Venue & Match Info
Arena: TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114
Capacity: ~17,850
Puckdrop: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 7:15 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPN+, NESN (Boston), MSGSN (NY)
Injury Report
Islanders:
Semyon Varlamov (G, knee) – OUT
Ethan Bear (D, undisclosed) – OUT
Alexander Romanov (D, upper body) – OUT
Pierre Engvall (LW, ankle) – OUT
Maxim Shabanov (RW, upper body) – Day-to-day
Bruins:
Jordan Harris (D, undisclosed) – OUT
Hampus Lindholm (D, undisclosed) – OUT
Key Player Matchups
Islanders:
Bo Horvat – 9 points (5G, 4A), 57% FO%
Mathew Barzal – 7 points (2G, 5A), top playmaker
Anders Lee – 8 points (2G, 6A), veteran leadership
Ilya Sorokin (G) – 2-3-1, 3.70 GAA, .875 SV%
Bruins:
David Pastrnak – 13 points (5G, 8A), elite scorer
Morgan Geekie – 9 points (6G, 3A), breakout start
Pavel Zacha – 9 points (2G, 7A), strong two-way play
Jeremy Swayman (G) – 3-3-0, 2.85 GAA, .910 SV%
Matchup Focus: Horvat vs. Geekie in the faceoff circle; Pastrnak’s scoring vs. Sorokin’s rebound potential.
Team Recent Form
Islanders:
Last 5: L @ PHI 4-3 (SO), W vs. DET 7-2, W vs. SJ 4-3, W @ OTT 5-4, W vs. EDM 4-2
Strengths: 3.8 goals/game (Top 10 NHL)
Weaknesses: PK 74.1% (bottom 10)
Bruins:
Last 5: L @ OTT 7-2, W vs. COL 3-2, L vs. ANA 7-5, L vs. FLA 4-3, L @ UTA 3-2
Strengths: Faceoffs 55.2% (Top 5 NHL)
Weaknesses: 3.9 goals allowed/game (30th NHL)
Series History
First meeting of the 2025–26 season.
Islanders won 2 of 3 matchups last season.
Bruins have struggled defensively in recent head-to-heads, allowing 4+ goals in 3 of last 5 vs. NYI.
Betting Trends
Islanders: 2-1 as favorites this season; all 8 games OVER 6 goals.
Bruins: 2-6 as underdogs; 6 of 11 games OVER 6 goals.
Head-to-head: 4 of last 6 meetings OVER.
Game Odds
New York Islanders – 142
Boston Bruins 6.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Monday, October 27, 2025
