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The New York Islanders will play the Boston Bruins in New York tonight. Here’s the pre-game report.
*Note: Apologies for the lack of pre-game report vs Minnesota on Sunday. Regular pre-game reports will continue for the remainder of the regular season.*
HEAD TO HEAD
The Islanders have lost their last six games against Boston, including both games this season.
The Islanders have been good at home this year, with a 22-11-4 record. The Bruins have been decent on the road, with a 15-13-6 away record.
Boston has been slightly better in their last ten games, with a 7-3-0 record, while the Islanders have gone 6-4-0.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Below we look at notable players that have recently performed well or underperformed.
HOT STREAK
BOS: Patrice Bergeron has 11 points in his last 10 games.
BOS: Jake DeBrusk has 15 points in his last 11 games.
BOS: Danton Heinen has 10 points in his last 13 games.
BOS: David Krejci has eight points in his last seven games.
BOS: Brad Marchand has 16 points in his last 10 games.
BOS: David Pastrnak has 11 points in his last eight games.
NYI: Mathew Barzal has six points in his last six games.
NYI: Anders Lee has four goals in his last four games.
COLD STREAK
BOS: David Backes has three points in his last 21 games.
BOS: Charlie Coyle has two points in 11 games since joining Boston.
NYI: Josh Bailey has no points in his last six games.
NYI: Anthony Beauvillier has two points in his last nine games.
NYI: Jordan Eberle has one point in his last nine games.
NYI: Ryan Pulock has two points in his last nine games.
GOALIE MATCHUP
DET: Tuukka Rask has a career 14-5-0 record vs NYI and a .934 save percentage.
NYI: Robin Lehner has a career 4-12-4 record vs BOS but a .925 save percentage.
PERFORMANCE VS OPPONENT
Below, we look at how each player has historically performed vs the opponent.
*Note: I realize PPG isn’t an accurate measure for defenders, but without getting into point shares/deeper defensive stats, analysis for defense will be based on their offensive history.*
NYI INDIVIDUAL vs BOS
OVERPERFORMERS
Robin Lehner= .925 SV%, Career= .917 SV%
NO DIFFERENCE
Josh Bailey= 0.47 PPG (32 GP, 15 Points), Career= 0.54 PPG
Matt Barzal= 0.80 PPG (5 GP, 4 Points), Career= 0.92 PPG
Casey Cizikas= 0.21 PPG (19 GP, 4 Points), Career= 0.32 PPG
Cal Clutterbuck= 0.25 PPG (20 GP, 5 Points), Career= 0.29 PPG
Jordan Eberle= 0.80 PPG (15 GP, 12 Points), Career= 0.72 PPG
Thomas Hickey= 0.25 PPG (16 GP, 4 Points), Career= 0.26 PPG
Leo Komarov= 0.35 PPG (20 GP, 7 Points), Career= 0.36 PPG
Devon Toews= 0.00 PPG (1 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.39 PPG
UNDERPERFORMERS
Anthony Beauvillier= 0.00 PPG (7 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.40 PPG
Valtteri Filppula= 0.28 PPG (25 GP, 7 Points), Career= 0.52 PPG
Andrew Ladd= 0.42 PPG (36 GP, 15 Points), Career= 0.57 PPG
Nick Leddy= 0.11 PPG (18 GP, 2 Points), Career= 0.43 PPG
Anders Lee= 0.43 PPG (14 GP, 6 Points), Career= 0.61 PPG
Matt Martin= 0.07 PPG (27 GP, 2 Points), Career= 0.19 PPG
Scott Mayfield= 0.20 PPG (5 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.26 PPG
Brock Nelson= 0.12 PPG (17 GP, 2 Points), Career= 0.50 PPG
Adam Pelech= 0.14 PPG (7 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.24 PPG
Ryan Pulock= 0.00 PPG (6 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.44 PPG
BOS INDIVIDUAL vs NYI
OVERPERFORMERS
Zdeno Chara= 0.61 PPG (57 GP, 35 Points), Career= 0.43 PPG
Joakim Nordstrom= 0.40 PPG (15 GP, 6 Points), Career= 0.17 PPG
Tuukka Rask- .934 SV%, Career= .922 SV%
NO DIFFERENCE
Noel Acciari= 0,14 PPG (7 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.15 PPG
Patrice Bergeron= 0.72 PPG (43 GP, 31 Points), Career= 0.79 PPG
Brandon Carlo= 0.14 PPG (7 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.13 PPG
Connor Clifton= 0.00 PPG (1 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.00 PPG
Jake DeBrusk= 0.40 PPG (5 GP, 2 Points), Career= 0.60 PPG
Danton Heinen= 0.75 PPG (4 GP, 3 Points), Career= 0.50 PPG
Steven Kampfer= 0.00 PPG (7 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.15 PPG
David Krejci= 0.78 PPG (37 GP, 29 Points), Career= 0.75 PPG
Sean Kuraly- 0.20 PPG (5 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.22 PPG
Brad Marchand= 0.86 PPG (28 GP, 24 Points), Career= 0.81 PPG
Charlie McAvoy= 0.50 PPG (4 GP, 2 Points), Career= 0.52 PPG
David Pastrnak= 0.91 PPG (11 GP, 10 Points), Career= 0.87 PPG
UNDERPERFORMERS
David Backes= 0.15 PPG (20 GP, 3 Points), Career= 0.60 PPG
Charlie Coyle= 0.30 PPG (10 GP, 3 Points), Career= 0.50 PPG
John Moore= 0.10 PPG (21 GP, 2 Points), Career= 0.22 PPG
Chris Wagner= 0.00 PPG (9 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.19 PPG
General Summary
Boston has won the their last six games against the Islanders. Advantage BOS.
The Islanders have been good at home this year, the Bruins have been okay on the road. Advantage NYI.
Boston has six key forwards riding hot streaks coming into tonight and two players riding cold streaks. New York has two key forwards riding a hot streak and four players riding a cold streak. Advantage BOS.
Tuukka Rask is 14-5-0 all-time versus the Islanders with a .934 save percentage. Robin Lehner has been good against Boston with a .925 save percentage but is just 4-12-4. Advantage BOS.
Of New York’s 18 skaters, 10 have historically underperformed against Boston and none have significantly overperformed. Boston only has four players who have underperformed against the Islanders and their key players have remained on track with their career numbers. Advantage BOS.
Puck drop is at 7 pm.
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