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The Islanders (13-9-2) peppered Swayman throughout, leaving the frozen sheet with a 45-14 advantage in shots on goal.<\/p>\n
But Boston\u2019s bottom-six grouping generated enough offense to keep Sturm\u2019s club afloat. <\/p>\n
Steeves and Tanner Jeannot<\/a> both found the back of the net in the opening two periods, while Steeves went for seconds in the third period to give Boston some breathing room.<\/p>\n \u201cIt feels great,\u201d Steeves \u2014 shifted to the fourth line on Wednesday \u2014 said of his first two-tally night in the NHL. \u201cI\u2019m not thinking I\u2019m David Pastrnak or anything all of a sudden. But definitely, it gives me confidence.\u201d <\/p>\n Boston once again ran into some penalty woes with four separate minor infractions. But the Bruins\u2019 penalty kill unit shifted momentum back on Boston\u2019s side \u2014 negating all four Islanders power plays and adding a shorthanded strike from Steeves in the third.<\/p>\n Swayman\u2019s strong night started on an ominous note, as a costly neutral-zone turnover by Bruins winger Matej Blumel allowed New York to land the first punch.<\/p>\n Shortly after Blumel\u2019s miscue, Islanders center Mathew Barzal put his slick mitts to good use \u2014 dangling past Pavel Zacha near the crease before tucking the puck past an outstretched Swayman to make it 1-0 just 4:41 into the contest.<\/p>\n Blumel \u2014 slotted back into the lineup on Wednesday in hopes of adding some scoring punch \u2014 logged just 2:02 of ice time against New York. Boston ruled him out with a lower-body injury midway through the opening period. <\/p>\n New York\u2019s early lead didn\u2019t last long. Just 1:42 after Barzal lit the lamp, Steeves countered \u2014 pouncing on a puck near the blue line and knocking it past Ilya Sorokin to tie the game at one goal apiece.<\/p>\n Down the other end of the ice, Swayman turned aside 10 of 11 New York shots in the first \u2014 aided by a timely assist from Hampus Lindholm.<\/p>\n With 2:10 to go in the first, Swayman wasn\u2019t able to properly corral a sharp wrister from Simon Holmstrom, with the skittering puck leaking through and gliding toward the goal line. The go-ahead goal was negated by Lindholm, who swept it back toward Swayman and out of danger.<\/p>\n A Bruins\u2019 offense reliant on Morgan Geekie<\/a> for five of their last six goals entering Wednesday night received more secondary scoring in the second.<\/p>\n![\"Bruins](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/K3YO7O3USQQMOWTG4LDNQKJVBI.jpg\")
Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman is 7-2-0 in his last nine games with a .935 save percentage.Adam Hunger\/Associated Press<\/p>\n