BOSTON — The Islanders’ shutout win on Monday came without two regular forwards as Andrew Ladd and Cal Clutterbuck both missed the 4-0 win over the Bruins with nagging injuries.
“They’re a little tweaked right now,” Jack Capuano said before the game in announcing Stephen Gionta would make his Islanders debut and Shane Prince was back in after a two-game absence.
Prince took Clutterbuck’s spot with Nikolay Kulemin and Casey Cizikas, which turned out to be the powerhouse offensive trio in the win. Kulemin had two goals and Cizikas had two assists.
Gionta, normally a center, skated on the wing with Brock Nelson and Ryan Strome, and Gionta stepped in for Clutterbuck on the penalty kill, which was 2-for-2.