BOSTON – The Islanders did it the hard way. The key being, they did it.
They couldn’t hold a two-goal lead in the third period but still managed to earn a road split against the Bruins with a 4-3 overtime win in Game 2 of their second-round series on Monday night before 17,400 at TD Garden.
Casey Cizikas scored on a breakaway at 14:48 of the extra period, shortly after Semyon Varlamov stopped Taylor Hall’s rebound attempt at the Islanders’ crease.
Varlamov made 39 saves while the Bruins’ Tuukka Rask stopped 35 shots.
"I think that’s part of having success at this point of the season," said Josh Bailey, who scored one of the Islanders’ two power-play goals.