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UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) Mathew Barzal broke a tie late in the third period and the New York Islanders beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Saturday night to even the second-round playoff series at two games apiece.
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The Bruins failed to create many scoring chances and now the series is tied 2-2. The Bruins watched the Islanders even up the series on Saturday. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
COMMENTARY
The Boston Bruins didn’t develop many quality scoring chances against a physical New York Islanders bunch in Game 4 Saturday night. Even when they did, Bruce Cassidy’s squad failed to convert on significant opportunities aside from David Krejci’s second-period power-play marker.
Tuukka Rask did all he could in net to keep Boston’s chances alive. The Bruins battled on without a pair of stout right-shot defensemen in Brandon Carlo and Kevan Miller. They witnessed two periods’ worth of head-scratching officiating on both sides. And, they hardly found any space to work with against the trap-happy Islanders.
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Lauzon back in as Boston opens up second round before full house at TD Garden by Eric Russo @erusso22 / BostonBruins.com
BOSTON - The Bruins will open up the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday night when they host the New York Islanders in Game 1 at TD Garden. And for the first time since March 2020, the B s will play before a full house on Causeway Street. We re excited, said Brad Marchand. Been a little envious watching the other games and seeing how many people have been in the arenas. Really looking forward to that. Can t wait to see that and how loud it s gonna be and how excited the fans are gonna be. Definitely gonna have a huge adrenaline rush off of that.