Marat Khusnutdinov tied the game late in the third period and collected the only goal in the shootout Tuesday night for the visiting Boston Bruins, who edged the New York Islanders 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y.

Viktor Arvidsson and Pavel Zacha also scored for the Bruins, who have won four straight and five of six (5-1-0). Goalie Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves before stopping all three New York attempts in the shootout.

Boston's streak started with a 5-2 home win over the Islanders one week ago.

Bo Horvat had two goals and Anthony Duclair also scored for the Islanders, who had their two-game winning streak snapped and lost for the fourth time in six games (2-2-2). Goalie Ilya Sorokin recorded 24 saves in regulation and overtime, including a point-blank stop of Charlie McAvoy in the final 20 seconds

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