nhl Game Recap
Bruins vs Islanders Final: 5-2 - Recap
New York gave up 3 goals to Patrice Bergeron in their 5-2 loss to the Bruins in NHL action on Thursday.
The Bruins were a -127 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Boston got goals from Patrice Bergeron(3), Brad Marchand, and Ryan Spooner in the victory. Bergeron opened the scoring at 13:41 of the first period.
Anton Khudobin turned in a 22-save effort for the Bruins.
John Tavares, and Jordan Eberle scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Anton Khudobin.
Jaroslav Halak stopped 29 of 33 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Boston went 1-for-1, while the Islanders were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Boston outshot New York 34-24 in the game.
Boston heads into a battle against the Canadiens. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Chicago.