Bruins blow lead, lose 4-3 to Devils

Zdeno Chara and Jaromir Jagr chat during a stoppage of play
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 26: Jaromir Jagr #68 of the New Jersey Devils chats during a time out with Zdeno Chara #33 of the Boston Bruins at the TD Garden on October 26, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)
When just one line shows up to play you won't win many nights, even against a struggling team, as the Devils came back to tie and beat the Bruins 4-3 late in the third period.

Quick game summary
In the first period, Bruins Torey Krug scored his 4th goal of the season, a power-play goal, making it 1-0 Bruins. Less than two minutes later, Bruins Jarome Iginla scored his 2nd goal of the season, making it 2-0 Bruins. Less than three minutes later, Devils Adam Henrique scored a power-play goal, making it 2-1. With 56 second left in the period, Bruins Milan Lucic scored his 6th goal of the season, making it 3-1 Bruins.

In the second period, with 28 seconds left in the period, Devils Damien Brunner scored a power-play goal, making it 3-2.

In the third period, with 1:08 left in the period, Devils Marek Zidlicky scored a power-play goal, tying the game 3-3. Then with 45 seconds left in the period, Devils Andy Greene scored a power-play goal, giving the Devils a 4-3 lead.

Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net for the Bruins and made 28 saves on 32 shots. Rask is now 6-3-0 with a 1.56 GAA and a .947 save percentage this season.

The Bruins led the game in hits 27-16, faceoff wins 35-30 and blocked shots 11-7. The Devils led the game in shots 32-28. The Bruins went 1-for-2 on the power-play while the Devils went 4-for-7.

Jarome Iginla had 3 points, a goal and 2 assists. Shawn Thornton led the Bruins with 4 hits. Torey Krug and Johnny Boychuk led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots each.

Player notes
Matt Bartkowski was again a healthy scratch.

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 7-3-0 with 14 points and tied for 2nd place in the Atlantic Division with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings. The next game for the Bruins is on Wednesday at the Pittsburgh Penguins at 8pm ET.

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