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The New York Islanders left Boston frustrated on Saturday night, falling to the Bruins 3-1 to close out a four-game road trip.
The NHL's second-highest scoring team was held to one goal by a stingy Bruins squad that blocked 21 shots. The Islanders didn't break through until an Anders Lee goal made it 2-1 with 3:08 to play, but it was not enough, as the Isles finished their four-game trip with a 1-2-1 record.

"It was one of those games where we couldn't find it offensively," Lee said. "Credit to them for not letting us do that and having good sticks and whatnot. It's frustrating coming in here on the end of a road trip and having it turn out the way it did."
Jake DeBrusk's goal at 6:45 of the third period held up as the game winner in what was a low-scoring, but nasty, affair. Saturday's game featured as many major penalties as goals, with the Bruins taking a pair of third-period majors that boiled the blood on a snowy night in Massachusetts.

It started early in the third as Brad Marchand, who put the Bruins up 1-0 with a power-play goal in the second period, picked up five minutes for a high, blindside hit on John Tavares, while David Backes got five (and a game misconduct) for head-butting Andrew Ladd midway through the period.
"A couple stupid plays on their part," Ladd said. "I wasn't a big fan of either play."
The Islanders took exception to the Marchand hit, but barely got to take advantage of the ensuing major, as Ryan Pulock's retaliation cross check and a trip by Calvin de Haan limited the Islanders to one minute of power-play time. Jake DeBrusk - who got two, five and 10 for instigating a fight with Casey Cizikas in the second - scored shortly after to put the Bruins up 2-0.
"It's kind of the same tune as 5-on-5 we just weren't getting it through," head coach Doug Weight said. "We had a couple good opportunities… we have to do more."

The Backes major represented the Islanders' best chance to get back in the game, but that major was also limited to three minutes, as Ladd picked up two for interference in the tussle. The Islanders didn't technically convert on the power play, but used the momentum and zone setup to work the puck to Lee for a tap-in at 16:52.
Danton Heinen's empty-netter iced it at 19:18. Halak stopped 30-of-32 shots in the loss, while Tuukka Rask stopped 30-of-31 in the win.

PENALTY KILL GOES 1-FOR-2:

Brad Marchand's power-play goal extended the Islanders streak of allowing a power-play goal to seven games and marked the third straight penalty with a goal allowed. The Islanders killed off a 13-second 4-on-3 early in the third to break the streak and finish 1-for-2 on the night.

NEXT GAME:

The Islanders return home to face the Washington Capitals on Monday night at Barclays Center, kicking off a string where the Isles play seven of their next eight at home.