Boston 6, NY Rangers 3
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 1, 2025
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees:
Chris Lee, Derek Nansen
Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey, Bryan Pancich
Attendance:
17850
By Field Level Media
David Pastrnak registered his first hat trick of the season and an assist to lead the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 win over the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon.
The Bruins never looked back after Pastrnak scored a go-ahead goal in the first period before increasing the Bruins' lead to three on two occasions during the final frame.
The star winger is riding a 10-game point streak.
Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist, Charlie McAvoy and Charlie Coyle each scored, and Brad Marchand and Matt Poitras each dished out two assists for the Bruins, who snapped a two-game skid.
Boston's Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves in the win.
J.T. Miller scored two goals for New York less than 24 hours after being re-acquired in Friday's blockbuster trade with the Vancouver Canucks. Jonny Brodzinski netted the other.
The 31-year-old Miller was playing his 342nd regular-season game as a Ranger and his first in 2,533 days (Feb. 25, 2018).
New York's Igor Shesterkin stopped 19 shots.
After losing a 1-0 lead, Pastrnak flipped the score back in Boston's favor with 2:51 left in the first, taking a Brandon Carlo feed from behind the goal line and quickly snapping it glove-side.
The game's first two-goal lead was established 3:39 into the second when Coyle was stationed outside Shesterkin's crease to deflect an Andrew Peeke point shot.
Zacha's power-play tally at 17:10 upped Boston's lead to 4-1 before the second intermission. The centerman slotted home a loose puck after a passing sequence between Elias Lindholm and Brad Marchand.
Miller brought New York within 4-2 just 35 seconds into the third, scoring on Chris Kreider's feed from the top of the right circle on the power play. At 1:21, though, Pastrnak rocketed a shot from the high slot after a Poitras dish.
Brodzinski redirected Ryan Lindgren's centering pass to make it a two-goal game again with 9:13 left in regulation, but Pastrnak added an empty-net strike with 3:22 to go.
The Bruins capitalized on a 12-second 5-on-3 man advantage to score at 10:21 of the first. McAvoy took Zacha's diagonal pass for a slapper from the left circle.
Miller needed only 34 seconds to respond to the opening goal and bring the visitors back even. Panarin fed the Ranger newcomer for a top-shelf score from the wall.
Boston rookie defenseman Michael Callahan did not return after taking a puck near the face early in the second period.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| NY Rangers |
|
Boston |
|
J.T. Miller 2 |
Points |
David Pastrnak 4 |
|
J.T. Miller 2 |
Goals |
David Pastrnak 3 |
|
Will Borgen 1 |
Assists |
Brad Marchand 2 |
|
J.T. Miller 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Pavel Zacha 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Igor Shesterkin .792 |
Save Percentage |
Jeremy Swayman .880 |
|
Igor Shesterkin 19 |
Saves |
Jeremy Swayman 22 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| NY Rangers
|
25 |
3 |
1-3 |
1-3 |
6 |
32 |
| Boston
|
25 |
6 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
6 |
21 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Bruins have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .552 after a loss.
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NY Rangers will play their next game at home against Vegas. The Rangers have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .556 after a loss.
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