The recent call-up is trying to gain a foothold in the NHL after leading the AHL in scoring last year. But after a costly giveaway in the first period, he left with a lower-body injury in the first period of Boston’s Wednesday night game against the Islanders at UBS Arena in Uniondale, N.Y.

The Islanders enter Wednesday’s game in third place in the Metropolitan Division with 28 points and two points ahead of the Bruins in the Eastern Conference race.

The Texas Longhorns took on the UCLA Bruins on Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, earning a victory and making a case to move up in the rankings.

James Hagens and Dean Letourneau are among the Bruins prospects filling up the stat sheet early in the season.

Bruins coach Marco Sturm acknowledged on Wednesday that there is no clear timeline for McAvoy's recovery. The brief update, however, made it clear that McAvoy’s condition is serious enough to sideline him for the foreseeable future.

A look at the top Bruins, including a few new heroes emerging for the club, in a 3-1 win over the Islanders out on Long Island.

UCLA would drop its second game of the season to Cal, losing 80-72, in a game that the Bruins should have won. Easily one of the worst performances from the Br