Was just thinking about how the Islanders are likely to respond to their game 1 drubbing. For starters they were comfortably outskated by a fresher team and they tired as the 3rd period wore on. Now that both teams have just played, they'll hope to get on more even terms on that front, so surely at the very least we should expect a pretty hot start from them.
One of the surprising things in terms of their defense was how many shots they gave up from the slot or down low beneath the circles like Pasta's first. The Bruins weren't able to drive the net a lot but they were able to get guys nipping inside and getting off shots from some good positions, especially the top 2 lines. That's uncharacteristic of the Isles' D and something Trotz will somehow be looking to rectify.
In net I think Sorokin did ok - none of the goals he let in were shockers, but he gave up more rebounds that you would probably like, and it may well be that the Bruins, especially Pasta, found a weakness in getting him to overcommit before shooting the puck the other side as he moved across. NY would have to be tempted to go back to Varlamov - I know he wasn't very good against the Pens, but he's had a pretty strong season otherwise, is technically their no. 1 goalie, and he was excellent against the Bruins in the regular season, with a record of 7 starts, 5 wins, a .943 SV% and a 1.93 GAA. So I expect we'll see him very soon.
Finally, their offense is hard to assess because 5v5 they didn't have a whole ton of it. When they moved the puck quickly they did have our D scrambling a few times, and there were a couple of occasions where they were just inches away from nailing connecting passes that would likely have resulted in goals. That's credit to our guys for getting in there and either breaking up those plays or at least putting enough pressure on to ensure that they didn't connect, but I'd say they'd be looking for more of those quick counter-attacking plays that they do so well, because the potential to finish them better is clearly there.
All told, plenty they can work on and I expect they'll be more competitive in G2, but Boston will know this and will hopefully be ready for it. Would be huge to take a 2-0 lead to Uniondale.