Bo Horvat added the overtime winner at 3:10 to his momentum-switching first-period shorthanded goal for the Islanders (15-18-7).
After two straight one-goal efforts, the New York Islanders (15-18-7) defeated the Boston Bruins (20-17-5) 5-4 in overtime on Sunday evening in TD Garden.
BOSTON— The New York Islanders (15-18-7) found a way to win a hockey game after spending the last three weeks finding a way to lose them. After the game, the room blasted “I’m Your Man” by Wham!. The vibes were high as the Islanders won their first game in the new year.
The Boston Bruins are still in search of their first win of 2025 after a 5-4 overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Sunday night at TD Garden.
The Bruins responded in the third period after playing catch up the first 40 minutes. David Pastrnak answered for the Bruins with a pair of goals in the final frame to tie the gam
The season that Horvat was named captain of the Canucks was also Miller's first season in Vancouver after the team acquired him from the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 2019 NHL Draft.
Bo Hovart scored his second goal of the game on a breakaway 3:10 into overtime and the New York Islanders snapped a three-game skid with a 5-4 win over the Boston Bruins on Sunday night.
The New York Islanders notched their first win of 2025, beating the Boston Bruins 5-4 in overtime to snap a three-game skid after blowing a two-goal lead. Bo Horvat scored the game-winning goal on the breakaway after some brilliance by goaltender Ilya Sorokin in the extra frame:
There doesn't seem to be an end in sight with the media flurry around the rumored tension between Vancouver Canucks forwards Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller. New York Islanders forward and former Canucks captain Bo Horvat gave his two cents on the matter that has infiltrated the locker room.
While everybody in the NHL is focused on the reported rift between Vancouver Canucks stars J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, former teammate Bo Horvat issued a clear statament on the topic.
In a way, that’s what makes it all the more frustrating that they’ve had such a terrible last four weeks. They know they are capable of playing like they played on Sunday against the Bruins, going into a playoff team’s building, controlling much of the game and walking out with a 5-4 overtime victory after Bo Horvat’s game-winner.