Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

Monday, March 20, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 5–2 on Monday, March 20, 2006 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Boston Bruins	2	29-37-16
at New York Rangers	5	44-26-12

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	0	1	1	2
New York Rangers	1	2	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	6	6	9	21
New York Rangers	10	10	9	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:44	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival (5)	Steve Rucchin (21), Petr Sykora (25)	Power play	BOS 0, NYR 1
2nd	04:20	New York Rangers	Blair Betts (6)	Jason Ward (14), Michal Rozsival (19)	Shorthanded	BOS 0, NYR 2
2nd	08:26	New York Rangers	Martin Straka (14)	Steve Rucchin (22), Petr Sykora (26)	Even strength	BOS 0, NYR 3
2nd	08:50	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill (1)	Wayne Primeau (11), Travis Green (11)	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 3
3rd	06:18	New York Rangers	Michael Nylander (19)	Petr Prucha (14), Jaromir Jagr (55)	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 4
3rd	06:29	Boston Bruins	Brad Boyes (22)	Marco Sturm (26)	Even strength	BOS 2, NYR 4
3rd	14:44	New York Rangers	Dominic Moore (9)	Martin Straka (52), Michal Rozsival (20)	Even strength	BOS 2, NYR 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		19:03
Number 20 W. Primeau	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	53.8%	17:26
Number 21 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	100%	15:07
Number 26 B. Boyes	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		17:43
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1		20:25
Number 28 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	-1	5	1	0	0		05:21
Number 29 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		16:05
Number 36 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	45.5%	16:55
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	50%	22:31
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	50%	11:13
Number 43 Y. Stastny	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	13:47
Number 6 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		22:22
Number 22 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0		22:29
Number 25 H. Gill	D	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	3		16:00
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		12:05
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		18:32
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	2		12:31
Number 55 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	0		16:04

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	29	24	5	.828	60:00	Loss

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 J. Ward	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		08:44
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	1	0	100%	15:03
Number 18 D. Moore	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	40%	14:07
Number 19 B. Betts	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	22.2%	09:25
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	2	0	57.1%	14:55
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	50%	20:11
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		11:51
Number 44 R. Hollweg	L	0	0	0	0	5	3	7	2	0		08:28
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		23:01
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		09:41
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0		15:09
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	52.6%	20:39
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	1	2	3	+2	0	3	1	0	1		21:31
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		20:44
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	+2	4	0	0	0	0		18:27
Number 16 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		18:45
Number 24 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		19:02
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		22:21

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	21	19	2	.905	59:41	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:34	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Interference	2
1st	19:23	New York Rangers	Marek Malik	Hooking	2
2nd	03:34	New York Rangers	Petr Prucha	Interference	2
2nd	05:38	New York Rangers	Sandis Ozolinsh	Hooking	2
2nd	09:01	Boston Bruins	Brian Leetch	Tripping	2
2nd	11:34	Boston Bruins	Mark Stuart	Slashing	2
3rd	00:27	New York Rangers	Marek Malik	Hooking	2
3rd	17:37	Boston Bruins	Dan Lacouture	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:37	New York Rangers	Ryan Hollweg	Fighting (major)	5

Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Rob Shick
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brad Kovachik
Boston Bruins scratches: Tom Fitzgerald, Shawn McEachern, Ian Moran, Jiri Slegr, Alexei Zhamnov, Eric Nickulas, P.J. Axelsson, Josh Langfeld, Ben Guite, Jay Leach, Patrick Leahy, Eric Healey, Zdenek Blatny, Jordan Sigalet, Milan Jurcina, Hannu Toivonen, Nathan Robinson, Ben Walter
New York Rangers scratches: Martin Rucinsky, Jason Strudwick, Fedor Fedorov, Alexandre Giroux, Jeff Taffe, Chad Wiseman, Colton Orr, Bryce Lampman, Maxim Kondratiev, Thomas Pock, Jarkko Immonen, David Liffiton, Chris Holt, Al Montoya

Every Boston Bruins and New York Rangers game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Sun, Nov 20, 2005
New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 20, 2006
New York Rangers 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 8, 2006

Other NHL games on Monday, March 20, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Mon, Mar 20, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Mar 20, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Florida Panthers 6	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Mon, Mar 20, 2006
St. Louis Blues 2 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Mon, Mar 20, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Mon, Mar 20, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Mar 20, 2006