New York Rangers at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 2–1 on Thursday, March 2, 2017 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Rangers at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
3 |
8 |
10 |
21 |
| Boston Bruins |
9 |
11 |
13 |
33 |
Three stars
- H. Lundqvist, New York Rangers (goaltender)
- R. McDonagh, New York Rangers
- D. Krejci, Boston Bruins
Scoring summary
Every goal, New York Rangers at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 3rd |
05:10 |
New York Rangers |
Pavel Buchnevich (7) |
Nick Holden (20), Rick Nash (14) |
Even strength |
NYR 1, BOS 0 |
| 3rd |
09:35 |
New York Rangers |
Oscar Lindberg (5) |
Matt Puempel (2), Brady Skjei (28) |
Even strength |
NYR 2, BOS 0 |
| 3rd |
12:56 |
Boston Bruins |
Brad Marchand (29) |
David Pastrnak (27), Colin Miller (6) |
Even strength |
NYR 2, BOS 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, New York Rangers at Boston Bruins
| Stat |
New York Rangers |
Boston Bruins |
| Shots on goal |
21 |
33 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
8 |
| Hits |
27 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
10 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
11 |
10 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/63 (44.4%) |
35/63 (55.6%) |
Box score
New York Rangers
New York Rangers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 J. Miller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
50% |
18:29 |
| Number 12 M. Puempel |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:15 |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
47.1% |
14:58 |
| Number 20 C. Kreider |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:26 |
| Number 21 D. Stepan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
20:15 |
| Number 24 O. Lindberg |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
14.3% |
08:52 |
| Number 26 J. Vesey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
|
14:10 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
20:32 |
| Number 61 R. Nash |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:29 |
| Number 73 B. Pirri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:44 |
| Number 89 P. Buchnevich |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:13 |
| Number 93 M. Zibanejad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
53.3% |
15:50 |
| Number 4 A. Clendening |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:27 |
| Number 18 M. Staal |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:52 |
| Number 22 N. Holden |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
16:47 |
| Number 27 R. McDonagh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
27:16 |
| Number 42 B. Smith |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
20:51 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:34 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 H. Lundqvist |
33 |
32 |
1 |
.970 |
60:00 |
Win |
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
08:04 |
| Number 20 R. Nash |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
71.4% |
10:46 |
| Number 28 D. Moore |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
66.7% |
10:59 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
58.3% |
18:58 |
| Number 39 M. Beleskey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
08:07 |
| Number 42 D. Backes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
|
17:44 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:38 |
| Number 51 R. Spooner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
14:30 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:02 |
| Number 72 F. Vatrano |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
12:12 |
| Number 83 P. Cehlarik |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:49 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:40 |
| Number 6 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
16:01 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:58 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
25:08 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
21:30 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:08 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:13 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 T. Rask |
21 |
19 |
2 |
.905 |
59:33 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Rangers at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:51 |
New York Rangers |
Brendan Smith |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
17:59 |
Boston Bruins |
Dominic Moore |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:06 |
Boston Bruins |
Frank Vatrano |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:05 |
New York Rangers |
Marc Staal |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:43 |
Boston Bruins |
Colin Miller |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:38 |
Boston Bruins |
David Backes |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
Game information
- New York Rangers head coach
- Alain Vigneault
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Referees
- Brian Pochmara, Tim Peel
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Tony Sericolo
- New York Rangers scratches
- Kevin Klein, Michael Grabner
- Boston Bruins scratches
- John-Michael Liles, Drew Stafford, Joe Morrow, Tim Schaller
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Details |
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3
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6
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Final
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|
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1
 at Philadelphia Flyers
2
|
Final/SO
|
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|
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0
 at Washington Capitals
1
|
Final
|
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|
 Minnesota Wild
0
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 2, 2017
|
 Nashville Predators
1
 at Montreal Canadiens
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 2, 2017
|
 Colorado Avalanche
1
 at Ottawa Senators
2
|
Final
|
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|
 New York Islanders
5
 at Dallas Stars
4
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Dallas Stars, Thu, Mar 2, 2017
|
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2
 at Los Angeles Kings
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 2, 2017
|
 Vancouver Canucks
1
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 2, 2017
|
Sources and further reading
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