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Bruins and Islanders set for Monday matchup

By Stanley Cup of Chowder

The Bruins will host the New York Islanders at TD Garden tonight. The Bruins have earned points in each of their last five games, but have lost their last two. The Islanders are also no stranger to the OT/SO loss, having lost a league-leading 7 times in overtime or the shootout.

Know Your Enemy

New York Islanders (7-6-7)

Head Coach: Scott Gordon

Leading Goal Scorers:

G A P +/- PIM
2009 - John Tavares 8 10 18 -1 4
G A P +/- PIM
2009 - Matt Moulson 8 8 16 4 8

Goaltending:

GP MIN W L T EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
2009 - Martin Biron 10 573 2 5 27 2.83 311 284 .913 1
GP MIN W L T EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
2009 - Dwayne Roloson 11 656 5 1 32 2.93 361 329 .911 0

Injury Report

Boston Bruins Injuries

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Milan Lucic fingers 10/17/2009
Marc Savard foot 10/21/2009

New York Islanders Injuries

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Radek Martinek knee 11/07/2009
Rick DiPietro knee 10/01/2009
Doug Weight other-excused 11/07/2009
Mark Flood other-excused 09/30/2009
Jeremy Reich wrist 09/30/2009

Notes:

- John Tavares leads all rookies in both goals (8) and points (18).

- This is the second of four meetings between the Bruins and Islanders. The B's won 4-3 in a shootout on October 10th after staging an epic third period comeback.

- Tonight just feels like Tuukka Time...we'll see

- For more on tonight's game for a Islanders fan perspective, check out Lighthouse Hockey

- Game starts at 7:00. Open thread starts at 6:30.

Today's Obligatory Embarrassing Islanders Fan YouTube Video