National Hockey League
Boston 5, NY Islanders 4
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, December 15, 2023
Where: UBS Arena, Elmont, New York
Referees: Beau Halkidis, Jean Hebert
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 17255

David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist in regulation, then registered the decisive tally in a shootout as the Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Friday night in Elmont, N.Y.

Morgan Geekie and James van Riemsdyk also recorded a goal and an assist apiece for the Bruins, who never led until Pastrnak's shootout goal for their fifth win in seven games (5-1-1). Mason Lohrei scored a goal, while Kevin Shattenkirk logged two assists.

Goalie Linus Ullmark made 33 saves in the win.

Bo Horvat had a goal with two assists for the Islanders, whose four-game winning streak ended. Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist, Simon Holmstrom and Alexander Romanov also scored and Mathew Barzal notched two assists. New York's Ilya Sorokin stopped 30 shots.

Nelson put in a carrom of Horvat's shot off the boards for a 4-3 lead with 7:59 to go in the third. But Boston answered as Lohrei sent in the puck from the corner, below the goal line, and had it sneak past Sorokin to tie the game with 3:09 remaining.

After allowing Boston to score twice on the power play, the Islanders netted a man-advantage tally to break a 2-2 tie. Horvat, who extended his point streak to nine games with an earlier assist, beat Ullmark from the slot with 14:54 remaining in regulation.

However, after Brad Marchand's apparent tying score was overturned via review for pushing the puck in the net, Boston leveled things on its third power-play goal. van Riemsdyk deflected in Kevin Shattenkirk's shot with 9:12 to play.

New York opened the scoring 1:42 into the second period. Off a faceoff win by Horvat, Barzal got the puck to an open Romanov to convert. The Islanders made it 2-0 with 6:34 left in the middle frame. Via a two-on-one with Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Holmstrom went backhand-forehand to beat Ullmark.

Shortly after Pageau's short-handed shot of the puck toward an open goal was thwarted by Ullmark's skate, the visitors answered when Geekie made good from the slot with 5:15 left in the second.

Boston tied it with another power-play goal less than less than three minutes later. This time, Shattenkirk delivered a cross-slot pass for Pastrnak to one-time home with 2:34 remaining in the second.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   NY Islanders
Morgan Geekie 2 Points Bo Horvat 3
Morgan Geekie 1 Goals Bo Horvat 1
Kevin Shattenkirk 2 Assists Bo Horvat 2
Morgan Geekie 1 Power Play Goals Bo Horvat 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Linus Ullmark .892 Save Percentage Ilya Sorokin .882
Linus Ullmark 33 Saves Ilya Sorokin 30
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Boston 34 5 3-3 2-4 8 33
NY Islanders 37 4 2-4 0-3 6 43
Upcoming Games
  • NY Islanders will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Islanders have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .400 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Bruins have a W/L % of .632 after a win and .778 after a loss.