BruinsIslanders: 5 from the Second

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By Joe Haggerty
CSNNE.comBOSTONHere are five thoughts from the second period with the Bruins leading the Islanders by a 3-2 score after the first 40 minutes of play at TD Garden.1)Shawn Thornton must have done somebody wrong on the Islanders bench because he was hit with a pair of high sticks from Trevor Gillies and Kyle Okposo during the second period. Thornton has played well with three shots on net and a goal in 8:32 of ice time, but hes also still nursing a healing wound on his forehead after taking 40 stitches there last week. It didnt appear that the sticks ripped anything open, but thats the big danger until it heals completely for the Bs enforcer.2)This just in: Michael Grabner is fast and good. Not sure what Dale Tallon was smoking down in Florida when he decided to try and sneak the speedy youngster through waivers, but hes potted two goals tonight and 33 goals in his rookie NHL season. Grabners speed is game-changing as anybody could have seen when he sped past Tomas Kaberle like he was standing still for a short-handed goal in the second period. A game-high six shots for Grabner tonight.3)It appears that David Krejci and Milan Lucic are in operation shutdown until the playoffs begin. Krejci has the only shot between the two players, and theyre sitting at a minus-2 with over 20 minutes of ice time tonight. Lucic hasnt scored since potting his 30th goal of the season eight games ago, and they look like theyre simply trying to stay away from injury for the playoffs.4)Two shots on goal in two power play chances for the Bruins tonightincluding a 5-on-3 that started the game. The PP looks just as impotent as it did before Tomas Kaberle arrived. No snap, no pop and no willingness to work in front of the net.5)The people that are working are the Bs players potentially on the bubble for a playoff roster spot. With Tyler Seguin sitting out, Thornton has a goal, Paille has an assist and a plus-2 and Michael Ryder did yeomans work putting up a screen in front of the net n Dennis Seidenbergs goal in the second period.

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