Those three power play goals helped the Islanders built up a 4-2 lead, then a 5-2 lead after Brock Nelson scored early in the third period, but the Bruins would charge back to make it 5-4.

The Bruins definitely dictated play for the vast majority of the game, but those pesky Islanders bent but didn’t break, and now they’ll have a shot to clinch a spot in the Conference Final at the Coliseum on Wednesday night.

It was all Bruins in the first 10 minutes, though the Islanders could have been on the power play after Nick Ritchie (fair game, definitely not a penalty, not in my NHL!) stuck his elbow out and hit Scott Mayfield in the head while he was on his knees trying to play the puck.

On the power play, JG Pageau won a faceoff, the puck got to Dobson, who found Mat Barzal who sniped it past Rask into the ol’ toy department to tie the game at one apiece.

Varlamov had to make some key saves in this game to keep the Isles in it, including a Bergeron shot off a McAvoy rebound, and a shot on Taylor Hall after a turnover.

It was all Bruins after they tied the game, but Anthony Beauvillier would make a great play behind the net to find Pageau, who made a nifty pass off to Josh Bailey in front who made it 3-2.

The Islanders went to the power play again, on a very blatant cross checking call against Chris Wagner, who took his stick to Barzal’s head!

On that power play, Jordan Eberle would make it 4-2 after Barzal got him the puck with a fantastic cross ice feed.

Pastrnak scored his second of the game on the power play to make it 5-3.

Then Bergeron very obviously sent the puck over the glass and the Islanders went back on the power play.

David Krejci, who probably should have been suspended for spearing Barzal but got off with a $5,000 fine, but is definitely not capable of dirty plays, no sir, got a piece of a shot in front after Varlamov made a good save and the puck went in off Varlamov’s skate to make it 5-4

At that point, Barry Trotz called a time out, and the Islanders were better, closing out the game even as the Bruins pulled Swayman with about a minute and a half to go