Bruins 5, Islanders 2

 

. . . and then, in the second frame, the Boston mojo returned, and the Bruins were once again the mightiest warriors on ice.  

The bad mojo that's darkened the early season was still very much present in the first, when the Bruins got off only four shots, all saved by the Islanders, and fell behind, 0-2. But then everything changed in the second, when Lindholm, Pastrnak, and Eyssimont all scored, and then Geekie scored a goal, his eighth, in the third on a power play and Minten hit an empty-netter. Korpisalo kept the Islanders scoreless in the last two periods and the Bruins won the game, 5-2, their second win in the last three. 

We're back, baby! Sorry about all those mean things I said yesterday - no hard feelings. The Bruins (5-7-0) are still in last place with 10 points, tied with Buffalo and Tampa Bay, but tiebreakers. However, 10 points is still only one OT loss back from Ottawa and Florida, four points back from Detroit, and six back from Montreal. We got this!

Thursday night, the Buffalo Sabres (4-4-2) visit the Garden. We beat them back on October 11, 3-1, and we'll beat them again tomorrow as we skate our way back up to NHL domination. 

Go, Bruins!