Need to Know: Bruins at Islanders

UNIONDALE, N.Y.- The Bruins will be looking to build off of the momentum from their big win at Lake Tahoe over the weekend when they visit the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Boston has lost both of its visits to Nassau Coliseum so far this season, accounting for two of its three regulation losses.
"They have a really good team from top to bottom," Bruins defenseman Connor Clifton said of the Islanders. "We're not really looking at the past games going into tonight. They caught us - I think the last game was the second part of a back-to-back for us. Tonight, we're just going to bring more energy, get more pucks to the net.
"We didn't generate much offense; they do a pretty good job of locking us down. Taking away time and space from their top lines in the neutral zone, where they maybe exposed us a bit and stick to our structure."
Here's everything else you need to know for Thursday's tilt against the Islanders at 7 p.m. ET on NESN and 98.5 The Sports Hub:

Lineup Updates

Opposing View

Like the Bruins, the Islanders snapped a brief two-game skid in their last game, a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. New York improved to 9-6-3 (21 points) with the victory and sit three points behind the B's for the top spot in the East Division.
Former Bruins forward Austin Czarnik entered the lineup on Monday, suiting up for his second game of the season.
The Islanders, who have yet to lose in regulation at home this season (5-0-1), are paced by Mathew Barzal's 15 points in 18 games. Captain Anders Lee leads the way with eight goals.

By The Numbers

Thursday's Projected Lineup

FORWARDS
Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - David Pastrnak
Nick Ritchie - Charlie Coyle - Craig Smith
Anders Bjork - Jack Studnicka - Jake DeBrusk
Trent Frederic - Sean Kuraly - Chris Wagner
DEFENSEMEN
Urho Vaakanainen - Charlie McAvoy
Jakub Zboril - Brandon Carlo
John Moore - Connor Clifton
GOALIES
Jaroslav Halak
Tuukka Rask