nhl Game Recap
Islanders Fall 3-0 Against Boston - Game Recap
Boston's defense, led by netminder Jeremy Swayman, shut down New York 3-0 at TD Garden on on Friday.
Boston was favored by -115 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Curtis Lazar, Taylor Hall, and David Pastrnak each scored for the Bruins in the victory. Pastrnak opened the scoring for Boston.
Jeremy Swayman turned in a 25-save effort for the Bruins.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 25 of 27 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Boston scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Boston outshot New York 28-25 in the game.
Next game, Boston takes its act home to face Washington looking for another win. For New York, they head on the road to face Philadelphia.