New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy placed Brock Nelson between Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal in an effort to spark the offense. The Islanders entered Sunday's showdown with the Boston Bruins scoring just four total goals over their last three games.

The New York Islanders enter the matchup against the Boston Bruins on Sunday, Jan. 5 as losers of three games in a row.

The Islanders might have liked how they played in the trio of losses that led into Sunday’s win against the Bruins, but there was one noticeable shift in strategy that helped lead to the 5-4

He admitted that it was “really healthy” for him to get a fresh start with the Bruins after things appeared to be headed nowhere with the Islanders.

The Bruins earned a point after dropping three straight in regulation, but even Pastrnak's heroics couldn't get them the win.

The Bruins secured a point on Sunday night but still dropped their fourth game in a row. And while Boston couldn’t come away with the win, coach Joe Sacco liked the fight he saw from his team and chose to see the loss as the glass being half full.

After a rough 6-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs last night, the Boston Bruins have another contest tonight against the New York Islanders. Their goal will be to turn things around and snap their three-game losing streak.

The New York Islanders are back in action to take on the Boston Bruins in Beantown on Sunday to open a three-game road swing that also sees them head west to Las Vegas and Utah. The Islanders are ...

Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the game at 3:10 of overtime, and the New York Islanders recovered for a 5-4 win against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden in Boston on Sunday. After Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin made a right pad stop, Horvat beat Bruins netminder Joonas Korpisalo on the breakaway to win it.

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The Boston Bruins will strive to get back in the win column as they kick off a five-game stretch against playoff-quality competition with the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.