Boston, which is 10-0-4 since a 5-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Dec. 14, will play the second of back-to-back games. The Bruins won 4-1 at home against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. Islanders forward Josh Bailey will return after missing four games because of a lower-body injury. Bailey has 50 points (12 goals, 38 assists) in 42 games.
Players to watch
Bruins forward Brad Marchand has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his past six games. He has two goals and one assist in two games against the Islanders this season. Islanders forward Anders Lee scored New York's goal in a 4-1 home loss to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. He leads New York with 26 goals in 46 games.
They said it
"I think the one thing right now is we can't really get content with the way we're playing; that's something that we can't really do. We just have to go out there, just play hard. We've been good with that, so it's been good to see." -- Bruins forward Ryan Spooner "It's never fun missing games. You're always chomping at the bit to get back. I'm excited it didn't end up being too long and I can get back and play here tonight. " -- Islanders forward Josh Bailey
Khudobin will start after Rask made 21 saves Wednesday. Miller did not make the trip, according to The Boston Globe, and will miss his second straight game. … Cizikas, Ladd, Kulemin and Boychuk all skated on Thursday morning. Islanders coach Doug Weight said Kulemin is "aggressively pursuing to get back, but still a long way away."
Stat pack
The Bruins are 4-0-0 at Barclays Center since the Islanders moved there from Nassau Coliseum at the start of the 2015-16 season. … New York has allowed 98 shots on goal in its past two games and at least 35 in 11 of its past 12.
