Islanders beat Bruins 2-1

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 11: Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins makes a save against Kyle Okposo #21 of the New York Islanders at the TD Garden on April 11, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Islanders defeated the Bruins 2-1. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

The New York Islanders aren't a pushover team this season and showed it tonight as they beat the Bruins 2-1. At times it was painful to watch the Bruins with the turnovers, bad decisions and slow skating they showed. The score says 2-1 but it wasn't even that close as the Islanders dominated most of the game but Tuukka Rask kept the Bruins in the game.

Quick game summary
In the first period, Islanders Josh Bailey scored, making it 1-0.

In the second period, Bruins Tyler Seguin scored his 14th goal of the season, a power-play goal, tying the game 1-1. Later, Islanders Josh Bailey scored again, making it 2-1 Islanders.

In the third period, no scoring happened.

Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net and made 34 saves on 36 shots. Rask is now 17-7-4 with a 1.95 GAA and a .929 save percentage this season.

The Bruins led the game in hits 19-14 and faceoff wins 22-19. The Islanders led the game in shots 36-31 and blocked shots 16-7. The Bruins went 1-for-1 on the power-play while the Islanders went 0-for-1.

Dennis Seidenberg led the Bruins with 5 shots. Johnny Boychuk led the Bruins with 4 hits.

Adam McQuaid returned to the lineup and Dougie Hamilton was a healthy scratch.

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 26-10-4 with 56 points and in 2nd place in the Northeast Division. The next game for the Bruins is on Saturday at the Carolina Hurricanes at 7pm ET. The Bruins have 8 games left in the season.