Rapid Recap: Bruins 6, Islanders 3

The New York Islanders suffered a setback on Saturday afternoon, as they fell 6-3 to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden.
Brock Nelson hit the 30-goal mark for the first time in his career on Saturday, Anders Lee recorded his 25th goal of the season and Zach Parise scored his 10th of the season, but it was not enough to counteract a potent Bruins offense.
Craig Smith, Taylor Hall (1G, 2A), David Pastrnak (1G, 1A), Brad Marchand (1G, 2A), Erik Haula (1G, 1A) and Jake DeBrusk scored for the Bruins, who improved to 9-1-1 in their last 11 games and leapfrogged the Toronto Maple Leafs for second place in the Atlantic Division.
The loss halted the Islanders two-game winning streak and prevented the Islanders from sweeping the season series with the Bruins.

Video: NYI Recap: Nelson, Lee score goals in loss

THE SCORING:

1st Period:
4:03 - BOS 1, NYI 0 - Brandon Carlo shoots for a rebound off the end boards that pops out to Craig Smith, who easily deposits the puck for the game's first goal. Charlie Coyle with the secondary assist.
19:26 - BOS 2, NYI 0 PPG - Taylor Hall deflects a Charlie McAvoy wrist shot at the side of the net to put Boston ahead 2-0. Brad Marchand with the secondary assist.
19:48 - BOS 2, NYI 1 - Brock Nelson gets the Islanders on the board at the end of the first period, backhanding a Zdeno Chara rebound after the defenseman hits the crossbar. Anders Lee picks up the secondary assist, feeding Chara after recovering a loose puck on an offensive-zone draw. The goal is Nelson's 30th of the season.
2nd Period:
2:13 - BOS 3, NYI 1 - David Pastrnak scores his 37th goal of the season. Pastrnak and Taylor Hall double-team Sebastian Aho in the corner, with the puck working out to Erik Haula, who feeds Pastrnak alone in front.
3:56 - BOS 4, NYI 1 - Brad Marchand extends the Bruins lead to 4-1. A pileup behind the net leaves Marchand open below the goal line, where he takes a Patrice Bergeron feed, skates out in front and beats Varlamov.
5:12 - BOS 4, NYI 2 PPG - Anders Lee scores his 25th goal of the season, depositing a rebound from the bumper position on an Islanders power play. JG Pageau and Noah Dobson with the assists.
14:33 - BOS 5, NYI 2 - Erik Haula finished off a tic-tac-toe play from Pastrnak and Hall for his ninth goal of the season.
18:18 - BOS 6, NYI 2 - Jake DeBrusk scores from behind the goal line, as his pass out front caroms off Adam Pelech's stick, then off Varlamov's shoulder and in.
3rd Period:
14:43 - BOS 6, NYI 3 PPG - Zach Parise finishes off some cross-ice passing for a power-play goal. Kyle Palmieri goes across the zone to Anthony Beauvillier, who dishes over to Parise for the veteran's 10th goal of the season and first power-play goal of the year.

Video: BOS 6 vs NYI 3: Barry Trotz

NOTEBOOK:

Brock Nelson scored 30 goals for the first time in his NHL career... Anders Lee extended his point streak to three games with seven points (2G, 5A) over that span. Lee hit the 25-goal mark for the fifth time in his career and first since the 2018-19 season... Ross Johnston drew into the lineup for Kieffer Bellows... The Islanders allowed more than three goals in regulation for the first time since March 7 in a 5-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche... The Islanders allowed six goals for the first time since Feb. 15 in a 6-3 loss to Buffalo... The Islanders allowed 36 shots through the first two periods, the most in the Barry Trotz era... Five Bruins had multi-point games, led by three-point games for Marchand and Hall (1G, 2A each)... The Bruins improved to 9-1-0 in 10 matinee games this season... Kyle Palmieri had a goal called back in the first period due to a high stick.

GOALTENDING MATCHUP:

Semyon Varlamov stopped 38 of 44 in the loss.
Linus Ullmark stopped 24 of 27 in the win.

SPECIAL TEAMS MATCHUP:

The Islanders power play went 2-for-4 while the penalty kill was 2-for-3.

IMAGE OF THE GAME:

HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT:

NEXT GAME:

The Islanders are back in action on Sunday afternoon as they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. Puck drop is at 2 p.m.