Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the game with 1:50 remaining in overtime as the visiting New York Islanders defeated the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Sunday.

After two straight one-goal efforts, the New York Islanders (15-18-7) defeated the Boston Bruins (20-17-5) 5-4 in overtime on Sunday evening in TD Garden.

The New York Islanders notched their first win of 2025, beating the Boston Bruins 5-4 in overtime to snap a three-game skid after blowing a two-goal lead. Bo Horvat scored the game-winning goal on the breakaway after some brilliance by goaltender Ilya Sorokin in the extra frame:

Pairing Bo Horvat with Maxim Tsyplakov has coincided with No. 14’s breakout, with Islanders coach Patrick Roy first trying the combination on Dec. 7.

There doesn't seem to be an end in sight with the media flurry around the rumored tension between Vancouver Canucks forwards Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller. New York Islanders forward and former Canucks captain Bo Horvat gave his two cents on the matter that has infiltrated the locker room.

While everybody in the NHL is focused on the reported rift between Vancouver Canucks stars J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, former teammate Bo Horvat issued a clear statament on the topic.

The season that Horvat was named captain of the Canucks was also Miller's first season in Vancouver after the team acquired him from the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 2019 NHL Draft.

The Boston Bruins are still in search of their first win of 2025 after a 5-4 overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Sunday night at TD Garden.

In a way, that’s what makes it all the more frustrating that they’ve had such a terrible last four weeks. They know they are capable of playing like they played on Sunday against the Bruins, going into a playoff team’s building, controlling much of the game and walking out with a 5-4 overtime victory after Bo Horvat’s game-winner.

Horvat, who also scored in the first period, broke in alone on goalie Joonas Korpisalo (32 saves) and wristed in the winner from the low slot. It came only six seconds after Ilya Sorokin stoned Brad Marchand at the other end, the rebound triggering Horvat’s game-winning breakaway.

The New York Islanders stormed into TD Garden and defeated the Bruins 5-4 in overtime. It snapped a three-game skid.