New York Islanders at Boston Bruins 6/7/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum will host game 4 of the Eastern Conference matchup between the Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders Saturday night. The Bruins enter game four riding high after an overtime win in game three to take a 2-1 series lead. Craig Smith got the scoring going with a goal for Boston in the first period, while Brad Marchand sealed the game in overtime with the game winning goal.

The Bruins ranked 4th in the NHL defensively allowing 2.39 goals on 27.73 shots per game. Boston is also the top ranked team against the power play allowing a 14.9% success rating. Goalie Tuukka Rask was the MVP a game three for Boston boasting a.966% save rating, while stopping 28 of the 29 shots on goal.

New York enters this game in a tough spot down two games to one after the last game played. New York got a 4-3 win in Game 2, but the offense struggled in game three boasting only one goal. Mathew Barzal supplied all the Islanders offense in game 3 with a game tying goal with less than 6 minutes to go.

The Islanders ranked 3rd overall defensively this season allowing two point 3 seven goals on 29.91 shots per game, however the Islanders defense has faltered in this series allowing three point 3 three goals per game resulting in the 2-1 deficit.