NEW YORK — There were more odd-man rushes and more open ice available than expected with the defensively sound Bruins facing the defensive-minded Islanders.
The Bruins’ lethal top line of Patrice Bergeron between Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak did score twice. But so did Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and the Islanders kept the puck in the Bruins’ zone enough for a 4-2 win at Nassau Coliseum on Saturday night.
The Islanders, who extended their point streak to six games (3-0-3), took a season-high 42 shots on Tuukka Rask and have handed the Bruins (10-2-2) their only two regulation losses. Semyon Varlamov stopped 28 shots.
