Bruins at Islanders preview

BRUINS (40-13-12) at ISLANDERS (35-20-8)
1 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN, MSG, NESN, NHL.TV

Boston hasn't lost to the Islanders on the road since New York won 3-1 at the Coliseum on Nov. 2, 2013.
The Bruins, who are starting a three-game road trip, are 7-3-0 in their past 10 games. Boston leads the the Atlantic Division by seven points over the second-place Tampa Bay Lightning and is first in the NHL standings, six points ahead of the St. Louis Blues.
The Islanders are 2-0-2 in their past four games but are coming off consecutive overtime losses to the New York Rangers and the Blues. They hold the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference.

Players to watch

Bruins forward Brad Marchand has an eight-game point streak (three goals, nine assists).
Islanders forward Jordan Eberle has scored a goal in each of his past two games and has a five-game point streak (five goals, two assists).

They said it

"They're a good team; they play hard, they play well. They made some additions too, so excited to get down there. [It's] close to home for me and a good challenge for us." -- Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy
You always to just continue to put points in the standings. … You look at the standings, they're so tight, sometimes you can't even afford to just get one. We've got to continue to keep putting points up and find a way to get the other one." -- Islanders forward Jordan Eberle

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Nick Ritchie -- David Krejci -- Ondrej Kase
Jake DeBrusk -- Charlie Coyle -- Karson Kuhlman
Sean Kuraly -- Par Lindholm -- Joakim Nordstrom
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug -- Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk -- Jeremy Lauzon
Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched:Anders Bjork, Anton Blidh, John Moore
Injured:Chris Wagner (upper body), Connor Clifton (upper body), Kevan Miller (knee)

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier -- Brock Nelson -- Derick Brassard
Michael Dal Colle -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Josh Bailey
Matt Martin -- Otto Koivula -- Leo Komarov
Andy Greene -- Ryan Pulock
Devon Toews -- Scott Mayfield
Nick Leddy -- Johnny Boychuk
Semyon Varlamov
Thomas Greiss
Scratched:Ross Johnston, Tom Kuhnhackl, Andrew Ladd, Noah Dobson
Injured:Cal Clutterbuck (wrist), Casey Cizikas (lacerated leg), Adam Pelech (Achilles)

Status report

Wagner, a forward, did not practice Friday after he was injured during the Bruins' 4-3 win against the Dallas Stars on Thursday. He did not make the trip. … The Islanders did not practice Friday. ... Greene missed New York's 3-2 overtime loss at St. Louis on Thursday because of an undisclosed injury and is day to day. Clutterbuck, a forward, returned from a conditioning stint with Bridgeport of the American Hockey League on Monday but has yet to play.

Stat pack

Each team is 1-0-1 entering the finale of the season series, with the road team winning each game. … Pastrnak has eight points (four goals, four assists) in his past five games. … Barzal has eight assists during a five-game point streak, and Lee has a four-game point streak (two goals, five assists). … Pageau has scored in each of his first two games since being acquired from the Ottawa Senators on Monday.