Bruins beat Islanders 5-1

Boston Bruins Game 38: Boston Bruins @ New York Islanders game recap video, on January 2, 2018.

On Tuesday, the Bruins visited the New York Islanders and their offense came alive in the third period, putting up three goals, to beat the Islanders 5-1. The Bruins are now on a 2-game winning streak and 7-1-2 in their last 10 games.

Quick game summary
In the first period, at 8:17, Bruins Danton Heinen scored his 10th goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead. At 9:30, Islanders Jordan Eberle scored, tying the game 1-1.

In the second period, at 8:28, Bruins Patrice Bergeron scored his 12th goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 2-1 lead.

In the third period, at 9:04, Bruins Brad Marchand scored his 16th goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 3-1 lead. At 15:02, Bruins Tim Schaller scored his 5th goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 4-1 lead. At 17:47, Bruins Noel Acciari scored his 5th goal of the season, an empty-net goal, giving the Bruins a 5-1 lead.

Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net and made 25 saves on 26 shots. Rask is now 14-8-3 with a 2.09 GAA and a .925 save percentage this season.

The Bruins led the game with a 60% faceoff percentage and in shots 38-26. The Islanders led the game in hits 25-18. Both teams had 18 blocked shots. The Bruins went 0-for-3 on the power-play while the Islanders went 0-for-4.

Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak led the Bruins with 5 shots each. Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 3 hits. David Krejci and Charlie McAvoy led the Bruins with 3 blocked shots each.

Anders Bjork, Frank Vatrano and Paul Postma were scratched for the Bruins.

Three stars of the game
1) Bruins forward Brad Marchand
2) Bruins forward Danton Heinen
3) Bruins forward David Backes

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 22-10-6 with 50 points this season and are in 2nd place in the Atlantic division. The Bruins are 7-1-2 in their last ten games and their road record is now 9-5-3 this season. The next game for the Bruins is on Thursday, when they host the Florida Panthers, at 7pm ET.

*Update: Thursday's game vs the Panthers has been postponed due to the weather in Boston. The date and time of the rescheduled game will be announced at a later date. The Bruins next game is on Saturday, when they host the Carolina Hurricanes, at 7pm ET.