BOSTON (AP) - Patrice Bergeron told his Boston teammates that all he wanted in his 1,000th career game was for the Bruins to come out of it with two points.
The Bruins did, as did Bergeron, who scored twice in Boston's 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
''It's been a fun ride. It was a special game that way,'' said Bergeron, only the fifth player in Bruins' history to play 1,000 games for the club.
Bergeron scored early in the second period and added an empty-netter in the final minute to cap off the night.
Marchand made sure Bergeron got a keepsake from the night when he skated out to the blue line and retrieved the puck after Bergeron's first goal put Boston up 1-0 at 2:32 in the first period.
David Pastrnak also assisted on both goals for Bergeron, passing up an empty-net opportunity and leaving the puck for Bergeron to tap in with 55 seconds left.
****New York Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner (40) eyes the puck as Boston Bruins right wing David Backes (42) prepares to shoot during second period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.