Kyle Palmieri, Josh Bailey and Jordan Eberle all scored in the Islanders’ three-goal second period to help visiting New York beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 in Game 5 of their East Division second-round series on Monday night.
Mat Barzal and Brock Nelson also scored and Semyon Varlamov made 40 saves for the Islanders, who lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 heading into Game 6 at New York on Wednesday night.
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Islanders edge Bruins in Game 5
Per the NHL, Game 5 winners in best-of-seven series that were tied 2-2 have gone on to win the series nearly 80 percent of the time (215-58).