Zubrus lifts Devils past Bruins

BOSTON—Dainius Zubrus scored with 1:26 left, and Yann Danis made 31 saves in his first appearance of the season to lead the New Jersey Devils to their sixth consecutive road victory, 2-1 over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

Zubrus scored off a rebound of Jamie Langenbrunner’s shot.

Zach Parise also assisted on Zubrus’ goal and has 10 points in the last six games for New Jersey, 6-0 on the road and 1-4 at home.

Tim Thomas made 29 saves for Boston, 3-4 on home ice.

David Clarkson opened the scoring for the Devils at 13:25 of the first period.

Patrice Bergeron tied it at 2:32 of the second, driving home the rebound of a backhand shot by Marco Sturm. Bergeron leads the Bruins with eight points.

The Bruins failed to record a point for only the second time in the last six games.

Boston had a pair of opportunities in the final 1:26, including a shot that beat Danis but clanked off the crossbar.

The Devils bounced back after losing to Buffalo 4-1 on Wednesday night, They will finish their trip at Tampa Bay before returning home to face Washington.

Boston will host Edmonton on Saturday night.