BOSTON _ The Islanders fell behind once again and couldn't recover this time, dropping a 3-1 decision to the Bruins in a scrappy game.
Anders Lee scored at 16:52 of the third to pull the Islanders within a goal at the end of a major power play awarded when Boston's David Backes head-butted Andrew Ladd during a scrum. Brad Marchand also got a major penalty for a late hit on John Tavares earlier in the third, but the Islanders did not convert on either advantage.
Unlike Thursday, when the Isles tied it with their goaltender pulled, Danton Heinen scored into an empty net to seal the Islanders' fourth loss in five games. Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves but allowed a soft power-play goal to Marchand in the second, the seventh straight game the Islanders have allowed a power-play goal.
