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POST GAME NOTES

MILESTONES REACHED: • Tuukka Rask’s win tonight was his 300th NHL victory ... He is the seventh active goaltender to reach that milestone.

WHO’S HOT: • Brad Marchand had two goals tonight, giving him 9-7=16 totals in seven of his last ten games ... It is his tenth career 20- and he is the fourth Bruin in history with eight consecutive 20-goal campaigns (Bucyk, Middleton, Esposito). • David Pastrnak had two assists tonight, giving him 2-5=7 totals in four of his last eight games. • Craig Smith had a goal tonight, extending his streak to six games with 4-5=9 totals in that stretch and giving him 4-10=14 totals in eight of his last ten games. • had a goal tonight for his first point as a Bruin. • Mike Reilly had an assist tonight for his first point as a Bruin. • Patrice Bergeron had an assist tonight, giving him 6-4=10 totals in eight of his last ten games. • David Krejci had an assist tonight, giving him 1-1=2 totals in his last two games following a five-game scoreless stretch. • Charlie McAvoy had an assist tonight, giving him 1-5=6 totals in five of his last nine games played. • New York’s Travis Zajac had a goal tonight for his first point as an Islander. • New York’s Mathew Barzal had an assist tonight, giving him four assists in of his last three straight games with 4-9=13 totals in seven of his last nine contests. • New York’s had an assist tonight, giving him 3-4=7 totals in five of his last seven games.

SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins were 1 for 5 (20.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 29 for 126 on the power play this season (23.0%) and they have allowed five shorthanded goals. • The Islanders were 0 for 3 (0.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 21 for 116 on the power play this season (18.1%) and they have not allowed a shorthanded goal. • The Bruins were 3 for 3 (100.0%) on the kill tonight ... They are now 117 for 136 overall on the penalty kill this season (86.0%) and they have scored seven shorthanded goals. • The Islanders were 4 for 5 (80.0%) on the penalty kill tonight ... They are now 88 for 108 on the penalty kill this season (81.5%) and they have scored two shorthanded goals.

ATTENDANCE: • Today’s attendance was a sellout figure of 2,191. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 484 straight regular season and playoff games starting on Dec. 5, 2009 vs. . • Their last non-sellout game at TD Garden was on Dec. 2, 2009 when a Wednesday game vs. the drew 16,553.

Thursday, April 15, 2021 ... TD Garden; Boston MA