The New York Islanders used goals in each of the first two periods to break a four-game losing streak, beating the host Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday night.

Ilya Sorokin stopped 38 shots to lead the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

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Unlike the last two Bruins losses, this one didn’t have either overtime or a consolation point. Boston lost another game and another player to injury as their winless streak reached five games after a 2-1 loss to the Islanders at TD Garden on Thursday.

Snapshots from the New York Islanders' 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Photo credit: Steve Babineau/NHLI via and Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via . NewYorkIslanders.com is the official Web site of the New York Islanders Hockey Club,

Islanders vs. Bruins will air locally on MSG, and can be streamed on ESPN+. Time: 7 p.m. ET The Islanders have lost four consecutive games and five of their last six. It’s not much of a coincidence that it’s been six games since three-time All-Star Matthew Barzal has been out of the lineup with a knee injury.

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Ilya Sorokin stopped 38 shots and Alexander Romanov and Kyle Palmieri scored to lead the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

Alexander Romanov and Kyle Palmieri scored for the Islanders (26-25-7). David Pastrnak scored to extend his NHL career-high point streak to 16 games for the Bruins (27-25-8), who are 0-3-2 in their past five games.

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The Bruins lost Matt Poitras to an injury late in the second period. The post Bruins suffer fifth straight loss, falling to Islanders 2-1 appeared first on Boston.com.

A couple of teams on the outside looking in at the playoffs meet up Boston Bruins host the New York Islanders at TD Garden in Boston. The Bruins have lost four straight with the last two going to overtime before Boston was defeated.