Late in the game against the Utah Hockey Club, New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy elected to make a line swap. With ...

- The Senators are three games above NHL.-500 with a record of 21-18-3. The Sens had a hot December with a record of 9-3-1 and a .731 winning percentage that ranked fourth in the NHL for the month.

The New York Islanders (14-18-7) arrive in Boston losers of three straight, with just two wins in their last eight games (2-6 ...