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The Islanders scored one win over a top team in the NHL on Friday. They couldn’t score another this time around.
They can comfort themselves thanks to an overtime point, but the Islanders will head out west with the momentum from Friday night’s win over the Devils having evaporated into a two-game losing streak after the Bruins defeated them 4-3 on Tuesday night at TD Garden following a shootout. David Pastrnak notched the winner for Boston, with Josh Bailey’s final attempt missing the net high for the Islanders.
“It felt like a playoff game,” Mathew Barzal said. “That’s really it. It’s a huge point to get.”
The Islanders (17-12-1) weren’t overwhelmed by Boston’s speed, and had the better of the game at five-on-five, but their power play was their undoing. Not only did they fail to generate much offense at five-on-four, but they gave up a go-ahead shorthanded goal on Derek Forbort’s wrist shot at 18:28 of the second. That put the Bruins up 3-2 and helped turn the tide of a game that hung in a nearly even balance for much of the night.
Casey Cizikas tied the game at three for the Islanders with a wraparound attempt that went off Forbort’s skate and in at 4:40 of the third.
