Ups and downs continue for Isles

BOSTON — The Islanders’ streaky season continues, much to the chagrin of their players and fans.

Brad Marchand and Jake DeBrusk scored, Tuukka Rask stopped 30 shots and the Bruins beat the Islanders, 3-1, on Saturday, the Isles’ fourth loss in the past five games.

Danton Heinen added an empty-net goal, and Torey Krug and David Pastrnak each had two assists for the Bruins, who won for the eighth time in 10 games.

Anders Lee scored and Jaroslav Halak made 29 saves for the Islanders, who ended November winning seven out of eight games.

“We didn’t enter the zone like we normally do tonight,” Lee said. “We came in with no speed.”

Rask earned his fourth straight win after struggling to a 3-8-2 start this season, which prompted many Bruins fans to call for coach Bruce Cassidy to play backup Anton Khudobin as the No. 1 goalie. Khudobin opened the season 7-0-2.

Marchand’s goal made it 1-0 at 10:51 of the second period. With the Islanders shorthanded, Marchand took a pass from Krug, broke in down the left wing and snapped off a wrist shot that slipped between Halak’s pads.

Early in the third, Marchand was given a 5-minute major for interference when he came charging across the ice to hit John Tavares near the boards, but the Isles’ Ryan Pulock took a cross-checking penalty when play stopped.

Boston’s David Backes also got a major — for head-butting — and a game misconduct later in the third.

DeBrusk made it 2-0 when he collected a loose puck in the slot, spun and beat Halak with a wrister inside the right post 6:45 into the third.

Lee scored on a redirected shot from the top of the crease with 3:08 to play — just after Backes’ penalty expired.

Heinen sealed it with 42 seconds left.