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The Bruins cruised past the Islanders, 6-3, on Saturday, earning their 14th win in the last 17 games and moving to 41-19-5 on the season.
Here’s a look at all six goals:
Craig Smith scored four minutes into the first period, off assists from Charlie Coyle and Brandon Carlo, to give Boston an early 1-0 lead.
Craig Smith gets into the slot and pots Carlo's rebound to give Boston the lead just 4:03 into the game!#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/k3QgK1ZF01
— Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights (@HockeyDaily365) March 26, 2022
Taylor Hall extended the margin to make it 2-0 Bruins late in the first.
Taylor Hall redirects Charlie McAvoy's feed.
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) March 26, 2022
Boston's power play finally cashes in. pic.twitter.com/mj5GASF3Dk
After the Islanders sliced the deficit in half with 12 seconds left in the first, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand delivered back-to-back goals to push it to 4-1 early in the second.
Make it 29 goals in 37 games. 🍝 @pastrnak96 | @JagermeisterUSA pic.twitter.com/bgI3BOQ0Nr
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) March 26, 2022
"The guy has an engine like no other!" – Jack Edwards pic.twitter.com/OBtxcimEDh
— NESN (@NESN) March 26, 2022
New York responded to trim it to 4-2, but Erik Haula and Jake DeBrusk converted to cap an action-packed second period.
These three are FEELING IT.@EHaula | @pastrnak96 | @hallsy09 pic.twitter.com/ygDP7C1jai
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) March 26, 2022
And Jake DeBrusk is on the board with a bounce: pic.twitter.com/nlLiUx3hxN
— Evan Marinofsky (@EvanMarinofsky) March 26, 2022
The Islanders scored in the third, but the game was essentially decided at that point.
Next up for the surging Bruins is a home matchup with the Maple Leafs on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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