Mat Barzal and Brock Nelson also scored and
Semyon Varlamov made 40 saves for the Islanders, who lead the
best-of-seven series 3-2 heading into Game 6 at New York on
Wednesday night.
Per the NHL, Game 5 winners in best-of-seven series that were
tied 2-2 have gone on to win the series nearly 80 percent of the
time (215-58).
David Pastrnak had a pair of goals and Brad Marchand and David
Krejci scored one apiece for the Bruins. Tuukka Rask stopped 12
of 16 shots and was replaced at the start of the third period by
rookie Jeremy Swayman, who finished with two saves on three
shots.
Boston lost consecutive games for the first time this
postseason. Barzal's goal late in Saturday's third period
sparked New York to a 4-1 home win in Game 4.
New York went 3-for-4 on the power play on Monday, including
Barzal's goal with 1:11 left in the opening period to tie it at
1-1. Barzal skated into the right circle and wristed the puck
through a tight window high to Rask's glove side.
Pastrnak opened the scoring 1:25 into the game, beating Varlamov
high glove side on a one-timer from the left circle.
Palmieri scored on a point-blank wrister off Bailey's pass
through the crease for a power-play goal 4:49 into the second.
Marchand's highlight-reel goal tied it for Boston at 7:27 of the
second. Marchand took a feed from Pastrnak, danced through the
slot and tucking the puck around Varlamov.
Bailey answered seven minutes later for the Islanders on a
wrister in the low slot. Eberle scored another power-play goal
on a wrister from the left circle at 16:38 of the period to make
it 4-2.
Nelson's wrister in the slot beat Swayman only 1:59 into the
third. Pastrnak scored on a one-timer from the left circle
during a power play at 3:48 before Krejci tucked a rebound past
Varlamov at 14:43 to bring Boston within one.
--Field Level Media
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