Rapid Recap: Islanders 4, Bruins 1

The New York Islanders got back in the win column with a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at UBS Arena.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (power play), Noah Dobson, Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson (empty net) scored for the Islanders. Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves 27 on shots in the win.
Taylor Hall scored for Boston, while Linus Ullmark made 25 saves 28 on shots in the loss for Boston.

THE SCORING:
First Period:
17:26 - BOS 1, NYI 0 -Off a rush, Taylor Hall squeaked his shot under Ilya Sorokin's right arm from a sharp angle to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead. Craig Smith and Mike Reilly collected the assists.
Second Period:
11:30 - NYI 1, BOS 1, PPG -Jean-Gabriel Pageau put away a power-play goal to tie the game for the Islanders. Noah Dobson and Mathew Barzal tallied the assists.
Third Period:
5:50 - NYI 2, BOS 1 -Noah Dobson wired a wrist shot from distance past Linus Ullmark to give the Islanders a 2-1 lead. The puck eluded traffic, hit the post, caromed off Ullmark's back and in. Brock Nelson secured the sole assist.
13:32 - NYI 3, BOS 1 - Mathew Barzal buried a rebound on the backdoor to extend the Islanders' lead to 3-1. Kieffer Bellows and Adam Pelech picked up assists.
18:47 - NYI 4, BOS 1, ENG -Brock Nelson sealed the game with an empty-net goal for good measure. Zdeno Chara earned the assist.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders were 1-for-2 on the power play and were 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
The Bruins were 0-for-2 on the power play and were 1-for-2 on the penalty kill.
GOALTENDING BATTLE:
Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves on 27 shots for the Islanders.
Linus Ullmark made 25 saves on 28 shots for the Bruins.
NOTEBOOK:
Ilya Sorokin made his 31st start of the season while his record improved to 15-11-5… Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored his seventh goal of the season and second PPG of the season… Dobson postsed a two-point (1G, 1A) performance as he scored his eighth goal of the season… Mathew Barzal had a two-point (1G, 1A) outing and scored his 12th goal of the season… Nelson scored his team-leading 16th goal of the season... Kieffer Bellows returned to the lineup for the first time since Jan. 25 and earned an assist… Josh Bailey was sidelined with an upper-body injury… The Islanders allowed the first goal of the game in 10 of their last 11 games.
IMAGE OF THE GAME:
HIGHLIGHT OF THE GAME:
Video: BOS@NYI: Pageau cashes in Dobson's shot
NEXT GAME:
The Islanders return to UBS Arena to host the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.