, 2013 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
It was a defensive match up but the Bruins got a lucky bounce by their newest player, Jaromir Jagr, getting the only goal of the game and the Bruins would hang on to beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0. The Bruins are now on a 3-game winning streak.

Quick game summary
In the first period, no scoring happened.

In the second period, Bruins Jaromir Jagr scored his 15th goal of the season, the 1st as a Bruin, as a Brad Marchand pass went off Jagr's skate and into the net past Martin Brodeur, making it 1-0.

In the third period, no scoring happened.

Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net for the Bruins and stopped all 40 shots that he faced. Rask is now 16-5-4 with a 1.94 GAA and a .927 save percentage this season. This was Rask's 3rd shutout of the season.

The Bruins led the game in hits 25-18. The Devils led the game in shots 40-26, faceoff wins 28-23 and blocked shots 14-13. Both teams went 0-for-1 on the power-play.

Jaromir Jagr led the Bruins with 5 shots. Zdeno Chara led the Bruins with 4 hits and 4 blocked shots.

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 24-8-4 with 52 points. The next game for the Bruins is on Saturday at the Montreal Canadiens at 7pm ET.

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