Islanders at Bruins preview

ISLANDERS (12-9-2) at BRUINS (13-7-4)
7 p.m. ET; SN1, SNE, SNO, SNP, NESN, MSG+, NHL.TV

The Bruins, who are 8-2-0 at home, are 3-1-2 in their past six games after losing 4-2 at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
The Islanders will look for their third win in four games following a 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Monday.

Players to watch

Islanders center Mathew Barzal has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past nine games.
Bruins center David Krejci has 10 assists in his past 11 games.

They said it

"Getting confidence on the power play is always key. I was very fortunate to have a very skillful power play when I was in Washington and they always had confidence. And even when they didn't have confidence the other team didn't know that and it really got them on their heels."-- Islanders coach Barry Trotz on his team's power play which is 0-for-11 the past five games
"I'm trying to do the right things, get the puck to the net and trying to funnel it there a little bit more. And I think the shot totals the last few games have been there and it's just a matter of time before it goes." -- Bruins forward Brad Marchand, who has no goals in his past seven games

Islanders projected lineup

Anthony Beauvillier -- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Jordan Eberle
Tom Kuhnhackl
-- Valtteri Filppula -- Leo Komarov
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy -- Johnny Boychuk
Thomas Hickey -- Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Robin Lehner
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Stephen Gionta](https://www.nhl.com/player/stephen-gionta-8472410?season=20182019), Luca Sbisa, Ross Johnston
Injured:Andrew Ladd (lower body)

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand --
Colby Cave
-- David Pastrnak
Danton Heinen -- David Krejci -- Jake DeBrusk
Ryan Donato -- Joakim Nordstrom -- Noel Acciari
Chris Wagner -- Sean Kuraly -- David Backes
Jeremy Lauzon -- Matt Grzelcyk
Torey Krug --
Connor Clifton
John Moore -- Steven Kampfer
Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched:Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson](https://www.nhl.com/player/jakob-forsbacka-karlsson-8478417?season=20182019)
Injured: Brandon Carlo (upper body), Patrice Bergeron (ribs), Zdeno Chara (knee), Charlie McAvoy (concussion), Urho Vaakanainen (concussion), Kevan Miller (throat)

Status report

Cizikas was activated from inured reserve Wednesday. He missed six games with a lower-body injury. Forward
Tanner Fritz
was loaned to Bridgeport of the American Hockey League. ... Donato will replace Bjork after being recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. Kuraly replaces Forsbacka Karlsson after being scratched for one game. Forward Anders Bjork was assigned to Providence on Thursday.

Stat pack

Filppula, who will play his 900th NHL game, has two goals and two assists during a three-game point streak. ... Krug has four assists during a three-game point streak.