Islanders 5–3 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2013)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

John Tavares

2 G, 2 A

4 shots · 21:31 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Kyle Okposo

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 20:52 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Evgeni Nabokov

35 saves

0.921 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 David Krejci Go-ahead 1st · 04:25

Assists: Jarome Iginla, Milan Lucic · beat Evgeni Nabokov

0–1

2nd period

🏝️ Frans Nielsen PP Tying 2nd · 05:56

Assists: John Tavares, Kyle Okposo · beat Tuukka Rask

1–1

🐻 Patrice Bergeron PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:33

Assists: Ryan Spooner, Reilly Smith · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–2

🐻 Daniel Paille 2nd · 12:58

Assists: Zdeno Chara · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–3

🏝️ Frans Nielsen PP 2nd · 16:30

Assists: Thomas Vanek, John Tavares · beat Tuukka Rask

2–3

🏝️ Kyle Okposo PP Tying 2nd · 19:57

Assists: Andrew MacDonald · beat Tuukka Rask

3–3

3rd period

🏝️ John Tavares Go-ahead 3rd · 00:32

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Thomas Hickey · beat Tuukka Rask

4–3

🏝️ John Tavares PP 3rd · 13:17

Assists: Andrew MacDonald, Kyle Okposo · beat Tuukka Rask

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Vanek · Tavares · Okposo 20:52

L2 Nielsen · Cizikas · Clutterbuck 14:10

L3 Grabner · Martin · Regin 12:45

L4 Strome · Nelson · McDonald 11:23

D1 MacDonald · Hamonic 25:06

D2 Hickey · de Haan 19:01

D3 Strait · Carkner 12:51

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Bergeron · Krejci 19:44

L2 Lucic · Iginla · Smith 15:27

L3 Spooner · Campbell · Johnson 12:04

L4 Paille · Fraser · Caron 9:57

D1 Chara · Boychuk 23:58

D2 Bartkowski · Krug 18:30

D3 McQuaid · Miller 16:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BOS🐻

31 Shots on goal 38

4/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

22 Hits 20

12 Blocked shots 17

7 Takeaways 9

11 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 28

NYI shooting 16.1% (5/31) BOS shooting 7.9% (3/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Evgeni Nabokov

35/38

.921 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Tuukka Rask

26/31

.839 SV% · 5 GA · 59:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

NYI BOS

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-6 (33% win rate, 9 games)

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 3-3-2 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 3-1-2 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 2–0

Nov 22013 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 1–3 Apr 112013 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 2–1 Feb 262013 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 4–1 Jan 252013 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 2–4 Mar 312012 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 6–3

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Who won Islanders vs Bruins on December 31, 2013?

Islanders won 5–3. The final score was Islanders 5, Bruins 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Frans Nielsen (2), John Tavares (2), Kyle Okposo.

Who scored for Bruins?

Daniel Paille, David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Bruins season series?

Islanders lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 29 🏝️NYI @ 🌲MIN 5–4 AfterJan 2 🪶CHI @ 🏝️NYI 2–3

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 28 🐻BOS @ 🏛️OTT 3–4 AfterJan 2 🐯NSH @ 🐻BOS 2–3

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