But it did keep the Islanders’ faint hopes alive as they held on for 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden to snap a four-game losing streak. Importantly, goalie Ilya Sorokin was markedly sharper and more aggressive than in Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss to the Rangers at UBS Arena — a game in which the Islanders felt they were the better team but could not keep their rivals from consistently crowding the crease.

Islanders vs. Bruins will air locally on MSG, and can be streamed on ESPN+. Time: 7 p.m. ET The Islanders have lost four consecutive games and five of their last six. It’s not much of a coincidence that it’s been six games since three-time All-Star Matthew Barzal has been out of the lineup with a knee injury.

Snapshots from the New York Islanders' 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Photo credit: Steve Babineau/NHLI via and Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via . NewYorkIslanders.com is the official Web site of the New York Islanders Hockey Club,

Trent Frederic won’t be in the Bruins lineup on Thursday against the New York Islanders and is officially week-to-week. According to the Boston Herald, Frederic was in a walking boot on Thursday. He left Tuesday’s overtime loss to Toronto with an undisclosed injury.

After back-to-back overtime losses, the Boston Bruins look to bounce back when they host the New York Islanders on Thursday night to conclude a three-game homestand out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break.

The New York Islanders (25-25-7) visit the Boston Bruins (27-24-8) in TD Garden tonight. The puck drops just after 7 o’clock. Both teams enter on the back of two humiliating losses. The New York Rangers laid a proper smackdown on the Islanders in UBS Arena on Tuesday night,

Expert recap and game analysis of the New York Islanders vs. Boston Bruins NHL game from February 27, 2025 on ESPN.

Ilya Sorokin stopped 38 shots to lead the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

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