NHL Game Preview: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins with Line Combinations 2/27/2025

David Pastrnak skating for the Boston Bruins
Photo: NICK GOSS

New York Islanders (25-25-7, 57 Pts) at Boston Bruins (27-24-8, 62 Pts)
Venue: TD Garden
Date: Tonight – Thursday, February 27
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: NESN, ESPN+, MSGSN
Radio:
New York – 88.7 FM
Boston – 98.5 The Sports Hub

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
New York
+1.5 ML -125
Boston -1.5 ML -105
O/U 5.5

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New York Islanders News & Notes:

The Islanders have lost five out of their last six games after a 5-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday. The Isles are 12-12-5 on the road this season. The Islanders defeated the Bruins 5-4 in overtime in their last meeting.

Boston Bruins News & Notes:

The Bruins have lost back-to-back games out of the break after a 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. The Bruins defeated the Isles in the first meeting 6-3 in New York but lost to them at home. Boston is 18-9-5 at home this season.

New York Islanders Projected Lines

Lee-Horvat-Duclair
Holmstrom-Nelson-Palmieri
Cizikas-Pageau-Tsyplakov
Engvall-MacLean-Gatcomb

Romanov-DeAngelo
Perunovich-Pulock
Pelech-A. Boqvist

Sorokin
Skarek

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Boston Bruins Projected Lines

Geekie-Zacha-Pastrnak
Marchand-E. Lindholm-Coyle
Tufte-Poitras-Brazeau
Koepke-Beecher-Kastelic

Zadorov-Carlo
Lohrei-Peeke
Callahan-Wotherspoon

Swayman
Korpisalo

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Players To Watch

New York Islanders:

Anders Lee has 24 goals and 18 assists for the Islanders. Kyle Palmieri has scored five goals with two assists over the past ten games.

Boston Bruins:

David Pastrnak has 30 goals and 42 assists and has a 15-game point streak for the Bruins. Morgan Geekie has seven goals and one assist over the last ten games.

Injury Report:

New York Islanders

G Semyon Varlamov – Day to day
D Mike Reilly – Day to day
RW Hudson Fasching – Out two weeks
C Mathew Barzal – Out indefinitely
G Marcus Hogberg – IR
D Noah Dobson – IR

Boston Bruins

D Hampus Lindholm – Out for season
D Charlie McAvoy – Week to week
C Trent Frederic – Week to week

Next Game

New York Islanders – March 1 vs Nashville Predators
Boston Bruins – March 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins

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