Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

Thursday, September 26, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Preseason Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 5–2 on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Boston Bruins	2	33-39-10
at New York Rangers	5	39-36-7

Goals by period

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

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	5	7	12	24
New York Rangers	16	12	5	33

Three stars

C. Kreider, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
B. Othmann, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Brodzinski, New York Rangers (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	07:31	New York Rangers	Adam Fox (1)	Chris Kreider (2), Filip Chytil (2)	Power play	BOS 0, NYR 1
1st	14:44	Boston Bruins	Brett Harrison (1)	Morgan Geekie (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 1
1st	18:05	New York Rangers	Chris Kreider (3)	Jacob Trouba (3), Reilly Smith (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 2
1st	19:25	New York Rangers	Brennan Othmann (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 3
2nd	05:22	New York Rangers	Jonny Brodzinski (1)	Brennan Othmann (1), Adam Erne (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, NYR 4
2nd	13:28	Boston Bruins	Mark Kastelic (1)	Drew Bavaro (1), Cole Koepke (1)	Even strength	BOS 2, NYR 4
3rd	17:57	New York Rangers	Adam Edstrom (2)	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	24	33
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	11	11
Hits	22	22
Blocked shots	12	12
Giveaways	26	20
Takeaways	4	8
Faceoffs won	28/53 (52.8%)	25/53 (47.2%)

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 18 P. Zacha	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	40%	19:21
Number 26 M. McLaughlin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	100%	13:05
Number 32 J. Farinacci	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	53.8%	14:55
Number 39 M. Geekie	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	70%	15:34
Number 45 C. Koepke	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	5	0		14:07
Number 47 M. Kastelic	C	1	0	1	+1	5	3	3	2	66.7%	12:04
Number 51 M. Poitras	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	2	55.6%	19:38
Number 61 T. Kuntar	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0		13:31
Number 62 R. Duran	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		11:40
Number 72 B. Harrison	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2		14:05
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	0	0	0	-3	0	4	0	0		20:11
Number 90 T. Johnson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		13:21
Number 14 I. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		17:55
Number 29 P. Wotherspoon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:49
Number 57 D. Bavaro	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2		15:42
Number 73 C. McAvoy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		23:56
Number 79 M. Callahan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		18:30
Number 91 N. Zadorov	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1		22:01

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Bussi	32	28	4	.875	59:24	Loss

New York Rangers

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 20 C. Kreider	L	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	0	0	50%	15:47
Number 22 J. Brodzinski	C	1	0	1	+1	2	6	0	0	0		13:58
Number 24 K. Kakko	R	0	0	0	-1	0	7	0	0	0		15:51
Number 26 J. Vesey	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		13:26
Number 29 A. Erne	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0	33.3%	14:22
Number 39 S. Carrick	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	43.8%	15:21
Number 50 W. Cuylle	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		14:01
Number 72 F. Chytil	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2	0	62.5%	16:53
Number 78 B. Othmann	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	1	1	0		12:40
Number 84 A. Edstrom	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	4	0	0		14:12
Number 91 R. Smith	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		15:53
Number 93 M. Zibanejad	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0	64.7%	15:55
Number 6 Z. Jones	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	2	0		19:43
Number 8 J. Trouba	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3	0		20:21
Number 14 C. Mackey	D	0	0	0	+1	5	0	1	1	0		15:39
Number 23 A. Fox	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	1		18:58
Number 79 K. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		23:01
Number 90 V. Mancini	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0		20:01

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 J. Quick	12	10	2	.833	39:58	Win
Number 70 L. Domingue	12	12	0	1.000	20:00

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:20	Boston Bruins	Marc McLaughlin	Tripping	2
1st	06:52	Boston Bruins	Nikita Zadorov	Cross checking	2
1st	08:20	New York Rangers	Jonny Brodzinski	Roughing	2
1st	08:20	Boston Bruins	Trevor Kuntar	Cross checking	2
2nd	16:56	Boston Bruins	Mark Kastelic	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:56	New York Rangers	Connor Mackey	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	10:39	New York Rangers	Victor Mancini	Holding	2
3rd	14:45	New York Rangers	Chris Kreider	Holding	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Jim Montgomery
New York Rangers head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Justin Kea
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Tyson Baker
Boston Bruins scratches: Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle, Hampus Lindholm, Joonas Korpisalo, Elias Lindholm, Jordan Oesterle, Patrick Brown, Brandon Carlo, Kasimir Kaskisuo, Riley Tufte, Trent Frederic, Max Jones, Andrew Peeke, Justin Brazeau, Jeffrey Viel, Vinni Lettieri, Alec Regula, John Beecher, Roman Bychkov, Mason Millman, Jake Schmaltz, Evan Vierling, Billy Sweezey, Mason Lohrei, Mason Langenbrunner, Ty Gallagher, Fabian Lysell, Andre Gasseau, Philip Svedeback, Ryan Mast, Jonathan Myrenberg, Oskar Jellvik, Frederic Brunet, Jackson Edward, Georgii Merkulov, Joey Abate, Cole Spicer, Dans Locmelis, Owen Pederson, Nolan Maier, Adam Mechura, Beckett Hendrickson, Christopher Pelosi, Ryan Walsh, Casper Nassen, Kristian Kostadinski, Dean Letourneau, Jaxon Nelson, Ryan Bischel, Elliott Groenewold, Jonathan Morello, Loke Johansson
New York Rangers scratches: Riley Nash, Alex Belzile, Vincent Trocheck, Chad Ruhwedel, Anton Blidh, Ben Harpur, Madison Bowey, Igor Shesterkin, Artemi Panarin, Ryan Lindgren, Casey Fitzgerald, Blake Hillman, Jake Leschyshyn, Blade Jenkins, Blake McLaughlin, Bo Groulx, Wyatt McLeod, Matthew Robertson, Nathan Sucese, Braden Schneider, Alexis Lafrenière, Brett Berard, Dylan Garand, Matt Rempe, Ryder Korczak, Talyn Boyko, Jaroslav Chmelar, Brody Lamb, Hank Kempf, Brett Budgell, Brandon Scanlin, Bryce McConnell-Barker, Adam Sykora, Noah Laba, Zakary Karpa, Jacob Murray, Drew Fortescue, Gabe Perreault, Rasmus Larsson, Ty Henricks, Dylan Roobroeck, Raoul Boilard, EJ Emery, Nathan Aspinall, Rico Gredig, Jonathan Evans

2024-2025 season series

Every Boston Bruins and New York Rangers game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sun, Sep 22, 2024
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Thu, Sep 26, 2024

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