The NHL regular season is not yet 20 percent complete. But if the early state of the highly competitive Eastern Conference is any indication, even early November games could have postseason implications for the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins.

As they did in Saturday's loss to the Flyers, the Isles scored the first two Tuesday night before allowing five straight 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.

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,

The Boston Bruins started slow in the first period, but stormed back in the last two periods and to take over the game and beat the New York Islanders 5-2.

The New York Islanders host the Boston Bruins after Matthew Schaefer's two-goal game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Islanders' 3-2 win Boston Bruins (7-7, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (6-5-1, in the Metropolitan Division ...

Much of the talk so far for the Islanders has been the play of rookie Matthew Schaefer, but the entire team has contributed to the team’s solid start.

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 ...

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.

The Boston Bruins took on the New York Islanders on Tuesday night (Oct. 28) at the TD Garden. Heading into the contest, it was a story of two teams coming off very different stretches.

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.

Rookie Matthew Schaefer and Simon Holmstrom in the final minutes on Sunday, helping the Islanders rally for a 3-2 win.