A brutal second period negated a good start for the Bruins, who never recoved. 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.

NEWARK—According to a well-placed source, New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom will be sidelined for “weeks.” The prognosis is certainly a lot more encouraging than initially anticipated.

The diagnosis is more favorable than anticipated, but it adds insult to injury for a team that has struggled recently.