In their continuing wild card battle, the Boston Bruins struck a big blow against the New York Islanders with a 2-1 regulation win in Brooklyn Saturday.
The Islanders were victimized by the Bruins fourth line, which potted both goals, and their own power play, which came up empty on six opportunities. That hurt, because it was a tight game, with overall shots just 19-18 for the Isles.
The regulation loss means the Isles fall two points behind the Bruins, and four behind in the regulation/OT win tiebreaker with just eight games, but one game in hand, left on their schedule.