Long known for low scoring, shutdown defense, and solid goaltending, the New Jersey Devils came to town for Opening Night — the first of 41 games on Causeway Street.
It was all of that through two uneventful periods in the scoreless affair; shots on goal at 21 for the visitors and 19 for the host with Tuukka Rask, 2-0-0, 2.02 GAA vs. Marblehead native Cory Schneider at 1-1-1, 1.99 GAA. Rask was 4-3-2 with a 1.57 GAA in 10 career games against the Devils. Schneider was 1-3-2 with a 2.81 GAA in 6 career games against the Bruins.