Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

Sunday, March 4, 2012, 12:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Boston Bruins	3	49-29-4
at New York Rangers	4	51-24-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	1	1	1	3
New York Rangers	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	14	10	9	33
New York Rangers	8	3	6	17

Three stars

D. Stepan, New York Rangers (1 goal)
M. Gaborik, New York Rangers (1 goal)
D. Krejci, Boston Bruins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:05	New York Rangers	Ruslan Fedotenko (1)	Anton Stralman (1), Brian Boyle (1)	Even strength	BOS 0, NYR 1
1st	06:15	New York Rangers	Carl Hagelin (1)	Brad Richards (1), Dan Girardi (1)	Even strength	BOS 0, NYR 2
1st	07:57	Boston Bruins	Benoit Pouliot (1)	Jordan Caron (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 2
2nd	01:40	Boston Bruins	Jordan Caron (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 2, NYR 2
3rd	03:14	New York Rangers	Marian Gaborik (1)	Brad Richards (2), Michael Del Zotto (1)	Even strength	BOS 2, NYR 3
3rd	11:42	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (1)	Milan Lucic (1), Tyler Seguin (1)	Even strength	BOS 3, NYR 3
3rd	12:21	New York Rangers	Derek Stepan (1)	Michael Del Zotto (2), Stu Bickel (1)	Even strength	BOS 3, NYR 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Stat	Boston Bruins	New York Rangers
Shots on goal	33	17
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	19	21
Hits	15	33
Blocked shots	11	15
Giveaways	7	10
Takeaways	4	5
Faceoffs won	31/63 (49.2%)	32/63 (50.8%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	-2	5	2	0	0	50%	10:01
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	100%	19:58
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	1	1	+1	7	2	2	2		19:31
Number 19 T. Seguin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	100%	18:51
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		06:49
Number 23 C. Kelly	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	64.3%	11:35
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	47.8%	22:00
Number 38 J. Caron	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	1		11:15
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	29.4%	20:17
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		22:27
Number 64 L. MacDermid	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		05:26
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0		12:02
Number 6 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		12:36
Number 14 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2		19:41
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		24:37
Number 44 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2		25:17
Number 54 A. McQuaid	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		16:08
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	2		20:34

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	17	13	4	.765	58:55	Loss

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 B. Prust	L	0	0	0	+1	5	1	5	0		13:44
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	1		20:33
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	7	0		16:16
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	1	64.3%	17:12
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	1	50%	16:14
Number 22 B. Boyle	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	56.5%	18:17
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	2		13:09
Number 28 J. Scott	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:02
Number 34 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	28.6%	08:59
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	25%	19:18
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1		16:51
Number 71 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	3	0		07:03
Number 4 M. Del Zotto	D	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0		20:26
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	2	1		21:56
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	0	3		24:28
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0		22:56
Number 32 A. Stralman	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2		10:08
Number 41 S. Bickel	D	0	1	1	+2	7	0	4	0		18:28

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	33	30	3	.909	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:30	Boston Bruins	Lane MacDermid	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:30	New York Rangers	Mike Rupp	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:46	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	High sticking	2
1st	07:59	New York Rangers	Brandon Prust	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:59	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:38	New York Rangers	Stu Bickel	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:38	Boston Bruins	Gregory Campbell	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:49	New York Rangers	Mike Rupp	Tripping	2
2nd	09:39	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	13:45	New York Rangers	Stu Bickel	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	20:00	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Roughing	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Jonny Murray
Boston Bruins scratches: Mike Mottau, Andrew Ference, Daniel Paille, Rich Peverley, Tuukka Rask
New York Rangers scratches: Jeff Woywitka, Steve Eminger, Ryan Callahan

2011-2012 season series

Every Boston Bruins and New York Rangers game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 21, 2012
New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 14, 2012
Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 4, 2012
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Sun, Apr 1, 2012

Other NHL games on Mar 4

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 4, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 0 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sun, Mar 4, 2012
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Mar 4, 2012
Ottawa Senators 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Sun, Mar 4, 2012
Dallas Stars 3 at Calgary Flames 2	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Sun, Mar 4, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 4, 2012
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 4, 2012

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