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Bruins defenseman Jeremy Lauzon attempted to
toss the puck into the Islanders' zone, but it bounced off
teammate Charlie Coyle's skate to set up Cizikas' breakaway.
Cizikas beat Boston goalie Tuukka Rask high stick side to seal
the win.
Josh Bailey, Kyle Palmieri and Jean-Gabriel Pageau all scored in
the Islanders' three-goal second period. Semyon Varlamov started
in place of Ilya Sorokin and made 39 saves for New York. The
rookie Sorokin allowed four goals on 39 shots in the Islanders'
5-2 loss in Game 1.
The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1 heading into Game 3 on
Thursday night at New York.
Coyle, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand each had a goal for
the Bruins. Rask stopped 35 of 39 shots in his 100th career
playoff game, extending his own franchise record.
Bailey's pass through the slot deflected in off Lauzon's skate
for an Islanders' power-play goal at 6:52 of the second to tie
it 1-1. Palmieri scored just over four minutes later, poking in
a loose puck after Nick Leddy's shot off the boards bounced back
to the crease.
Pageau netted another power-play goal on a point-blank wrister
after Anthony Beauvillier's backhand pass through the crease to
make it 3-1 with 2:39 left in the second.
Bergeron's one-timer from the high slot trimmed Boston's deficit
to 3-2 at 10:34 of the third. Marchand tied it 29 seconds into a
power play on a wrister from the left circle with 4:54 remaining
to force overtime.
Coyle skated into the slot, deked around Varlamov and tucked the
puck in to put Boston up 1-0 just 2:38 into the game.
Boston forward Craig Smith (lower body) did not play after
leaving Game 1 following a hit from New York right wing Cal
Clutterbuck. Islanders right wing Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body)
missed his third straight game, but could return for Game 3.
--Field Level Media
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