Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
· Madison Square Garden, New York · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 5–2 on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| New York Rangers |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
9 |
14 |
18 |
41 |
| New York Rangers |
8 |
9 |
7 |
24 |
Three stars
- D. Stepan, New York Rangers (1 goal, 2 assists)
- H. Lundqvist, New York Rangers (goaltender)
- K. Yandle, New York Rangers (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
08:37 |
New York Rangers |
Mats Zuccarello (24) |
Keith Yandle (36), Derek Stepan (24) |
Power play |
BOS 0, NYR 1 |
| 1st |
11:39 |
New York Rangers |
Derek Stepan (17) |
Keith Yandle (37), Henrik Lundqvist (1) |
Power play |
BOS 0, NYR 2 |
| 2nd |
05:26 |
New York Rangers |
Derick Brassard (26) |
Kevin Klein (13), Jesper Fast (16) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, NYR 3 |
| 2nd |
09:34 |
Boston Bruins |
Lee Stempniak (18) |
Brad Marchand (21), Patrice Bergeron (34) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, NYR 3 |
| 3rd |
06:32 |
New York Rangers |
J.T. Miller (20) |
Derek Stepan (25), Mats Zuccarello (32) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, NYR 4 |
| 3rd |
12:06 |
Boston Bruins |
Frank Vatrano (7) |
Loui Eriksson (28), Zdeno Chara (25) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, NYR 4 |
| 3rd |
17:07 |
New York Rangers |
Rick Nash (14) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
BOS 2, NYR 5 |
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 |
41 |
24 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
2 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
17 |
9 |
| Hits |
30 |
27 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
11 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
14 |
| Faceoffs won |
42/67 (62.7%) |
25/67 (37.3%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 20 L. Stempniak |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:13 |
| Number 21 L. Eriksson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
14:44 |
| Number 29 L. Ferraro |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:22 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
68% |
18:34 |
| Number 39 M. Beleskey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:23 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
53.8% |
15:53 |
| Number 51 R. Spooner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:23 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
13:04 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:47 |
| Number 72 F. Vatrano |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:02 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:35 |
| Number 26 J. Liles |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:45 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:29 |
| Number 44 D. Seidenberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:50 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:26 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:30 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:37 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 T. Rask |
8 |
6 |
2 |
.750 |
20:00 |
|
| Number 50 J. Gustavsson |
15 |
13 |
2 |
.867 |
39:45 |
Loss |
New York Rangers
New York Rangers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 J. Miller |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:41 |
| Number 12 E. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
23.1% |
18:39 |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:47 |
| Number 15 T. Glass |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:41 |
| Number 16 D. Brassard |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
16:23 |
| Number 19 J. Fast |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:13 |
| Number 20 C. Kreider |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:19 |
| Number 21 D. Stepan |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
41.2% |
17:04 |
| Number 25 V. Stalberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 28 D. Moore |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
13:24 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:14 |
| Number 61 R. Nash |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:16 |
| Number 5 D. Girardi |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:04 |
| Number 8 K. Klein |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:23 |
| Number 18 M. Staal |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
18:11 |
| Number 22 D. Boyle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:00 |
| Number 27 R. McDonagh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 93 K. Yandle |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:00 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 H. Lundqvist |
41 |
39 |
2 |
.951 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:53 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
06:35 |
New York Rangers |
Tanner Glass |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
06:35 |
Boston Bruins |
Matt Beleskey |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
07:00 |
Boston Bruins |
Jimmy Hayes |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
11:23 |
Boston Bruins |
David Krejci |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:03 |
Boston Bruins |
Jimmy Hayes |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:01 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 2nd |
12:55 |
New York Rangers |
Mats Zuccarello |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:47 |
New York Rangers |
Dan Boyle |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- New York Rangers head coach
- Alain Vigneault
- Referees
- Trevor Hanson, Steve Kozari
- Linesmen
- Brad Lazarowich, Devin Berg
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Tyler Randell, Brett Connolly, Zach Trotman, Joe Morrow
- New York Rangers scratches
- Oscar Lindberg, Dylan McIlrath
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