Bruins survive the desperate Devils behind Jeremy Swayman

New Jersey Devils v Boston Bruins | Richard T Gagnon/GettyImagesGoing into their game on Saturday night at the TD Garden against the New Jersey Devils, the Boston Bruins knew they were facing a desperate team. The Devils dropped their last two games to the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights by a shutout.

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New Jersey got the monkey off its back with a first-period goal by Timo Meier that tied the game, but Boston scored the last three in a win to improve to 17-13-0 on the season. It was the first back-to-back win for the Black and Gold in a month since their winning streak in November. Here are three takeaways from Boston's win in the first of three matchups with New…