Time: Saturday, 12 December, 2009 at 7:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches: Boston 8-1-1; New York 3-7-0
Boston expects to get forward Byron Bitz (illness) and defenseman Dennis Wideman (upper body) both sat out Thursday but made the trip and are likely to play. … The banged-up Islanders lost forwards Sean Bergenheim (shoulder) and Tim Jackman (hip) on Tuesday but expect to have defenseman Andy Sutton (groin) back in the lineup.The teams have split their first two meetings, both in Boston. The Bruins overcame a 3-0 deficit in the third period to beat the Islanders 4-3 in a shootout on Oct. 10. The Islanders got even on Nov. 16 with a 4-1 victory in which Matt Moulson scored two goals.
After a slow start, the Bruins are playing like the team that finished first in the Eastern Conference last season. They come to Long Island for the first time this season after 7-2 and 5-2 home victories over Toronto. Thursday night’s win moved them one point ahead of Buffalo for the Northeast Division lead.
The struggling Islanders return home after going 1-4-0 on a five-game trip that saw them surrender 20 goals, including 13 while dropping their last three games.
Islanders goaltender Dwayne Roloson, who’s expected to play, has stopped 55 of 59 Boston shots to improve to 4-1-2 with a 1.82 goals-against average lifetime against the Bruins. … Boston had won seven in a row against the Islanders before losing the last meeting at home. We will post live score and results of this match, as soon as posible.. stay tuned.