This is a 7* on BOSTON

The Islanders and Bruins are deadlocked at two games apiece in this series as we head to Game 5 in Boston. Furthermore, both teams have scored 11 goals in the four games. Each has a three-goal victory and a one-goal victory. The Islanders won Game 4, 4-1, and we took them. But we also cited their tremendous home record as a reason for doing so. The road has been far less kind to the Isles this year. They were 11-13-4 in the regular season. They are 3-2 in the postseason, but all three wins came in overtime. Boston’s top line was held without a goal in Game 4, something we expect to see change in Game 5. The Bruins are 2-0 off a loss so far in the playoffs and 11-2 their previous 13 home games. This looks to be a classic bounce back position. Things could have gone a lot differently in the last game had David Pastrnak not hit the post on a wide open net when the game was still scoreless. That 4-1 loss was very misleading as the Islanders added two empty-net goals after getting what turned out to be the game-winner with just under seven minutes to go. Play on BOSTON

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