The Boston Bruins will travel to Elmont, New York to face the New York Islanders at the UBS Arena with the game scheduled to start at 7:30 PM ET on Saturday evening and will air on MSG and NESN. 

The Boston Bruins have been one of the best teams in the NHL this season with a record of 35-12-14 and 84 points which puts them in 2^nd place in the Atlantic Division and ties them with the Florida Panthers for the best record in the Eastern Conference and the best record in the NHL following Thursday’s 5-4 win at home against the Vegas Golden Knights which also ended their three-game losing streak. 

The Bruins have been one of the highest-scoring teams in the NHL as they rank 8^th in scoring and have the 9^th best power-play success rate at 23.24% while averaging 3.37 goals per game. Defensively, Boston has also been one of the best teams as they are allowing the 4^th fewest goals per game with an average of 2.75 goals allowed per game and have a penalty-kill percentage of 81.43% which ranks 10^th in the league. 

David Pastrnak has played a pivotal role in the success Boston has had this season and has been one of the best players in the league as he is tied for 4^th in goals with 38 and is in 4^th in points in the NHL with 87 while leading the team in assists with 49. The Boston Bruins will look to build off the momentum following the win against the Vegas Golden Knights when they travel to face the New York Islanders.

The New York Islanders are in 5^th place in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 25-20-14 and 64 points which also puts them in 11^th place in the Eastern Conference and are on a two-game winning streak following a 5-3 win on the road against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. New York has been one of the lower-scoring teams in the league this season as they rank 23^rd in scoring with an average of 2.93 goals per game and have a power-play success rate of 22.22% which ranks 14^th in the NHL. 

Defensively, the Islanders have been one of the worst teams as they are allowing the 8^th most goals per game and have the worst penalty-kill percentage at 71.02% while allowing an average of 3.4 goals allowed per game. Mathew Barzal has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in points and is 2^nd on the team in assists with 45 assists and 63 points. 

The New York Islanders will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they host the Boston Bruins on Saturday evening.

WagerWeb has the Boston Bruins listed as -135 moneyline favorites on the road against the New York Islanders on Saturday evening. Boston has won six of the last ten while having won the previous six matchups against New York. The Bruins have won by an average margin of .5 goals per game over the last ten and 2.67 goals per game over the previous three games in the series.

Boston enters this game with a better record and has been the dominant team in the series, winning six straight against New York. The Bruins have won by an average margin of .5 goals per game in the last ten and 2.67 goals per game in the previous three games in the series which is why I am taking the moneyline for the Boston Bruins when they travel to face the New York Islanders on Saturday evening.