New York plays division rival Boston
Boston Bruins (1-0-1, fourth in the East Division) vs. New York Islanders (1-1-0, sixth in the East Division)
Uniondale, New York; Monday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Boston faces New York in a matchup of East Division teams.
New York finished 35-23-10 overall and 11-7-4 in division games a season ago. Goalies for the Islanders compiled a .911 save percentage while allowing 2.7 goals on 31.1 shots per game last season.
Boston finished 44-14-12 overall and 14-6-3 in division play during the 2019-20 season. The Bruins scored 227 total goals last season while collecting 384 assists.
The teams face off Monday for the first time this season.
INJURIES: Islanders: Semyon Varlamov: day to day (throat).
Bruins: Craig Smith: out (lower body), Ondrej Kase: day to day (upper body).
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