Troiani Rink Report

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The Boston Bruins close out a four-game road trip Wednesday night against the New York Islanders, looking to finish .500 in those contests. The Black and Gold’s lone win so far came in overtime against the Los Angeles Kings on Nov. 21.

The game at UBS Arena marks the third and final contest between the two clubs in the 2025-26 season. Boston beat the Islanders 5-2 in their first and only meeting at TD Garden this season on Oct. 28 and then the Original Six franchise captured a 4-3 shootout win in New York on Nov. 4.

Matej Blümel slots back in and will skate on the first line with David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha, while Morgan Geekie and Elias Lindholm slide down to the second line with Marat Khusnutdinov.

Jeremy Swayman will get his third consecutive start in net for the Bruins. He posts a 2.79 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage with a 9-6-0 overall record this season. Swayman is 3-2-0 in his last five starts and was the winning netminder in Boston’s shootout winner over New York earlier this month.

Across the ice, the Islanders are coming off a 1-0 shootout win over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday and are 3-2-0 in their last five games.

Ilya Sorokin is expected to get the start in net for New York. He has started the two previous games against the Bruins with a 3.39 goals-against average and .854 save percentage through those meetings this season.

Here are the projected lines and defensive pairings for both clubs:

BOSTON BRUINS (13-11-0)
Matej Blumel — Pavel Zacha — David Pastrnak
Marat Khusnutdinov — Elias Lindholm — Morgan Geekie
Tanner Jeannot — Fraser Minten — Mark Kastelic
Alex Steeves — Sean Kuraly — Michael Eyssimont

Nikita Zadorov — Jonathan Aspirot
Hampus Lindholm — Henri Jokiharju
Mason Lohrei — Andrew Peeke

Jeremy Swayman

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (13-8-2)
Anders Lee — Mathew Barzal — Jonathan Drouin
Emil Heineman — Bo Horvat — Kyle Palmieri
Maxim Shabanov — Calum Ritchie — Simon Holmstrom
Maxim Tsyplakov — Casey Cizikas — Anthony Duclair

Matthew Schaefer — Ryan Pulock
Adan Pelech — Tony DeAngelo
Adam Boqvist — Scott Mayfield

Ilya Sorokin

ODDS AND ENDS
Special Teams
Power Play: Boston 25.6%, New York 13.3%
Penalty Kill: Boston 83.0%, New York 83.1%
Penalty Minutes: Boston 308, New York 245

Offense and Defense
Goals Scored: Boston 74, New York 70
Goals Allowed: Boston 77, New York 62