Game Preview: Islanders at Bruins

New York Islanders at Boston Bruins

The Lineup:

Johnny Boychuk will also draw back into the lineup after missing Saturday's game with an upper-body injury. Scott Mayfield will come out of the lineup for Boychuk.
PROJECTED LINEUP:
| FORWARDS | | --- | | LEFT WING | CENTER | RIGHT WING | | ANDERS LEE | JOHN TAVARES | JOSH BAILEY | | SHANE PRINCE | BROCK NELSON | RYAN STROME | | ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER | ALAN QUINE | JASON CHIMERA | | NIKOLAY KULEMIN | CASEY CIZIKAS | STEPHEN GIONTA |

| DEFENSE | | --- | | LEFT | RIGHT | | NICK LEDDY | ADAM PELECH | | THOMAS HICKEY | JOHNNY BOYCHUK | | CALVIN DE HAAN | DENNIS SEIDENBERG |

John Tavares Stays Hot:

John Tavares followed up his hat-trick performance on Friday with a pair of goals on Saturday, giving the Islanders captain five tallies in his last two games. In the process, Tavares took the team-lead in goals (16), surpassing linemate Anders Lee (15).

Stephen Gionta Makes Islanders Debut:

Stephen Gionta will make his Islanders debut on Monday afternoon. Gionta came to camp on a PTO, but a lower-body injury derailed his bid to make the team, which Capuano said was likely to happen out of camp.
"He probably would have been with our team with the training camp that he had and his work ethic, not only as a penalty killer, but with the way he came in and proved himself," Capuano said. "He's excited to get in here today and that's what we're going to need, he'll bring some energy to our lineup."

GAME NOTES

Bruins Notes:

The Bruins enter Monday's action off a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon. The Bruins are 3-1-1 in their last five games, but haven't won consecutive games since beating Buffalo twice on Dec. 29 and 31. Boston currently sits second in the Atlantic Division with 51 points.
Brad Marchand leads the Bruins with 43 points (17G, 26A) in 46 games, David Pastrnak leads the team with 19 goals and goaltender Tuukka Rask is 22-9-3 this season with a 1.98 goals-against average, a .925 save percentage and five shutouts.

Bruins Player To Watch: Brad Marchand

Brad Marchand has the hot stick for the Bruins, with 12 points (7G, 5A) in his last six games. Marchand is coming off of a five-point night (2G, 3A) vs the Flyers on Saturday, so the 28-year-old has game-breaking potential. Marchand will represent the Bruins at the All-Star Game at the end of the month and he's earned the honors, leading Boston with 43 points (17G, 26A) in 46 games this season - tying for seventh in league scoring.