Hauppauge’s James Hagens watched both games the Islanders played against the Bruins on the last two Tuesdays. Except now his loyalties have switched.

“I was rooting for the Bruins,” Hagens said in a phone interview with Newsday on Wednesday. “I was hoping they won both times.”

Getting drafted seventh overall by the Bruins in June will do that. Perhaps next season the playmaking center, seven games into his sophomore season at Boston College, will be skating against the team he grew up cheering for while wearing a “Spoked B.”

“Definitely being able to watch all the [Bruins’] games, it’s been cool just keying in on it,” Hagens said. “To be able to see the way they play, it’s helpful.”

The Bruins earned a 4-3 shootout win at UBS Arena on Tuesday night after a 5-2 victory at TD Garden on

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