Expert recap and game analysis of the New York Islanders vs. Boston Bruins NHL game from February 27, 2025 on ESPN.

Jason Robertson's third career hat trick lifted the Dallas Stars past the New York Islanders 4-3 on Sunday night for their third straight victory. Jake Oettinger finished with 35 saves and Sam Steel also scored for Dallas,

But it did keep the Islanders’ faint hopes alive as they held on for 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden to snap a four-game losing streak. Importantly, goalie Ilya Sorokin was markedly sharper and more aggressive than in Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss to the Rangers at UBS Arena — a game in which the Islanders felt they were the better team but could not keep their rivals from consistently crowding the crease.

The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Gustav Nyquist from the Nashville Predators on Saturday in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2026.

Sorokin came up with a big save that rebounded a puck out to Nashville forward Steven Stamkos. He tried sending a pass back to the blueline that skipped past a teammate and went all the way into Nashville's empty net.

Three matches remain after the Islanders looked to snap a four-game losing streak against the similarly slumping Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden. And while pending unrestricted free agents Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri have naturally attracted the most trade speculation,

In his NHL career, Noah Dobson never has missed an extended period of time with injury before this, but at least he had plenty of teammates to lean on for advice. All six of the defensemen in the Islanders’ opening-night lineup have been out at one point or another this season,

Led by Ilya Sorokin, who needed one of his own, they got it, beating the Boston Bruins 2-1 at TD Garden. Sorokin stopped 38-of-39 shots, while Alexander Romanov and Kyle Palmieri scored for the Isles,

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