Two teams near the top of the Eastern Conference standings take the ice when the first-place Boston Bruins (18-5-4) visit the fifth-place New York Islanders (14-7-7) at UBS Arena on Friday at 7:30 PM ET.
Boston’s last game was a 2-1 overtime road loss to the New Jersey Devils on December 13.
In its most recent game on December 13, New York earned a 4-3 home victory against the Anaheim Ducks.