Bruins 5*, Islanders 4 (*SO): Back-and-forth game ends homestand with another point

Quite the battle, this one was.The New York Islanders’ win streak ended with a barnburner, a 5-4 shootout loss to the Boston Bruins that included a combined five power play goals, multiple goals waived off, and a few shootout conversions for good measure.

The Islanders’ six-game homestand began and ended with extra time losses, but in completely different circumstances, sandwiched around four wins to go 4-0-2. While they opened with a galling blown 4-1 third-period to the worst team in the league, tonight they went toe-to-toe in a back-and-forth affair against the conference leaders.

Of the combined seven penalties in the game, five became power play goals, including the two the Bruins used…