Matt Poitras left the game with 1:36 left in the second period after Brock Nelson checked him into the open was lining up to hit the Bruins' 20-year-old center in front of the Islanders bench.

- Calvin Pickard is the expected starter for the Oilers. Pickard is 15-7-0 with a 2.76 GAA and a .896 SV%. Pickard is 1-1-0 ...

So holding on for a 2-1 victory over the Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden and snapping a four-game losing streak — ...

Islanders: Despite getting outshot ... was stopped on a breakaway attempt that would have tied the game at 1. Instead, the Bruins heard it from their fans after falling into a two-goal hole ...

Bruins: After back-to-back overtime losses, the short-handed Bruins lost Matt Poitras to an injury late in the second period.

The New York Islanders used goals in each of the first two periods to break a four-game losing streak, beating the host Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday night.

New York’s Brock Nelson shoved him toward the boards at the Islander bench. However, the door was open and Poitras smashed chest first into the opening.

Leon Draisaitl scored his second goal of the night on a breakaway 3:52 into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the New ...

BOSTON, MA -- Ilya Sorokin dominated between the pipes to help the New York Islanders snap a four-game skid with a 2-1 victory against the Boston Bruins at T.D. Garden on Thursday night.

Brock Nelson has been a heart and soul player for the New York Islanders for his entire National Hockey League career.

Islanders: Despite getting outshot ... was stopped on a breakaway attempt that would have tied the game at 1. Instead, the Bruins heard it from their fans after falling into a two-goal hole ...