Rapid Recap: Bruins 6, Islanders 2

The New York Islanders fell 6-2 to the league-leading Boston Bruins on Saturday evening at TD Garden.
Kyle Palmieri and Matt Martin put up goals for New York, but the Islanders were overpowered with goals from Jake DeBrusk (1G, 1A), Nick Foligno (1G, 1A), Trent Frederic (2G), Patrice Bergeron and Pavel Zacha to create an insurmountable lead.
Semyon Varlamov made his third start of the season against the Bruins, stopping 21-of-27 shots in the third and final meeting of the season series, which went 0-2-1 for New York.
The Islanders (63 points) remain in the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, as the Florida Panthers (62 points) lost 7-3 to the Nashville Predators on Saturday, unable to hop over the Isles in the ultra-tight wild card race.

THE SCORING:
1st Period:
2:19 - BOS 1, NYI 0 PPG - The Bruins strike first on the power play. Brad Marchand sets up Jake DeBrusk in front of the net, cutting across the crease and beating Varlamov with a backhand move. David Pastrnak picks up the secondary assist.
9:15 - BOS 2, NYI 0 - Nick Foligno's wrister through traffic leaks through Varlamov to double the lead for Boston. Derek Forbort and A.J. Greer tally the assists.
17:19 - BOS 3, NYI 0 - Charlie McAvoy fires off a wrister from the high slot, which makes contact with Trent Frederic, who tips it past Varlamov to deepen the lead for the Bruins. Foligno records the secondary assist and second point of the night.
2nd Period:
6:46 - BOS 3, NYI 1 - Kyle Palmieri slides towards the net, receiving a feed from Anders Lee and pushing the puck past Linus Ullmark to get the Islanders on the board. Noah Dobson collects the secondary assist and extends his point streak to five games.

8:17 - BOS 4, NYI 1 - DeBrusk's shot bounces off the glass behind the net and in front of Patrice Bergeron, who banks it in to regain the three-goal lead. McAvoy picks up the secondary assist.
11:30 - BOS 5, NYI 1 - Frederic handles the puck in the high slot and rips it clean past Varlamov to tack onto the Bruins lead unassisted for his second goal of the evening.
18:31 -BOS 6, NYI 1 - Pavel Zacha adds a goal late in the second frame to extend the Bruins lead to 6-1. Charlie Coyle collects the sole assist on the play.
3rd Period:
13:42 - BOS 6, NYI 2 - Matt Martin scored his seventh goal of the season on a rebound after Ullmark's initial save on Ryan Pulock late in the third frame. Andy Andreoff picks up the secondary assist.

NOTEBOOK:
Mathew Barzal left the game in the first period after a hit from Craig Smith and did not return... Kyle Palmieri filled in on the top line in Barzal's absence, getting ice time with Bo Horvat and Anders Lee... Josh Bailey was out of the lineup against the Bruins, missing his fifth game this season... Noah Dobson extended his point streak to five games (1G, 6A) with a secondary assist on Palmieri's goal... Brock Nelson's 12-game point streak came to an end at 16 points (9G, 7A) over that span... Andy Andreoff collected his first point of the season in his second NHL game this season... Palmieri led the Islanders with five shots... Ross Johnston drew into the lineup for the first time since Jan. 21, recording a team-tying five hits in 13:28 TOI... Adam Pelech led the Islanders with 20:28 TOI... The Islanders gave up six or more goals for the third time this season... The Islanders out-hit the Bruins 35-21... Jake DeBrusk scored in his first game back since a hand and leg injury that kept him out of the lineup for 17 games.
GOALTENDING MATCHUP:
Semyon Varlamov stopped 21-of-27 shots in the loss.
Linus Ullmark stopped 26-of-28 in the win.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders power play went 0-for-2, while their penalty kill went 2-for-3.
IMAGE OF THE GAME:

NEXT GAME:
The Islanders travel to Pittsburgh on Monday to take on the Penguins for the second time in four days, looking for a critical win against their Metropolitan Division opponent. Puck drop is set for 7p.m.