McAvoy, Bruins defeat Islanders for 3rd win in row

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist for the Boston Bruins in a 4-1 win against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Wednesday.

Linus Ullmark made 25 saves for the Bruins (35-5-4), who have won three in a row. Ullmark (24-2-1) got his 100th NHL win.
"I couldn't be more happy," Ullmar said of his 100th win. "It has been overwhelming playing with these guys who bring it every night. I have [so] much gratitude."

Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves for the Islanders (23-19-4), who have lost two in a row and four of five.
"It's something where we've got to find our way through it," New York coach Lane Lambert said. "Again, we need to collect some wins here. It's a tough league. Unforgiving league. Nobody's feeling sorry for us."
The Islanders completed their season-long five-game homestand at 1-2-2.
"I feel like we played better than what the results are," Lambert said. "Results are results, and [we're in] a results-based business."
Zach Parise gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead at 15:41 of the first period. The forward one-timed a pass from Sebastian Aho from the top of the left circle that beat Ullmark to the far side.
McAvoy, who grew up 15 minutes away in Long Beach, New York, tied the game 1-1 7:48 into the second period. He scored his third goal of the season when he one-timed Matt Grzelcyk's feed between Varlamov's right pad and his blocker.
"It was very nice to score in front of my family," McAvoy said. "It was an important goal that got us back into it. We were able to take over from there."

The Bruins went ahead 2-1 on Derek Forbort's third of the season 3:12 at 11:00. The sequence began with Pavel Zacha firing a shot that rolled through Varlamov before Forbort poked in the loose puck in the crease.
Brad Marchand's power-play goal from the left circle 5:03 into the third period extended Boston's lead to 3-1. Trent Frederic's 10th goal of the season with 4:22 left made it 4-1.
"We are resilient," Marchand said. "We are able to find another level. We have experience. The older guys know how to play."
NOTES: The Bruins went 1-for-4 on the power play and killed all six of New York's man-advantages. Dating back Dec. 10, the Islanders are 3-for-51 on the power play. "It has to be better," Mathew Barzal said. "Bottom line." … The Islanders recalled forward William Dufour and defenseman Dennis Cholowski from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League before their optional morning skate. Dufour, 20, had25 points (13 goals and 12 assists) in 37 games in his first full season with Bridgeport. Dufour was minus-2 in 6:48 of ice time in his NHL debut. Cholowski was minus-2 in 13:58 with six shot attempts in his Islanders debut.