nhl Game Recap
Boston Skates Past New York 4-1 - Recap
Brad Marchand scored twice to lead the Bruins over New York 4-1 on Thursday at TD Garden.
Bettors who backed the Bruins were rewarded as -114 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go PUSH the closing total of 5.0.
Brad Marchand(2), Craig Smith, and Taylor Hall each scored for the Bruins in the victory. Marchand opened the scoring for Boston.
Tuukka Rask stopped 22 of 23 New York shots in the victory.
Travis Zajac scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Tuukka Rask.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 41 of 44 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Boston scored 1 times on 5 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 45-23.