Ilya Sorokin made 38 saves to help the Islanders hold on for a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins, snapping their losing streak at four games on Thursday night.

Importantly, goalie Ilya Sorokin was markedly sharper and more aggressive than in Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss to the Rangers at UBS Arena — a game in which the Islanders felt they were the better team but could not keep their rivals from consistently crowding the crease. Sorokin finished with 38 saves.

Ilya Sorokin dominated between the pipes to help the New York Islanders snap a four-game skid with a 2-1 victory against the Boston Bruins at T.D. Garden on Thursday night.

The Rorschach test that is Islanders hockey offered on Thursday night the same sort of picture it’s been giving ahead of the trade deadline. Nearly every objective observer would look at this 2-1 win over the Bruins,

Islanders Ilya Sorokin On Performance Against Rangers ELMONT, NY -- New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin had a rough night Tuesday. He allowed five goals on 11 shots before being pulled following 40 minutes of play.

The New York Islanders used goals in each of the first two periods to break a four-game losing streak, beating the host Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday night.

The Bruins have found new and grisly ways to lose hockey games this year. But on Thursday at the Garden, they lost the old fashioned way. They got goalied. Despite a wide edge in play, the B’s spotted the Islanders a 2-0 lead and only David Pastrnak could beat Ilya Sorokin (37 saves) midway through the third period as the B’s took their fifth straight loss (0-3-2).