The New York Islanders and Boston Bruins play Game 2 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs second-round series Monday. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at TD Garden. Below, we analyze the Islanders-Bruins odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
The Islanders were dropped 5-2 in the series opener, but it wasn’t as bad as the score might indicate. The game was tied 1-1 after 20 minutes and 2-2 after 40 minutes. The B’s outscored the Isles 3-0 in the final 20, however.
The Bruins registered five total goals with three of them coming off the stick of David Pastrnak. He registered his second-career NHL postseason hat trick, joining Phil Esposito, Johnny Bucyk and Cam Neely as the only players to record at least two playoff tricks in B’s franchise history.
Islanders at Bruins: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:35 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Islanders +170 (bet $100 to win $170) | Bruins -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Islanders +1.5 (-160) | Bruins -1.5 (+135)
- Over/Under: 5 (O: -130 | U: +105)
Islanders at Bruins: Projected starting goalies
Ilya Sorokin (13-6-3, 2.17 GAA, .918 SV%, 3 SO) vs. Tuukka Rask (15-5-2, 2.28 GAA, .913 SV%, 2 SO)
Sorokin wasn’t terrible in Game 1, but he had no answers for Pasta. The rookie might be on a much shorter leash as Semyon Varlamov waits in the wings in the event head coach Barry Trotz wants to change course.
Rask is the steadying force in the crease for Boston. One of the two goals he allowed in Game 1 was on the power play to Anthony Beauvillier, which was not really his fault. He made 20 saves on 22 shots.
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Islanders at Bruins: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Bruins 4, Islanders 2
Money line (ML)
The Bruins (-200) will cost you two times your potential return, and that is just too expensive even if you love the home team. Look to the puck line instead.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The BRUINS -1.5 (+135) are a better play in this one, although it could be a lot closer than the series opener. The results should be the same, however. That is, this game will be close early on, and then the B’s will pull away late.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 5 (-130) is the play, albeit a little on the expensive side. Boston scored five goals on their own in Game 1, and they have the potential to hit the number again in Game 2. All of the head-to-head trends and recent team trends point to the Under, but sometimes you have to go with your gut.
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