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Bruins vs Islanders Final: 4-0 - Recap

Boston's defense, led by netminder Tuukka Rask, shut down New York 4-0 at Nassau Coliseum on on Saturday.

Boston won as a -135 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Boston got goals from David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, and Matt Grzelcyk in the victory. Pastrnak opened the scoring at 4:30 of the first period.

Tuukka Rask turned in a 25-save effort for the Bruins.

Semyon Varlamov stopped 25 of 29 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Boston scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-6 with the man advantage.

New York lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 29-25.

Next game, Boston takes its act on the road to face Tampa Bay looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Montreal.