Bruins 6, Islanders 2
Nathan Horton scored twice and Tyler Seguin continued his hot streak as the Boston Bruins registered their second consecutive one-sided victory, a 6-2 rout of the visiting New York Islanders on Monday.
Once mired in the Eastern Conference basement, the Bruins have put together a three-game winning streak in which they've outscored their opponents 18-5. That includes a 7-0 waxing of the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Saturday.
The Bruins led 3-2 following a wild first period. After Benoit Pouliot and Matt Moulson exchanged goals, Horton put Boston in front at 13:38, slapping a long rebound past Islanders goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.
Seguin struck 28 seconds later, chasing Nabokov from the net with a conversion of a Patrice Bergeron feed from behind the goal line. It was the fourth goal in two games for Seguin, leaving him three shy of his total from all of last season.
Michael Grabner rounded out the first-period scoring with his fourth of the season at 18:36.
Milan Lucic extended the lead at 4:34 of the third period and Horton made it 5-2 just 49 seconds later with another goal off a generous Islanders rebound. David Krejci's empty netter completed the scoring with under three minutes remaining.
The game was halted briefly in the opening moments of the third after Bruins forward Daniel Paille took a puck in the face. He skated to the bench on his own power with blood coating his visor.