Bruins center Brad Marchand falls into Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech and goaltender Ilya Sorokin in the first period of Game 1 during an NHL second-round playoff series Saturday in Boston. Credit: AP/Elise Amendola
BOSTON — The Islanders were a positive group heading into Game 2 of their second-round series against the Bruins.
But it was not blind positivity. They were very realistic about the challenge of slowing the Bruins – who have won five straight playoff games, including 5-2 in Saturday night’s Game 1 at TD Garden – and their lethal top line of David Pastrnak, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand.