""I was looking forward to today because I knew these guys would respond. I knew it,""
""I think we were all disappointed (on Monday), not just me but the players, too. I could tell already before the game. We had a bunch of meetings and I could tell these guys were ready to go. Even after we were down 2-0, the energy was still the same. That was a good sign.""
""It was not the start we were looking for,""
""But you could feel the energy in the room after the first that we know we can still win this game...the positivity after first p"
The Bruins overcame a 2-0 first-period deficit by scoring five unanswered goals to defeat the New York Islanders 5-2 at the Garden. The win snapped the Islanders' 4-0-1 run and erased Boston's prior 7-2 loss in Ottawa. Coach Marco Sturm emphasized confidence in the players' response after the Ottawa defeat and noted pregame meetings and steady energy even when trailing. Joonas Korpisalo made 33 saves, including 15 in the third period, and the team killed four penalties while surviving a delayed-penalty goal against them. The victory restored resilience and momentum for the Bruins.
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