Boston Bruins (18-5-4, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (14-7-7, second in the Metropolitan Division)
Elmont, New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders head into a matchup against the Boston Bruins as winners of four games in a row.
New York is 14-7-7 overall and 8-3-5 at home. The Islanders have a -2 scoring differential, with 86 total goals scored and 88 conceded.
Boston has an 8-3-3 record in road games and an 18-5-4 record overall. The Bruins have a +20 scoring differential, with 87 total goals scored and 67 allowed.
Friday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Bruins won 5-2 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Noah Dobson has six goals and 23 assists for the Islanders. Mathew Barzal has six goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.
David Pastrnak has 16 goals and 23 assists for the Bruins. Brad Marchand has five goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 7-1-2, averaging four goals, 7.1 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Bruins: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 4.2 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Islanders: Matt Martin: out (upper body), Scott Mayfield: day to day (upper body), Ryan Pulock: out (lower body), Adam Pelech: out (upper body).
Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal), Charlie McAvoy: day to day (undisclosed), Pavel Zacha: day to day (upper body), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
