UBS Keys to the Game: Islanders at Bruins

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (28-25-9) AT BOSTON BRUINS (40-19-5)12:30 PM ET | TD GARDEN WATCH: MSG+ | NHLNLISTEN: 88.7FM | 103.9FM | 98.7FM
The New York Islanders look to claim their third-straight win as they travel to Boston to take on the Bruins on Saturday afternoon in the first leg of their weekend back-to-back set.

The Islanders improved their record to 7-1-1 in their last nine games as they defeated Detroit 5-2 on Thursday night. Brock Nelson scored twice, including once on the power play, while Anthony Beauvillier notched the second-fastest goal in franchise history nine seconds into the game. Josh Bailey and Oliver Wahlstrom also scored while Ilya Sorokin made 37 saves in the win.
The Bruins stormed past Tampa Bay on Thursday night as David Pastrnak recorded his 12th-career hat trick in their 3-2 win. Erik Haula dished out three assists, while Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves on 24 shots.
The Islanders look to sweep the season series against the Bruins after earning two wins on home ice in the prior meetings.

ISLANDERS NOTES:

• With a two-goal outing Nelson now is just one goal shy of hitting the 30-goal mark, which would be a first in his NHL career. The centerman has a team-leading 29 goals on the season, with 10 of those goals occurring in the last 11 games. Nelson also leads the Islanders with eight power-play goals and overall, in scoring this season with 44 points (29G, 15A) through 53 games.
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• Beauvillier buried his 10th goal of the season and also dished out an assist. The winger now has 30 points (10G, 20A) through 59 games. His goal nine seconds into the game is now the second-fastest goal in franchise history behind only Bryan Trottier's five-second goal he scored on March 22, 1984.
• Bailey notched his seventh goal of the season and has totaled 31 points (7G, 24A) through 54 games.
• Wahlstrom tallied his 12th goal of the season. The winger has 22 points (12G, 10A) through 56 games.
• Anders Lee posted a three-point outing with three assists. The Islanders captain now has five points (1G, 4A) in his last two games. Through 56 games this season, Lee has produced 36 points (24G, 12A).
• Mathew Barzal handed out two assists and now has 42 points (12G, 30A) through 53 games.
• Sorokin made his 42nd start of the season and improved his record to 22-13-7 with his 37 saves. The Russian netminder owns a 2.29 GAA, a .927 SV% and six shutouts this season.
• Both Nelson and Lee have scored 10 goals in the month of March which is tied with Edmonton's Evander Kane for the second-most in the NHL behind St. Louis' David Perron and Nashville's Matt Duchene who each have scored 11 goals in the month.
• Kieffer Bellows and Sebastian Aho drew in the lineup, replacing Cal Clutterbuck (out for season with shoulder surgery) and Scott Mayfield (out four-to-six weeks with a lower-body injury).
• The Islanders were perfect on special teams going 1-for-1 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill, which was impressive given the absences of Clutterbuck and Mayfield. The Islanders power play ranks 17th in the NHL at 20.1%, while their penalty kill ranks sixth at 83.4%.
• The Islanders are 23-7-5 when scoring first and are 5-18-4 when allowing the opening goal.
• This season in back-to-back sets, the Islanders are 7-4-1 in the front end and 4-7-1 in the back end.

BRUINS NOTES:

• Pastrnak recorded his 12th-career hat trick and leads Boston in both goals with 36 and scoring with 64 points through as many games.
• Haula, who is in his first season with Boston, tallied a season-high of three assists. He now has five points on five assists in his last two games. The Finnish winger has 30 points (8G, 22A) through 61 games.
• Swayman made his 30th start of the season and improved his record to 19-8-3. The 23-year-old owns a 2.09 GAA, a .925 SV% and three shutouts this season.
• At the trade deadline, Boston has acquired defenseman Hampus Lindholm and defenseman Kodie Curran from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and defenseman John Moore. They also acquired defenseman Josh Brown and a conditional 2022 seventh-round draft pick from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forward Zach Senyshyn and a 2022 fifth-round draft pick.
• In his debut for the Bruins, Lindholm was paired with Long Beach, Long Island native Charlie McAvoy. Lindholm posted a plus-two rating, four shots on goal, four hits, collected an assist all in his 23:26 of ice time, 4:26 of which came on the power play and 1:54 of which he skated shorthanded.
• Mike Reilly was a healthy scratch on defense for the Bruins.
• Against Tampa Bay, the Bruins were 0-for-5 on the power play but allowed a shorthanded goal (for the sixth time this season) and were 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. Both of their special teams' units rank in the top-10 in the NHL as their power play checks in at 10th at 23.5% and their penalty kill ranks eighth at 82.2%.
• Boston was without captain Patrice Bergeron for the fourth-straight game as the centerman continued to be sidelined with an arm injury.
• Despite missing Bergeron from the lineup, Boston still ranks third in the NHL in FOW% at 53.5%. Bergeron ranks first of all skaters in the NHL in the circle with his 62.4% FOW% with quite a gap on Vancouver's Bo Horvat, who boasts the second-highest FOW% at 56.6%.
• Boston is 8-2-1 in the month of March. With Thursday's win they leapfrogged over Tampa Bay to overtake the third spot in the Atlantic Division and are now tied with Toronto with 85 points. However, the Maple Leafs have a game in hand.