Brad Marchand scored the first two Bruins goals in Boston’s definitive win against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Wednesday night.
Although the Bruins got off to an explosive start, the Islanders stormed back and tied the game twice in the second period. Heading into the final 20 minutes, the two clubs were tied with three goals apiece until Pavel Zacha potted the game-winner midway through the period.
“It’s important to get a good start in, kind of sets the tempo for the game,” Marchand told reporters in New York, as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage. “They did a really good job pushing back, a really tight game all the way through, but I just love the way we played in the third.
“It’s always about a 60-minute effort. You can start well and kind of tail off through the game. We did a good job of continuing our pace. We made a couple of mistakes. That’s going to happen, but we had a good game.”
Through the four games the Bruins have played under interim head coach Joe Sacco, Boston has played to its identity of being a hard team to play against while maintaining offensive pressure by outshooting opponents 113-81. Marchand pointed out the team’s success could be found in the details of their game.
“That’s where we’ve been having success the last little bit and where we always have,” Marchand said. “That’s what the foundation of this team has always been — executing on details and being committed to the structure.”
