Boston 6, NY Rangers 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees:
Tom Chmielewski, Brad Meier
Linesmen:
Matt MacPherson, Bryan Pancich
Attendance:
17565
By Field Level Media
David Pastrnak continued his torrid return from injury with a hat trick and two assists, and the Boston Bruins won their 12th straight at home, 6-3 over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night.
Pastrnak failed to record a point March 19 in his first contest back after missing 16 with a thumb injury, but he has five goals and six assists in four since.
On Wednesday, he set career highs with his 36th goal and five points in a regular-season game while helping the playoff-bound Bruins extend their longest home winning streak since a 14-game run in 2008-09.
Boston also avoided being swept in the three-game season series by the Rangers, who will miss the playoffs for a second straight campaign and are 2-8-5 since Feb. 24.
The Bruins didn't waste time, as Pastrnak drove home a pinpoint, cross-slot saucer pass from Brad Marchand on the power play just 2:48 into the game. Marchand (three assists) and Patrice Bergeron, who also recorded an assist on that goal, both extended their home point streaks to 17 games.
The Rangers equalized with 3:31 left in the first. Mika Zibanejad put a nifty move on Boston goalie Jaroslav Halak (20 saves), off a lead pass from Ryan Strome, to score his own power-play goal. Zibanejad added his 30th goal of the season in the game's final seconds.
Pastrnak broke the tie 9:15 into the second period off a pretty cross-slot, backhanded pass from David Krejci (two assists) on a shot that New York goalie Henrik Lundqvist (26 saves) had little chance of stopping. Pastrnak then passed up a shot to set up Jake DeBrusk for his 24th at 3:19 into the third period.
New York pulled one back with 14:17 left in regulation when Strome's persistence in front of the net was rewarded.
Pastrnak, however, sealed the deal with 7:08 remaining on another power-play conversion for his third hat trick of the season. Bergeron deflected in a Pastrnak shot on a five-on-three advantage, and Charlie McAvoy scored Boston's fourth power-play goal of the night late in the contest.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
NY Rangers |
|
Boston |
Mika Zibanejad 2 |
Points |
David Pastrnak 5 |
Mika Zibanejad 2 |
Goals |
David Pastrnak 3 |
Ryan Strome 1 |
Assists |
Brad Marchand 3 |
Mika Zibanejad 2 |
Power Play Goals |
David Pastrnak 2 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Henrik Lundqvist .812 |
Save Percentage |
Jaroslav Halak .870 |
Henrik Lundqvist 26 |
Saves |
Jaroslav Halak 20 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
NY Rangers
|
23 |
3 |
2-4 |
2-6 |
16 |
31 |
Boston
|
32 |
6 |
4-6 |
2-4 |
12 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game at home against Florida. The Bruins have a W/L % of .630 after a win and .581 after a loss.
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NY Rangers will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Rangers have a W/L % of .300 after a win and .435 after a loss.