Tuukka Rask

Brock Nelson scored twice in another big second period by New York, Semyon Varlamov stopped 23 shots and the Islanders beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 advancing to the semi-finals

Mathew Barzal scored one power-play goal and assisted on another, to give the New York Islanders a 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins and a 3-2 lead in their second-round playoff series.

Brad Marchand scored 3:36 into overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 2-1 in Game 3 to take the lead in the second-round playoff series.

Craig Smith scored 5:48 into the second overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals and a 2-1 lead in their East Division first-round playoff series.

Tuukka Rask made 25 saves for his third shutout this season and the Bruins extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-0 victory over the Canucks.

NHL teams are realizing that a backup goaltender is an important position these days. With back-to-backs and travel, the starter needs a rest or gets injured.

Rask made 28 saves, Marchand had a goal and an assist, and the Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 to even the bruising, physical final at three games apiece.

Jordan Binnington stopped 38 shots, and the Blues withstood the emotional rush of Zdeno Chara's return to beat the Bruins 2-1 to take a 3-2 lead.

Ryan O'Reilly scored the opening goal 43 seconds in and the winner with 9:22 left, in a chaotic Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night to beat the Bruins 4-2.

Boston's top line kept finding ways to score, especially on the power play. With a chance to clinch another series, Tuukka Rask was perfect — again.