First Period
Things started off ‘meh’ for Boston; the Islanders challenged early and often, and controlled the early going. Boston didn’t get an offensive zone faceoff until almost 5 minutes into the period.
Though the B’s recovered a bit, Connor Clifton put what felt like the first true chance on net with about six minutes to go, and then a second shot on the same shift. On the next, Urho Vaakanainen took the puck right to the feet of Islanders G Semyon Varlamov, giving Boston an icing call and another O-zone faceoff.
Just when it appeared Boston had its legs and would make this a game, the Islanders stomped Boston’s defensive zone coverage.