The Boston Bruins came into Brooklyn as one of the hottest teams in the NHL. Coming off a 5-0 trouncing of the Ottawa Senators the Bruins sought to ride that momentum against an Islanders team that has won just three times in their last ten games. Tuukka Rask took to the nets fresh off his second shutout of the season, Jaroslav Halak stood opposite for the Islanders who rank dead last in save percentage
First Period:
Boston would strike first courtesy of Danton Heinen who scored his 10th of the season off a nifty face off win by Riley Nash. For Nash its his fifth point in four games and for Heinen it was his 27th point which places him fourth in rookie point scorers.
Boston would strike first courtesy of Danton Heinen who scored his 10th of the season off a nifty face off win by Riley Nash. For Nash its his fifth point in four games and for Heinen it was his 27th point which places him fourth in rookie point scorers.
The thrill was short lived as just 1:13 later the Islanders struck back. Jordan Eberle capitalized off an unfortunate yet brutal turnover by Brandon Carlo. Eberle then outwaited Tuukka Rask and cashed in his 14th of the season.
Despite Carlo's gaffe the Bruins remained tied at one a piece however, that almost wasn't the case. In the final ten seconds of the period Eberle centered the puck right to Andrew Ladd who was posted at the top of the crease, Rask pushed out and made a huge stop right in front to keep the game tied heading into intermission.
Second Period:
The Bruins shifted gears in the middle frame barraging Halak's goal. As the power-play for Boston wore down the Bruins kept the pressure up and as Bergeron's centering pass defleted off Islander's defenseman Nick Leddy the puck spun up in the air and was batted in off Halak by Bergeron. The circus-like goal was Bergeron's 12th of the season and gave the Bruins the lead with 11:32 left in the second
The Bruins shifted gears in the middle frame barraging Halak's goal. As the power-play for Boston wore down the Bruins kept the pressure up and as Bergeron's centering pass defleted off Islander's defenseman Nick Leddy the puck spun up in the air and was batted in off Halak by Bergeron. The circus-like goal was Bergeron's 12th of the season and gave the Bruins the lead with 11:32 left in the second
Bergeron's tally was the only one of the period however, the Bruins nearly got another one but Nick Leddy teamed up with Halak to stop Pastrnak's shot from leaking through.
The Bruins would take a 2-1 lead and a 26-20 shot advantage through two periods
Third Period:
The Bruins continued to push the pace of play in the third and in doing so got more separation on the scoreboard. David Pastrnak started it making a beautiful play at the Islander's blue line stripping the puck and then setting up Brad Marchand who made no mistake rifling it over Halak on the blocker side.
Third Period:
The Bruins continued to push the pace of play in the third and in doing so got more separation on the scoreboard. David Pastrnak started it making a beautiful play at the Islander's blue line stripping the puck and then setting up Brad Marchand who made no mistake rifling it over Halak on the blocker side.
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Marchand's 16th of the year put him first on the Bruins in terms of goals scored and gave the Bruins a 3-1 lead.
After Boston's big guns gave the Bruins some distance it was the depth guys who sealed it. Tim Schaller and Sean Kuraley teamed up to give the B's a three goal lead. Kuraley led the rush and fired the intial shot, a juicy rebound ensued and Schaller was able to deflect it out of midair over a sprawled out Halak. Schaller's fifth goal of the year gave the Bruins a 4-1 lead with less than five minutes to go.
The Bruins got into some penalty trouble late and the Islanders opted to pull Halak to make it a two man advantage. As the penalties ended Tim Schaller made an excellent diving stab at the puck to push it forward to Noel Acciari who buried the empty-netter from his own blue line, giving the Bruins a 5-1 lead. For Acciari it's his third consecutive game with a goal.
Final: Bruins 5 Islanders 1
Up Next:
The Bruins return home to face the Florida Panthers on Thursday, January 4th. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM
For the Islanders they head out to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Flyers on Thursday, January 4th. Puck drop for that game is also set for 7:00 PM
Final Notes:
Danton Heinen recorded a goal and an assist and sits fourth in rookie scoring with 28 points. Heinen trails Brock Boeser (38) Matthew Barzal (36) and Clayton Keller (32)
Also key to note. Heinen has played in two less games than Boeser, six less games than Barzal and seven less games than Keller. Pretty impressive stuff
Brad Marchand picked up his 200th career assist on Patrice Bergeron's second period goal
Tuukka Rask turned aside 25 of 26 Islanders shots and improved to 14-8-3 on the season
In in his last 12 starts, Rask boasts a .958 save percentage and a record of 11-0-1
And one more tidbit on Tuukka Rask he has been nothing short of dominant against the Panthers. In his career Rask is 20-3-1 with a .950 save percentage, 1.48 GAA and 4 shutouts.
Up Next:
The Bruins return home to face the Florida Panthers on Thursday, January 4th. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM
For the Islanders they head out to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Flyers on Thursday, January 4th. Puck drop for that game is also set for 7:00 PM
Final Notes:
Danton Heinen recorded a goal and an assist and sits fourth in rookie scoring with 28 points. Heinen trails Brock Boeser (38) Matthew Barzal (36) and Clayton Keller (32)
Also key to note. Heinen has played in two less games than Boeser, six less games than Barzal and seven less games than Keller. Pretty impressive stuff
Brad Marchand picked up his 200th career assist on Patrice Bergeron's second period goal
Tuukka Rask turned aside 25 of 26 Islanders shots and improved to 14-8-3 on the season
In in his last 12 starts, Rask boasts a .958 save percentage and a record of 11-0-1
And one more tidbit on Tuukka Rask he has been nothing short of dominant against the Panthers. In his career Rask is 20-3-1 with a .950 save percentage, 1.48 GAA and 4 shutouts.
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