Every point counts.
Just the facts
When: Tonight, 7 PM
Where: TD Garden — Boston, Mass.
How to follow: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub
Opposing SB Nation site: Lighthouse Hockey
Know your enemy
- 25-25-7, 57PTS, 7th in Metropolitan Division
- Anders Lee: 23G-18A-41PTS; Bo Horvat: 19G-22A-41PTS; Kyle Palmieri: 17G-21A-38PTS
- Ilya Sorokin: 20-18-4, 2.80 GAA, .903 save percentage; Semyon Varlamov: 3-4-3, 2.89 GAA, .889 save percentage
Game notes
- The Boston Bruins will look to figure things out as the New York Islanders come to town tonight after letting another win, and points, slip away.
- The Bruins failed to lock in a three-goal lead on Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, leading to their opponent to bounce back, tie the game, and eventually win it in over time.
- There were some silver linings. David Pastrnak’s point streak was extended to 15 games and the power play was hot. Morgan Geekie also continues to be an asset to the Bruins’ offense. Pastrnak has seven points and Geekie has four goals in the last five games.
- This is the last meeting between the Bruins and Islanders this season. The Bruins are 1-0-1 against them this season. They last met on Jan. 5, a 5-4 OT loss for the Bruins where the Bruins tied the game in the third to force overtime, but Bo Horvat led the Islanders to victory.
- If there’s one thing positive for the Bruins, they are five points ahead of the Islanders in line for a wild card spot. While the Islanders’ chance looks bleak, these are two big points on the line for the Bruins where every win counts.
- And maybe there’s a second. The Islanders power play is ranked last in the NHL at 11.3%. The Bruins have crossed a new high this season with the power play at 15.4% thanks to two power-play goals last game.
- The Islanders are 0-2-0 since returning on the break to bring a before and after break losing streak to four games. They fell 5-1 to the New York Rangers on Tuesday.
- For the Isles, Noah Dobson is back in the lineup after being out for 11 games with a lower-body injury.
- The Bruins were off yesterday, so there are no new developments to report.
- See ya tonight!