Boston at New York

Boston has turned things around, on a 2-1 run. However, they come off a collapse to the Flyers, 5-4, where coach Claude Julien ripped into several players for their poor defensive effort. He is a defensive-first coach and was furious, so he will demand great defense for this one. They head to New York to play the Islanders of the Metropolitan Division, a division Boston is 32-13 against, including 15-6-5 UNDER the total. New York can play good defense, too, as the Islanders have killed off all 10 short-handed situations over the last three games. They come off a win but the Islanders are 3-10 following a win, plus 7-2 UNDER the total on two days of rest and 5-1 UNDER against the Eastern Conference. When these teams clash the Bruins are 19-8, the road team is 4-1, and the Bruins are 5-1 in the last six meetings at the New York Islanders. Take Boston and the UNDER.