Alex Steeves scores twice as Bruins defeat Islanders 3-1

NEW YORK AP Alex Steeves scored twice and Jeremy Swayman made saves as the Boston Bruins downed the New York Islanders - on Wednesday night Tanner Jeannot also scored for the Bruins who won for just the third time in seven games but completed a three-game sweep over the Islanders this season Swayman made saves in the third to improve to - - The Bruins who missed the playoffs last season have started - - under first-year coach Marco Sturm After New York s Mathew Barzal opened the scoring at of the first with his seventh goal Steeves tied it at of the opening period Jeannot put Boston ahead seconds into the middle period with his third Steeves added his second goal of the encounter and third of the season shorthanded at of the third Steeves a -year-old free-agent addition by the Bruins last July had one goal in games with Toronto before this season Boston rallied from a - deficit to win - in Boston on Oct then won - in a shootout at UBS Arena on Nov New York s power play was - over its previous six games then failed four more times with the man-advantage on Wednesday The Islanders haven t scored in straight power-play chances overall since converting early in a - win at Las Vegas on Nov Ilya Sorokin made saves in defeat to fall to - - The Islanders are - - on their current seven-game homestand after going - - on their in the last few days completed road trip The Islanders were coming off a - home shootout win over Seattle on Sunday Up next Bruins Host New York Rangers on Friday afternoon Islanders Host Philadelphia Flyers on Friday afternoon