Boston Bruins Beat New York Islanders 4-3

The Briuns are tough, but they gave the Islanders a chance for revenge. The Islanders fell 5-2 on October 28 to the Bruins. Things are different now. The Islanders are playing this game against the Bruins with a young and exciting core. Plus, this game against the Bruins is at home in UBS Arena, not in Boston.

The last game against Boston featured two early goals by the Islanders, but five unanswered goals by Boston. The Islanders lost this game 4-3 in a shootout. Do you think the Islanders will make the playoffs this season?

Bruins Beat the Islanders 4-3

The Briuns are coming off a win, having beaten the Hurricanes 2-1 on Saturday night. Casey Mittelstadt and Victor Arvidsson scored for Boston in the win. David Pastrnak leads the Bruins in scoring with 17 points. Pastrnak is one of the hottest Bruins since the Islanders and Bruins last met. Charlie Coyle is also hot with 4 assists in his last three games.

Here is the scoring summary of the 4-3 Islanders’ loss against Boston. In the first period, there were no goals. Boston outshot the Islanders 7-3, and the period was played fairly slowly. The two teams were feeling each other out. This was a big difference from the game on October 28, when the Islanders scored two goals in the first 10 minutes.

In the second period, Anthony Duclair scored. That gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead. Then, Arvidsson scored for Boston, making it 1-1. Then Bo Horvat scored for the Islanders. That goal gave them a 2-1 lead. Boston tied the game at 2 when Pavel Zacha scored on the power play. That is how the second period ended.

In the third period, Horvat scored again for the Islanders, giving them a 3-2 lead. Matthew Schaefer got the primary assist. He now has 11 points in 13 games, and Horvat has 9 goals. Then Marat Khusnutdinov scored for Boston. That tied the game at 3. The game went to a shootout, where Boston won 4-3.

Cal Ritiche Making His Mark

Cal Ritchie could be the next Islanders rookie to play more than nine games. He has been dynamic. Islanders Head Coach Patrick Roy had positive feedback for Ritchie’s ninth National Hockey League (NHL) game and second with the Islanders.

The 20-year-old started the game centering a line with Jonathan Drouin and Kyle Palmieri, logging 13:56 and recording one shot on goal. Roy said that Ritchie can learn a lot from his veteran linemates, both 200-foot players.

News and Notes

It is worth watching Schaefer. He has 10 points in 12 games to start the season with the Islanders. He became the youngest defenseman in NHL history to notch a multi-goal game with the first two goals in Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Roy confirmed Ilya Sorokin will start against the Bruins. Sorokin has bad overall statistics this season with a 3-4-1 record, along with a 3.40 goals against average and a .877 save percentage. These are un-Sorokin-like statistics. However, he was better in his last start and is looking to do well against the Bruins.

The Islanders played significantly better in their last two wins. They have done an excellent job limiting the shots of their division opponents, the Washington Capitals and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Islanders are looking for a little revenge. The Islanders lost to the Bruins in a 5-2 decision on October 28 on the road at TD Garden in Boston. Horvat and Palmieri scored early, but the Bruins battled back with five unanswered goals. Roy said, “We need to make sure that we find a way to win the game and keep playing the same way we played last night against Columbus, putting a lot of pressure, but keeping that intensity level for 60 minutes like we did last night.”

These teams will only meet one more time this season. Just before Thanksgiving, in Boston.

Conclusion

The Islanders are playing a three-game homestand before going on the road for a big seven-game road trip. So, you can expect the Islanders to try to win these three games. The Bruins may be a good opponent, who defeated the Islanders 5-2 in their most recent contest in Boston on October 28. The Islanders wrap up their homestand with a game against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday evening.