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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Boston 3, NY Islanders 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 9, 2017
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Graham Skilliter, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 17565
Final Scoring Summary
 
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NY Islanders 0011
Boston 0123
Periods:
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1
NY Islanders   Boston
  0:00 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Anders Lee shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 0:24  
  0:50 Kevan Miller shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  0:52 Takeaway by David Backes.
  0:56 David Backes hits Calvin de Haan.
  1:15 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 1:18  
  1:25 Shot by Riley Nash misses the net
Shot by Mathew Barzal misses the net 2:13  
  2:22 Tim Schaller hits Jason Chimera.
  2:30 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Giveaway by Cal Clutterbuck. 2:40  
Jason Chimera hits Frank Vatrano. 2:43  
  3:20 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
Nick Leddy shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 3:24  
  3:39 Takeaway by Riley Nash.
  3:40 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 3:40  
  3:54 David Backes shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  3:54 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  3:54 David Backes shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  4:00 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  4:00 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  4:01 David Krejci shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  4:31 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  4:35 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 4:35  
Takeaway by Andrew Ladd. 4:50  
Giveaway by Jordan Eberle. 4:57  
  5:43 Patrice Bergeron blocks shot from Anders Lee.
  5:58 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Takeaway by Anders Lee. 6:04  
Anders Lee hits Zdeno Chara. 6:06  
Josh Bailey blocks shot from David Backes. 6:24  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 6:24  
Giveaway by Jason Chimera. 6:32  
  6:38 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Dennis Seidenberg blocks shot from Anders Bjork. 7:23  
Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier. 7:41  
  7:55 Brandon Carlo hits Anthony Beauvillier.
  8:04 Sean Kuraly blocks shot from Nick Leddy.
Andrew Ladd blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 9:01  
  9:08 Giveaway by David Pastrnak.
  9:22 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Anders Lee hits Matt Grzelcyk. 9:36  
  9:38 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Anders Lee hits Charlie McAvoy. 9:48  
  10:16 Giveaway by Anders Bjork.
  10:22 Charlie McAvoy hits Jason Chimera.
Shot by Ryan Pulock misses the net 10:31  
Jason Chimera hits Anders Bjork. 10:41  
Cal Clutterbuck hits Zdeno Chara. 10:48  
  10:48 Takeaway by Zdeno Chara.
Takeaway by Casey Cizikas. 10:55  
  11:38 Takeaway by Torey Krug.
  11:56 Sean Kuraly hits Adam Pelech.
  12:00 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
  12:09 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  12:09 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Cal Clutterbuck blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk. 12:18  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 12:56  
  13:19 Zdeno Chara penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Tavares.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 13:19  
Giveaway by Jordan Eberle. 14:08  
  14:35 Tim Schaller blocks shot from Joshua Ho-Sang.
Shot by Brock Nelson misses the net 15:03  
  15:09 Kevan Miller hits Andrew Ladd.
  15:18 Danton Heinen blocks shot from Ryan Pulock.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 16:07  
  16:22 Takeaway by Patrice Bergeron.
Adam Pelech hits David Pastrnak. 16:27  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 16:27  
  16:36 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  16:44 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  17:00 Takeaway by Brandon Carlo.
  17:22 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Jason Chimera hits Kevan Miller. 17:43  
  17:54 Kevan Miller blocks shot from Nick Leddy.
  18:02 Tim Schaller hits Nick Leddy.
  18:19 Patrice Bergeron blocks shot from Mathew Barzal.
Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 18:56  
  19:05 Takeaway by David Backes.
  19:10 Shot by David Backes misses the net
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 19:10  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 19:17  
  19:21 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  19:33 David Pastrnak hits Jason Chimera.
  19:33 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
2
NY Islanders   Boston
  0:00 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Ryan Pulock hits Brad Marchand. 0:16  
  0:27 Takeaway by Patrice Bergeron.
Nick Leddy blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 0:32  
  0:33 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Jason Chimera.
Takeaway by Calvin de Haan. 0:43  
Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 0:47  
  0:58 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 0:58  
Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 1:14  
  1:21 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
Ryan Pulock hits Danton Heinen. 1:46  
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 1:55  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 1:56  
Giveaway by Adam Pelech. 2:03  
Shot by Calvin de Haan misses the net 2:12  
Shot by Joshua Ho-Sang misses the net 2:17  
Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 2:20  
  2:20 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Takeaway by Joshua Ho-Sang. 2:20  
Adam Pelech hits Patrice Bergeron. 2:44  
Takeaway by Calvin de Haan. 2:45  
Giveaway by Calvin de Haan. 2:48  
  2:51 Giveaway by Patrice Bergeron.
  2:58 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Jordan Eberle.
  3:18 Shot by Brandon Carlo misses the net
  3:37 Riley Nash shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Dennis Seidenberg hits Matt Grzelcyk. 3:49  
Casey Cizikas hits Charlie McAvoy. 4:03  
Casey Cizikas penalty for fighting against Jake DeBrusk - 5 mins (Major). 4:03  
  4:03 Jake DeBrusk penalty for instigating - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Cizikas. Served by Frank Vatrano.
  4:03 Jake DeBrusk penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). Drawn by Casey Cizikas.
  4:03 Jake DeBrusk penalty for fighting against Casey Cizikas - 5 mins (Major).
  4:03 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  4:05 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal. 4:36  
  4:57 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Anders Lee shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 5:22  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against David Backes. 5:22  
  5:36 David Backes blocks shot from Ryan Pulock.
  5:59 Kevan Miller blocks shot from Jordan Eberle.
Joshua Ho-Sang shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 6:09  
  6:09 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 6:40  
  6:51 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  6:51 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Dennis Seidenberg shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 7:21  
Anthony Beauvillier hits Frank Vatrano. 7:29  
  7:46 David Backes hits Dennis Seidenberg.
Dennis Seidenberg hits Danton Heinen. 7:52  
Giveaway by Brock Nelson. 8:03  
Ryan Pulock hits David Backes. 8:24  
  9:03 Brad Marchand hits Nick Leddy.
  9:10 Torey Krug hits Mathew Barzal.
Takeaway by Jordan Eberle. 9:27  
  9:36 Patrice Bergeron blocks shot from Calvin de Haan.
Takeaway by Jordan Eberle. 9:38  
Team penalty for New York too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Joshua Ho-Sang. 10:10  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 10:10  
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 10:51  
  10:51 Brad Marchand scores a power play goal. Assisted by Torey Krug and David Pastrnak.
  11:03 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
Takeaway by Mathew Barzal. 11:34  
  11:38 David Backes hits Nick Leddy.
Giveaway by Calvin de Haan. 11:50  
  11:53 Frank Vatrano hits Calvin de Haan.
  11:55 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  12:07 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Calvin de Haan shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 12:54  
  12:54 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 13:05  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 13:15  
Thomas Hickey blocks shot from Anders Bjork. 13:15  
Cal Clutterbuck blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk. 13:19  
  13:19 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  13:24 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
  13:44 Tim Schaller hits Ryan Pulock.
Jason Chimera hits Kevan Miller. 13:48  
Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 13:53  
Giveaway by Nick Leddy. 14:10  
  14:14 Giveaway by David Krejci.
  14:14 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Jason Chimera.
Shot by Ryan Pulock misses the net 14:19  
  14:30 David Krejci hits Jordan Eberle.
Nick Leddy hits Riley Nash. 15:11  
Adam Pelech hits Brandon Carlo. 15:19  
  15:44 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  15:44 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
  15:44 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  15:51 Frank Vatrano shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  16:09 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Anders Lee blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. 16:33  
  16:36 Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Giveaway by Calvin de Haan. 16:50  
  16:58 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  17:01 Shot by Danton Heinen misses the net
Anders Lee hits Brandon Carlo. 17:10  
  17:22 Shot by Torey Krug misses the net
  17:30 Takeaway by Torey Krug.
  17:34 Torey Krug shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  17:36 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Takeaway by Joshua Ho-Sang. 17:40  
  17:48 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Brock Nelson.
Joshua Ho-Sang shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 17:53  
  17:53 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
Nick Leddy shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 18:05  
  18:12 Brad Marchand blocks shot from Ryan Pulock.
  18:18 Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 18:18  
Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 18:56  
  18:56 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Dennis Seidenberg hits David Backes. 19:04  
Thomas Hickey hits Riley Nash. 19:16  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 19:26  
3
NY Islanders   Boston
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 0:00  
  0:19 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  0:26 Brad Marchand penalty for interference - 5 mins (Major). Drawn by John Tavares.
Ryan Pulock penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brad Marchand. 0:26  
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against David Pastrnak. 0:26  
Nick Leddy shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 0:59  
Joshua Ho-Sang shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 1:27  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 1:28  
Giveaway by Joshua Ho-Sang. 2:07  
Calvin de Haan penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Krejci. 2:14  
  2:14 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  2:23 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 2:27  
  2:49 Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from John Tavares.
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 2:53  
  3:02 Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from John Tavares.
Giveaway by Andrew Ladd. 3:08  
Takeaway by Nick Leddy. 3:25  
Shot by Joshua Ho-Sang misses the net 4:46  
  5:10 Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Mathew Barzal.
  5:50 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Brock Nelson hits Brad Marchand. 5:56  
Calvin de Haan blocks shot from Brad Marchand. 6:08  
Andrew Ladd shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 6:17  
Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 6:25  
Adam Pelech hits Matt Grzelcyk. 6:28  
Giveaway by Thomas Hickey. 6:35  
Dennis Seidenberg hits David Pastrnak. 6:43  
  6:45 Jake DeBrusk scores. Assisted by Torey Krug and David Pastrnak.
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 6:45  
  7:08 David Backes shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  7:08 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  7:11 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 7:11  
Giveaway by Anders Lee. 7:31  
  7:38 Takeaway by Patrice Bergeron.
  7:45 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 7:46  
Takeaway by Mathew Barzal. 8:03  
  9:01 Takeaway by Jake DeBrusk.
  9:06 Shot by David Krejci misses the net
  9:14 Jake DeBrusk hits Anthony Beauvillier.
Dennis Seidenberg shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 9:33  
  9:55 Takeaway by Sean Kuraly.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 10:02  
  10:08 Frank Vatrano blocks shot from Ryan Pulock.
Ryan Pulock hits Tim Schaller. 10:14  
Shot by John Tavares misses the net 10:23  
  10:40 Giveaway by Charlie McAvoy.
Nick Leddy hits Charlie McAvoy. 10:43  
Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 11:02  
  11:19 Riley Nash blocks shot from Calvin de Haan.
Takeaway by Mathew Barzal. 11:23  
Jordan Eberle shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 11:41  
  11:45 David Backes hits Andrew Ladd.
  11:47 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  11:47 David Backes penalty for head butting - 5 mins (Major). Drawn by Andrew Ladd. Served by Frank Vatrano.
Andrew Ladd penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Backes. 11:47  
  11:47 David Backes penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct). Drawn by Andrew Ladd.
  12:00 Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Shot by Joshua Ho-Sang misses the net 12:12  
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 12:21  
  12:21 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Josh Bailey.
  12:50 David Pastrnak hits Josh Bailey.
  13:04 David Pastrnak blocks shot from Josh Bailey.
  13:30 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Dennis Seidenberg blocks shot from Sean Kuraly. 13:39  
  13:48 Takeaway by Danton Heinen.
  13:52 Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  14:15 Takeaway by Patrice Bergeron.
  14:44 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from John Tavares.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 14:53  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 14:53  
  15:13 Kevan Miller blocks shot from Jordan Eberle.
Andrew Ladd shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 15:20  
  15:20 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 15:26  
  15:37 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  15:59 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
  16:19 Takeaway by Tim Schaller.
Giveaway by John Tavares. 16:32  
  16:46 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Josh Bailey.
Anders Lee scores. Assisted by Josh Bailey and Mathew Barzal. 16:52  
  16:52 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Adam Pelech hits Jake DeBrusk. 17:00  
  18:29 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 18:50  
  19:11 Charlie McAvoy hits John Tavares.
  19:18 Danton Heinen scores on an empty net. Assisted by Patrice Bergeron.
  19:18 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.