Islanders cough up lead late, fall in shootout to Bruins | amNewYork
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Islanders cough up lead late, fall in shootout to Bruins | amNewYork
"Marat Khusnutdinov scored the tying goal in regulation and the winning goal in the third round of the shootout to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night at UBS Arena. The Boston forward drew the Bruins level at three apiece with 4:54 remaining in regulation after picking up Fraser Minten's rebound and carrying the puck on his backhand around a sprawled-out Ilya Sorokin."
"The Islanders' netminder made 23 saves while Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman made 27 stops and an additional three in the shootout on Simon Holmstrom, Bo Horvat, and Jonathan Drouin. The loss snaps the Islanders' (6-5-2) two-game win streak. Regardless of the shootout miss, Horvat stayed red-hot, scoring twice in regulation, including he go-ahead tally 5:05 into the third period to give the Islanders a slim advantage down the stretch. Anthony Duclair provided the host's opener early in the second period."
Marat Khusnutdinov tied the game late in regulation and scored the decisive shootout goal to give Boston a 4-3 victory at UBS Arena. Khusnutdinov picked up Fraser Minten's rebound and carried the puck on his backhand around Ilya Sorokin with 4:54 remaining to make it 3-3. Islanders goalie made 23 saves while Bruins netminder Jeremy Swayman made 27 stops and stopped three shooters in the shootout. Bo Horvat scored twice in regulation, including a 5:05 third-period go-ahead goal, and Anthony Duclair opened the scoring early in the second. The loss ended the Islanders' two-game win streak.
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