BOSTON – The Islanders did it the hard way. The key being, they did it.
They couldn’t hold a two-goal lead in the third period but still managed to earn a road split against the Bruins with a 4-3 overtime win in Game 2 of their second-round series on Monday night before 17,400 at TD Garden.
Casey Cizikas scored on a breakaway at 14:48 of the extra period, shortly after Semyon Varlamov stopped Taylor Hall’s rebound attempt at the Islanders’ crease.