The New Jersey Devils may be sitting comfortably in playoff positioning, but they’ll need to dig deep following a key injury. Starting goalie Jacob Marksrom was an early exit from the Devils recent win over the Boston Bruins,

Things came apart in a hurry in the middle frame. The Bruins didn’t react well to two calls against them that they didn’t like and the Devils took advantage delivering an early knockout blow. They became the latest struggling team to get right against Boston, beating the Bruins, 5-1, Wednesday at the Prudential Center in Newark.

On Wednesday evening, the New Jersey Devils inducted franchise legend Jacques Lemaire into their Ring of Honor. After the festivities, they had to face a hungry Boston Bruins team in an attempt to snap their four-game skid.

Jacob Markstrom left Wednesday night's game against the Boston Bruins in the first period after Bruins Justin Brazeau crashed into Markstrom's net, sending the Devils goaltender awkwardly into his goal post.

Dawson Mercer scored bookend goals in New Jersey's four-goal second period, propelling the Devils to a 5-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday in Newark, N.J.

The Devils might have suffered a serious blow to one of their most important players. Starting goaltender Jacob Markstrom left Wednesday’s game against the Boston Bruins in the second period after a collision at the net.

The New Jersey Devils lost four straight games entering Wednesday night’s action. Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe blew up at practice on Wednesday after calling out star players earlier in the week. It seemed to work as New Jersey skated to a 5-1 victory over the Boston Bruins.

Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom is expected to miss time after leaving Wednesday night's win over the Bruins following a collision in the crease.