Boston Bruins vs New York Islanders: Game preview, predictions, and odds | November 27, 2024

The Boston Bruins are on the road to play the New York Islanders on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 7:30 p.m. EST.

Boston (10-10-3) is coming off a 2-0 shutout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. New York (8-9-5) is coming off a 4-2 loss to Detroit on Monday.

Bruins vs Islanders: Head-to-head & key stats

• Boston is 101-60-21-7 all-time against New York
• The Bruins are 4-5-1 on the road
• The Islanders are averaging 2.45 goals per game
• Boston is averaging 2.2 goals per game
• New York is allowing 2.86 goals per game
• The Bruins are allowing 3.13 goals per game
• The Islanders are 3-4-2 at home

Boston Bruins vs New York Islanders: Preview

Boston is coming off a shutout loss to Vancouver at home on Tuesday in a game the Bruins struggled offensively, but are playing much better defensively since Joe Sacco took over as interim coach. Boston is led by David Pastrnak who has 19 points, Brad Marchand has 15 points and Elias Lindholm has 10 points.

The Bruins will start Joonas Korpisalo who's 4-2-1 with a 2.38 GAA and a .911 SV%. In his career against the Islanders, Korpisalo is 5-5-3 with a 2.71 GAA and a .919 SV%.

New York, meanwhile, is 1-2-1 in its last four games as the Islanders are coming off a 4-2 loss to Detroit. The Islanders will start Ilya Sorokin who's 5-5-3 with a 2.52 GAA and a .917 SV%. In his career against Boston, Sorokin is 2-2-2 with a 2.40 GAA and a .917 SV%.

The Islanders are led by Kyle Palmieri who has 19 points, Bo Horvat has 14 points, Anders Lee has 14 points and Brock Nelson has 14 points.

Bruins vs Islanders: Odds & Prediction

Boston is a +110 underdog, while New York is a -130 favorite, with the over/under set at 5.5 goals.

The Bruins are coming off a disappointing loss to Vancouver but even though Boston is on a back-to-back, the Bruins play well defensively and New York struggles to score.

Korpisalo has been solid in goal and Boston should be able to play hard defensively and edge out a low-scoring game here.

Prediction: Bruins 3, Islanders 1.

Bruins vs Islanders: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Boston ML (+110)

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals (-118)

Tip 3: Bo Horvat 3+ shots on goal (-150)