NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Steeves scored twice and Jeremy Swayman made 44 saves because the Boston Bruins downed the New York Islanders 3-1 on Wednesday night time.
Tanner Jeannot additionally scored for the Bruins, who gained for simply the third time in seven video games however accomplished a three-game sweep over the Islanders this season.
Swayman made 23 saves within the third to enhance to 10-6-0. The Bruins — who missed the playoffs final season — have began 14-11-0 beneath first-year coach Marco Sturm.
After New York’s Mathew Barzal opened the scoring at 4:41 of the primary together with his seventh purpose, Steeves tied it at 6:23 of the opening interval.
Jeannot put Boston forward 43 seconds into the center interval together with his third.
Steeves added his second purpose of the sport and third of the season – shorthanded – at 10:21 of the third.
Steeves, a 25-year-old free-agent addition by the Bruins final July, had one purpose in 14 video games with Toronto earlier than this season.
Boston rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win 5-2 in Boston on Oct. 28, then won 4-3 in a shootout at UBS Enviornment on Nov. 4.
New York’s energy play was 0-19 over its earlier six video games, then failed 4 extra occasions with the man-advantage on Wednesday. The Islanders haven’t scored in 27 straight power-play probabilities total since changing early in a 4-3 win at Las Vegas on Nov. 13.
Ilya Sorokin made 11 saves in defeat to fall to 7-7-2. The Islanders are 1-2-0 on their present seven-game homestand after going 6-1-0 on their not too long ago accomplished highway journey.
The Islanders had been coming off a 1-0 home shootout win over Seattle on Sunday.
Up subsequent
Bruins: Host New York Rangers on Friday afternoon.
Islanders: Host Philadelphia Flyers on Friday afternoon.
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