Expert recap and game analysis of the New York Islanders vs. Boston Bruins NHL game from February 27, 2025 on ESPN.

But it did keep the Islanders’ faint hopes alive as they held on for 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden to snap a four-game losing streak. Importantly, goalie Ilya Sorokin was markedly sharper and more aggressive than in Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss to the Rangers at UBS Arena — a game in which the Islanders felt they were the better team but could not keep their rivals from consistently crowding the crease.

Led by Ilya Sorokin, who needed one of his own, they got it, beating the Boston Bruins 2-1 at TD Garden. Sorokin stopped 38-of-39 shots, while Alexander Romanov and Kyle Palmieri scored for the Isles,

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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The New York Islanders (26-25-7) found a way to win a game in Boston, beating the Boston Bruins 2-1 (27-25-8) on Thursday night in TD Garden. Ilya Sorokin stole the show with some wizardry, robbing the Bruins after they dominated large swaths of the game.

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After the game, the Bruins tipped their collective hat to Ilya Sorokin, whose 37 saves counteracted the Bruins' advantage in shots and play in New York’s 2-1 win. But they were frustrated with Islander backup Jakub Skarek.

The Bruins have found new and grisly ways to lose hockey games this year. But on Thursday at the Garden, they lost the old fashioned way. They got goalied. Despite a wide edge in play, the B’s spotted the Islanders a 2-0 lead and only David Pastrnak could beat Ilya Sorokin (37 saves) midway through the third period as the B’s took their fifth straight loss (0-3-2).

Isles 2, Boston 1. Ilya Sorokin made 38 saves, allowing only a goal off a Tony DeAngelo deflection, and the Isles got goals from Alexander Romanov and Kyle Palmieri for a 2-1 vict

Sorokin makes 38 saves to help New York end 4-game skid BOSTON -- Ilya Sorokin made 38 saves, and the New York Islanders ended a season-long four-game losing streak with a 2-1 win against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Thursday.

But it did keep the Islanders’ faint hopes alive as they held on for 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden to snap a four-game losing streak.