The drive might have clipped Islanders forward Brad Boyes on its way past goalie Evgeni Nabokov.
Islanders 2 (Nielsen NG, Boyes G, Tavares G), Winnipeg 1 (Wheeler NG, Santorelli NG, Ladd G).
Brad Boyes scored the lone goal for New York, which had a five-game point streak snapped.
Brad Boyes fed a cross-zone pass to Moulson, who was alone near the right post.
Brad Boyes, with a goal and two assists, Matt Moulson and Frans Nielsen also scored for New York.
Matt Moulson was second on the Islanders in scoring, between Tavares and Boyes, with 15 goals and 44 points.
Islanders, Boyes 6 (Cizikas, Moulson), 8:07. 5, Pittsburgh, Kunitz 17 (Letang, Crosby), 13:34. 6, Pittsburgh, Neal 17 (Letang), 13:50.
"Our approach going into the series was to put a lot of pucks on net, " Islanders forward Brad Boyes said.
Boyes had earlier converted Tavares' smart centering pass for his ninth goal at 9:07 that cut Toronto's lead to 2-1.
Tavares slammed in his own rebound in front after Brad Boyes fed him following a turnover by Penguins star Evgeni Malkin.
Tavares and Boyes played in every game, while Moulson missed only one.
Brad Boyes added an empty-net goal in the final minute of play.
Boyes, who thrived while playing on a line with Tavares, is also an unrestricted free agent after posting 10 goals and 35 points.
Pittsburgh's third line of Morrow, Brandon Sutter and Matt Cooke shut down New York's top line of Tavares, Matt Moulson and Brad Boyes.
James Boyes arrives with the aid of walking stick, his leg heavily strapped, and explains why he and his wife were extending the offer.
Boyes briefly got the Islanders back into it when Pittsburgh defenseman Simon Despres slipped trying to clear the puck, allowing Boyes to come in alone.
The Bruins' poor power play finally produced when Seguin scored his 14th goal at 3:41 of the second period after Brad Boyes was penalized for delay of game.
Martin scored at 12:10 of the second, knocking in a pass from Brad Boyes for his second of the season with Montreal's Lars Eller serving a tripping penalty.
"Killing that (5-on-3) penalty when we were down 3-1 late in the first period, you could look at that as a turning point for us, " said Islanders forward Brad Boyes, who had a goal against his former team.
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