Post-Game Talk: #19| Boston Bruins @ New York Islanders | February 25th | 7:00 PM | F/W 7-2

[MattMartin]

Game Preview: Bruins @ Islanders
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NEW YORK ISLANDERS (9-6-3) VS BOSTON BRUINS (11-3-2)
7 PM | NASSAU COLISEUM
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The New York Islanders host the Boston Bruins on Thursday night for their third meeting of the season and in the second game of the Islanders' four-game homestand.

The Bruins enter the contest well rested. Boston last played on Sunday night at the Honda NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe game where they soundly defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3.


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ISLANDERS NOTES:​

• Pageau delivered the Islanders' game-winner on Monday at 15:08 in the third period on the power play. The goal was his sixth tally in the last seven games and his seventh goal of the season, tied with Jordan Eberle for the second-most goals among the team. Pageau leads the Islanders with three game-winning goals this season and is now tied with Anders Lee for the second-most points in the Islanders leaderboard with 11 points (7G, 4A) through 18 games.

• Lee opened up scoring as the Islanders captain deposited his team-leading eighth goal of the season. Lee now has 11 points (8G, 3A) through 18 games.

• Martin lit the lamp for the second time this season and now has four points (2G, 2A) through 18 games.

• Nick Leddy recorded his ninth assist, which tied with Mathew Barzal for the team lead, with his helper on Pageau's goal. Leddy leads Islanders defensemen in scoring with 10 points (1G, 9A).

• Semyon Varlamov recorded his third-straight start and his 14th start of the season to improve his record of 8-4-2. Varlamov has a 2.06 GAA and a .927 SV%.

• Austin Czarnik returned to the lineup and replaced Leo Komarov for his second game of the season. Czarnik recorded two shot attempts and logged 9:11 TOI.

• Michael Dal Colle missed his third-straight game with a lower-body injury after blocking a shot on Feb. 16 against Buffalo. Dal Colle continues to be listed as day-to-day as confirmed by Trotz following the Islanders' practice on Wednesday.

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BRUINS NOTES:​

• David Pastrnak powered Boston's win on Sunday as the Czech winger recorded his second hat trick of the season. After missing the first seven games of the season as he recovered from an offseason hip surgery, Pastrnak now has nine goals in as many games and is tied with linemate Brad Marchand for the team lead in goals scored. The 24-year-old now has 14 points (9G, 5A).

• Charlie McAvoy, Charlie Coyle, Nick Ritchie and Trent Frederic also scored for the Bruins on Sunday. Frederic scored his first-career goal in the outdoor game.

• Tuukka Rask made 16 saves and improved his record to 7-2-1 with the win. The veteran Finnish netminder has a 2.56 GAA and a .901 SV%.

• Jack Studnicka returned to the Bruins lineup on Sunday for the first time since Jan. 28 after getting sent down to the Boston's AHL affiliate the Providence Bruins. In his return, Studnicka posted an assist, and his second point (1G, 1A) of the season, on Pastrnak's third goal of the game.

• Urho Vaakanainen made his season debut on the blueline for the Bruins and recorded his first-career point on an assist on Pastrnak's second goal.

• The Bruins rank in the top 10 in almost all facets of the most common NHL stats. Defensively, Boston allows the third-fewest goals against per game in the NHL with a nightly average of 2.25. On special teams, the Bruins power play is ranked sixth overall in the NHL (30.0%) and their penalty kill is ranked second overall at 87.7%. Boston fires off the seventh-most shots for per game with a nightly average of 31.6 and conversely, is ranked first overall in the NHL with the fewest shots-against average of 25.1.

• In the circle, Boston's is ranked first overall with a 57.6 FOW%. Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron ranks third in the NHL at draws with a 62.9 FOW% and has taken 225 faceoffs through 16 games this season.

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Possible Starting Goalies:​

Semyon Varlamov

Player	GP	GS	W	L	T	OT	SA	GA	GAA	S	SV%	SO	MIN
Semyon Varlamov	14	14	8	4	0	2	395	29	2.06	366	.927	3	843
Ilya Sorokin	4	4	1	2	0	1	105	11	2.74	94	.895	1	242

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Player	GP	GS	W	L	T	OT	SA	GA	GAA	S	SV%	SO	MIN
Jaroslav Halak	6	6	4	1	0	1	138	10	1.66	128	.928	1	363
Tuukka Rask	10	10	7	2	0	1	263	26	2.56	237	.901	0	611

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Player Stats:​

Islanders
Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FO%
Mathew Barzal	18	6	9	15	4	26	1	4	0	0	1	0	47	12.8	51.11
Anders Lee	18	8	3	11	3	8	3	4	0	0	2	0	58	13.8	49.52
Jordan Eberle	18	7	4	11	-2	6	1	3	0	0	1	0	48	14.6	100
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	18	7	4	11	4	2	2	4	1	1	3	0	32	21.9	57.41
Nick Leddy	18	1	9	10	-5	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	31	3.2	0
Josh Bailey	18	1	8	9	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	31	3.2	50
Brock Nelson	18	5	3	8	-8	6	4	4	0	0	1	0	36	13.9	51.21
Noah Dobson	18	1	6	7	-1	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	31	3.2	0
Ryan Pulock	18	0	7	7	7	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	32	0	0
Casey Cizikas	18	3	2	5	-2	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	14.3	54.55
Cal Clutterbuck	18	1	4	5	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	7.1	0
Matt Martin	18	2	2	4	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	8	14.29
Scott Mayfield	18	1	3	4	-6	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	3.7	0
Oliver Wahlstrom	11	1	2	3	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	24	4.2	50
Adam Pelech	18	0	3	3	3	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0
Leo Komarov	9	0	2	2	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	40
Anthony Beauvillier	9	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
Michael Dal Colle	8	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Andy Greene	18	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
Ross Johnston	6	0	0	0	-2	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	33.33
Austin Czarnik	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33.33

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Bruins
Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FO%
Brad Marchand	16	9	11	20	9	6	2	7	1	2	1	1	41	22	33.33
Patrice Bergeron	16	7	12	19	7	2	4	9	1	1	1	1	56	12.5	62.85
David Pastrnak	9	9	5	14	5	2	3	4	0	0	0	0	36	25	0
Nick Ritchie	16	6	7	13	-3	4	5	9	0	0	1	0	37	16.2	0
Charlie McAvoy	16	2	11	13	5	18	0	4	0	1	0	0	32	6.3	0
David Krejci	15	0	10	10	1	10	0	5	0	0	0	0	23	0	59.15
Craig Smith	15	3	4	7	3	8	0	1	0	0	2	1	39	7.7	60
Charlie Coyle	16	3	2	5	-2	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	12.5	46.67
Chris Wagner	16	2	1	3	-2	15	0	0	1	1	0	0	25	8	55.1
Sean Kuraly	16	2	1	3	-1	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	32	6.3	60.48
Brandon Carlo	16	2	1	3	3	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	11.1	0
Anders Bjork	16	1	2	3	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	0
Jake DeBrusk	11	1	2	3	-3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	25	4	40
Jeremy Lauzon	16	0	3	3	-2	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0
Matt Grzelcyk	6	0	3	3	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
Trent Frederic	16	1	1	2	-1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	6.7	45.45
Kevan Miller	15	0	2	2	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
Jakub Zboril	14	0	2	2	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
Connor Clifton	9	0	2	2	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
John Moore	3	0	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Ondrej Kase	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

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Standings:

MassMutual East	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK
1 Boston	16	11	3	2	24	.750	6	9	51	36	+15	5-1-0	6-2-2	2-0	7-2-1	W1
2 Washington	18	9	5	4	22	.611	7	8	60	63	-3	6-3-2	3-2-2	1-2	4-5-1	OT1
3 Philadelphia	16	9	4	3	21	.656	7	9	55	54	+1	6-2-2	3-2-1	0-2	6-2-2	W1
4 Pittsburgh	17	10	6	1	21	.618	4	7	54	55	-1	7-1-0	3-5-1	3-0	6-4-0	W3
5 NY Islanders	18	9	6	3	21	.583	9	9	44	43	+1	5-0-1	4-6-2	0-1	6-2-2	W1
6 NY Rangers	17	6	8	3	15	.441	4	5	43	46	-3	3-5-2	3-3-1	1-1	4-4-2	L1
7 New Jersey	14	6	6	2	14	.500	5	6	37	41	-4	2-4-1	4-2-1	0-2	4-5-1	L3
8 Buffalo	16	6	8	2	14	.438	4	4	41	47	-6	2-5-1	4-3-1	2-1	4-5-1	W1

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Islanders
LW	C	RW
ANDERS LEE Goals: 8 Assists: 3	MATHEW BARZAL Goals: 6 Assists: 9	JORDAN EBERLE Goals: 7 Assists: 4
ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER Goals: 0 Assists: 2	BROCK NELSON Goals: 5 Assists: 3	JOSH BAILEY Goals: 1 Assists: 8
LEO KOMAROV Goals: 0 Assists: 2	JEAN-GABRIEL PAGEAU Goals: 7 Assists: 4	OLIVER WAHLSTROM Goals: 1 Assists: 2
MATT MARTIN Goals: 2 Assists: 2	CASEY CIZIKAS Goals: 3 Assists: 1	CAL CLUTTERBUCK Goals: 1 Assists: 4

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DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS	Defense
ADAM PELECH Goals: 0 Assists: 3	RYAN PULOCK Goals: 0 Assists: 7
NICK LEDDY Goals: 1 Assists: 9	SCOTT MAYFIELD Goals: 1 Assists: 3
ANDY GREENE Goals: 0 Assists: 1	NOAH DOBSON Goals: 1 Assists: 6

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Current Team Injuries:
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Player	POS	Injury	Status (Updated)	Notes
Aho	D	Undisclosed	Out indefinitely (01/13/2021)	Aho has been assigned to the injured reserve list due to an injury to an unlisted injury, and it is unknown how long he will be debilitated.
Dal Colle	LW	Undisclosed	Day - Day (02/20/2021)	Dal Colle missed the last game with an undisclosed injury, and has been moved to the I.R.

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Bruins
BRAD MARCHAND Goals: 9 Assists: 11	PATRICE BERGERON Goals: 7 Assists: 12	DAVID PASTRNAK Goals: 9 Assists: 5
NICK RITCHIE Goals: 6 Assists: 7	CHARLIE COYLE Goals: 3 Assists: 2	CRAIG SMITH Goals: 3 Assists: 4
JAKE DEBRUSK Goals: 1 Assists: 2	JACK STUDNICKA Goals: 1 Assists 1	ANDERS BJORK Goals: 1 Assists 2
TRENT FREDERIC Goals: 1 Assists: 1	SEAN KURALY Goals: 2 Assists: 1	CHRIS WAGNER Goals: 2 Assists: 1

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URHO VAAKANAINEN Goals: 0 Assists: 1	CHARLIE MCAVOY Goals: 2 Assists: 11
JAKUB ZBORIL Goals: 0 Assists: 2	BRANDON CARLO Goals: 2 Assists: 1
JOHN MOORE Goals: 0 Assists: 2	CONNOR CLIFTON Goals: 0 Assists: 2

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Current Team Injuries:

Player	POS	Injury	Status (Updated)	Notes
Grzelcyk	D	Lower Body	Out indefinitely (02/21/2021)	Grzelcyk has been shifted to the injured reserve with a lower-body injury, and it is unknown how long he will be debilitated.
Kase	RW	Upper Body	Out indefinitely (01/19/2021)	Kase has been sent to the injured reserve list with an upper-body injury, and there is not timetable for recovery.
Krejci	C	Lower Body	Ques Thurs (02/21/2021)	Krejci missed the last contest with a lower-body injury, and it has yet to be established if he will suit up for Thursday's game versus the Islanders.
Lauzon	D	Upper Body	Late March (02/24/2021)	Lauzon is sidelined with a left hand fracture, and he will miss at least four weeks of action.
Miller	D	Knee	Out Thurs (02/24/2021)	Miller was held out of the previous game due to a knee injury, and he will not be available for Thursday's tilt versus the Islanders.

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[MattMartin]

1) I'm bored , forgive me
2) I'm going Post Malone cause it worked last time.
3) See 1 and 2

 

[BrockLobster]

Not these guys again!

 

[Kevin27NYI]

For whatever reason we match up well against Boston this year. Haven’t had to gave Pasta yet though right?

Let’s see what this one brings, hoping a dman gets on the board for once

 

[buud]

LGI!! Isles 3, Bruins 2, in OT.

 

[mm11]

yeeesh the B's Get the legs going early fellas

 

[Poulin 0n My St1ck]

Hard to hate the Bruins these days, they’re a likable group - even Marchand. If not us, I wouldn’t mind seeing the Bruins win it all and getting the Cup in LBNY.

But let’s take 2 tonight.

 

[doublechili]

Hard to hate the Bruins these days, they’re a likable group - even Marchand. If not us, I wouldn’t mind seeing the Bruins win it all and getting the Cup in LBNY.

But let’s take 2 tonight.

It's funny, but a long time ago the Bs were probably my 2nd least favorite team after the NYR. But that's changed over the years, and I also kind of like them now. BTW, I grew up in Suffolk County, which always seemed more like New England than NY in those days.

 

[PK Cronin]

Hard to hate the Bruins these days, they’re a likable group - even Marchand. If not us, I wouldn’t mind seeing the Bruins win it all and getting the Cup in LBNY.

But let’s take 2 tonight.

It's funny, but a long time ago the Bs were probably my 2nd least favorite team after the NYR. But that's changed over the years, and I also kind of like them now. BTW, I grew up in Suffolk County, which always seemed more like New England than NY in those days.

f***'em.

 

[Big L]

At the approximate third point of the isles season, they are on a 1.167 points per game pace in the standings. Unfortunately there are 4 teams ahead of them.

Boston 1.5 PPG
Pitt 1.294 PPG
Philly 1.267 PPG
Wash 1.222 PPG

still 2/3 left of the season, but isles gotta pick it up. Starts with getting another 2 vs the B’s. Git r dun!

 

[Riseonfire]

Hard to hate the Bruins these days, they’re a likable group - even Marchand. If not us, I wouldn’t mind seeing the Bruins win it all and getting the Cup in LBNY.

But let’s take 2 tonight.

Those 90's outfits for the outdoor game..... lots of drip. That said, f*** you Boston.

 

[xECK29x]

Looks like it will be a reverse retro game (I think our first)

 

[doublechili]

Looks like it will be a reverse retro game (I think our first)

As a special "reverse retro" promotion, they're going to have Clark Gillies and Terry O'Reilly square off in a between periods "fight", but in keeping with the theme O'Reilly will win this time.

 

[crasherino]

Need to take advantage of the fact that the Bruins will be missing most of their D-corp. I think gross retweeted one of their beat writers saying that they'll have Carlo and Macavoy as the only starting Dmen available. Of course, those are the two to have, but still....that's a lot of guys to replace. Gotta keep them pinned in their zone and not let their first line get possession. We don't fare well against them when they do.

 

[13th Floor]

Need to take advantage of the fact that the Bruins will be missing most of their D-corp. I think gross retweeted one of their beat writers saying that they'll have Carlo and Macavoy as the only starting Dmen available. Of course, those are the two to have, but still....that's a lot of guys to replace. Gotta keep them pinned in their zone and not let their first line get possession. We don't fare well against them when they do.

So pick shutout in FGOTG, got it.

 

[crasherino]

So pick shutout in FGOTG, got it.

Especially if they have a backup goalie going for them.

 

[Thrasymachus]

It's funny, but a long time ago the Bs were probably my 2nd least favorite team after the NYR. But that's changed over the years, and I also kind of like them now. BTW, I grew up in Suffolk County, which always seemed more like New England than NY in those days.

As a Nova Scotian it is terribly hard for me to hate the Bruins. We have a lot of fans out here - my mom and most of her family for instance, are die-hard Bruins fans (altho nowadays my mom is more of an isles fan cause she knows I root for them).

 

[SI90]

Going to be a tough game.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

You know who...now make him proud. Marchand needs some air miles.

 

[Poulin 0n My St1ck]

It's funny, but a long time ago the Bs were probably my 2nd least favorite team after the NYR. But that's changed over the years, and I also kind of like them now. BTW, I grew up in Suffolk County, which always seemed more like New England than NY in those days.

I mean, not even two years ago I was rooting for the Blues in the SCF, but I suppose that was more so how I feel about the city of Boston than the roster. I’d have hated them back in the ‘80s well with O’Reilly and Milbury in the lineup.

 

[MattMartin]

For whatever reason we match up well against Boston this year. Haven’t had to gave Pasta yet though right?

Let’s see what this one brings, hoping a dman gets on the board for once

He played against us last game Kev.

1ST PERIOD	BOS	NYI
8:41		Brad Marchand (9) Assists: Patrice Bergeron (11), David Pastrnak (4)
11:36		Jean-Gabriel Pageau (3) Assists: Ryan Pulock (5), Leo Komarov (1)
15:16		Jordan Eberle (6) Assists: Scott Mayfield (1), Brock Nelson (3)

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2ND PERIOD	BOS	NYI
16:51		Patrice Bergeron (7) Assists: David Pastrnak (5), Brad Marchand (9)

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3RD PERIOD	BOS	NYI
5:30		Mathew Barzal (6) (Power Play) Assists: Jordan Eberle (3), Anders Lee (3)
14:32		Jean-Gabriel Pageau (4) (Shorthanded) Assists: Leo Komarov (2)

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[doublechili]

You know who...now make him proud. Marchand needs some air miles.

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That's a great picture. I don't know what I love most about it. Potvin flipping some guy on his head. The fact that the refs probably didn't call a penalty. Potvin's awesome Titan stick. The home-made t-shirt on the one fan. Or that there is what appears to be a Cocker Spaniel catching the action in the 1st row.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

That's a great picture. I don't know what I love most about it. Potvin flipping some guy on his head. The fact that the refs probably didn't call a penalty. Potvin's awesome Titan stick. The home-made t-shirt on the one fan. Or that there is what appears to be a Cocker Spaniel catching the action in the 1st row.

Pretty sure Potvin was teaching the dog a few new tricks.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

He played against us last game Kev.

1ST PERIOD	BOS	NYI
8:41		Brad Marchand (9) Assists: Patrice Bergeron (11), David Pastrnak (4)
11:36		Jean-Gabriel Pageau (3) Assists: Ryan Pulock (5), Leo Komarov (1)
15:16		Jordan Eberle (6) Assists: Scott Mayfield (1), Brock Nelson (3)

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2ND PERIOD	BOS	NYI
16:51		Patrice Bergeron (7) Assists: David Pastrnak (5), Brad Marchand (9)

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3RD PERIOD	BOS	NYI
5:30		Mathew Barzal (6) (Power Play) Assists: Jordan Eberle (3), Anders Lee (3)
14:32		Jean-Gabriel Pageau (4) (Shorthanded) Assists: Leo Komarov (2)

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Oh ok good, I think I only caught the third period that game.

One line team, let’s get another W then. Surprised our games haven’t had more nastiness either. Could be fun

 

[BelovedIsles]

I just hope they win 2 of the next 3. They really have to start gaining ground, as there isn't as much of a cushion for the remaining season. I also suspect that some teams won't complete the 56 games, so the league will use points %.

It may be more beneficial just to sweep the Pens over the weekend, as I can't see them winning 3 straight against the Bs and Pens; the Pens pose more of a threat to that last playoff spot.