Jeremy Swayman stopped all 24 shots he faced, and the Boston Bruins broke open a scoreless tie with three late third-period goals to defeat the New York Rangers 3-0 at TD Garden on Tuesday.
Following more than 56 minutes of scoreless play, Fraser Minten broke the deadlock at 16:14 of the third period with an even-strength snap shot off a setup from Mason Lohrei. Just 52 seconds later, JJ Peterka doubled the lead with an even-strength snap shot at 17:06, assisted by Elias Lindholm and Hampus Lindholm.
Mark Kastelic sealed the contest at 17:29 with an empty-net snap shot, assisted by Minten and Marat Khusnutdinov. The sequence concluded a run of three goals in a span of 1:15 to push Boston ahead for good.
Swayman turned aside every shot he saw to secure the shutout, finishing with 24 saves. New York goaltender Igor Shesterkin stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced in the loss. Neither team scored on the man advantage, as both sides finished 0 for 1 on the power play with two penalty minutes apiece.
The victory put the Bruins at 1-0-0 to begin the regular season, while the Rangers dropped to 0-1-0. Minten, Peterka, and Kastelic each notched their first goals of the campaign in the third-period outburst.
The Rangers will host the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, October 19. The Bruins will visit the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, October 20.
