The Boston Bruins recovered after a lackluster first period to change the game’s momentum and rallied to beat the New York Islanders, 5-2, at the TD Garden Tuesday night. The comeback win saw the Bruins score five unanswered goals,

David Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm and Michael Eyssimont each had a goal and an assist, and Morgan Geekie scored his sixth goal in five games for the Bruins (5-7-0), who had lost seven of eight, including 7-2 at the Ottawa Senators on Monday. Charlie McAvoy had two assists.

New York Islanders (4-3-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (4-7, in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Tuesday, 7:15 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Islanders -140, Bruins +117; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders square off in Eastern Conference play.

So the Islanders (4-5-1) slipped back below .500 three games removed from a four-game winning streak. They are 0-2-1 on this road trip, which concludes on Friday night in Washington.

Boston Bruins (18-5-4, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (14-7-7, second in the Metropolitan Division) BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders head into a matchup against the Boston Bruins as winners of four games in a row. New York is 14 ...

Every NHL team is in action on Tuesday, Oct. 28, and that includes the Boston Bruins, who are hosting the New York Islanders.

Saturday’s 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at TD Garden was as good an example as the Boston Bruins have had of how they want to play on a nightly basis. They were defensively sound, physical and opportunistic on the other end of the ice. Plus, they had shut-down goaltending. It earned the B’s their third consecutive win.​

Casey Mittelstadt and Viktor Arvidsson scored third-period goals and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to three games with a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. The Bruins opened the season with three consecutive wins,