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Recap: Bruins take series lead with a 2-1 OT win in Game 3

The Boston Bruins settled Game 3 of the second round in overtime, beating the New York Islanders 2-1 at Nassau Coliseum tonight. Tuukka Rask made 28 saves in the win.

The Bruins now lead the series 2-1.

It was the second consecutive game in this series that needed to be determined in overtime, and fifth this postseason for the Bruins.

They’re now 3-2 in OT through two rounds.

Brad Marchand ended the game at 3:36 of overtime with a hard-angled shot to close out a night where Semyon Varlamov was standing on his head against the Bruins.