nhl Game Recap
Boston Bruins vs New York Islanders Wrap - Boston Wins 2-1
The Islanders came up short Thursday against the Bruins, falling 2-1.
Bettors who backed the Bruins were rewarded as -147 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.0.
Boston got goals from Craig Smith, and Brad Marchand in the victory. Smith opened the scoring at 5:52 of the first period.
Tuukka Rask stopped 28 of 29 New York shots in the victory.
Mathew Barzal scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Tuukka Rask.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 39 of 41 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Boston scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Boston outshot New York 41-29 in the game.