
New York Rangers at Boston Bruins
· National Hockey LeagueDavid Pastrnak's hat trick spoils J.T. Miller's 2-goal return to Rangers in Bruins' 6-3 win

Charlie McAvoy, Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha also scored for Boston, which snapped a two-game skid. Jeremy Swayman finished with 22 saves.
Miller scored twice in his first game with the Rangers one day after they reacquired him from Vancouver in a multiplayer deal that sent Filip Chytil to the Canucks. Jonny Brodzinski also scored and Igor Shesterkin had 19 saves as New York lost its third straight in regulation after a 7-0-3 stretch.
After Miller’s rising one-timer from the slot made it 1-1 at 10:55 of the first period, Pastrnak put Boston ahead for good when he slipped a shot past Shesterkin with 2:51 left.
Coyle tipped Andrew Peeke’s shot from the right point over Shesterkin’s glove to make it 3-1 at 3:39 of the second.
Pastrnak got his second early in the third and completed his 18th career hat trick with an empty-netter for his team-leading 27th goal.
Bruins: It was a nice turnaround for Swayman after he gave up seven goals in a loss against Buffalo on Tuesday.
Series tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 10:21 | Charlie McAvoy Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Pavel Zacha (20), David Pastrnak (38) |
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Goal | 1st Period 10:55 | J.T. Miller Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Artemi Panarin (32) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:09 | David Pastrnak Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Poitras (7), Brandon Carlo (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:39 | Charlie Coyle Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Andrew Peeke (12), Brad Marchand (22) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:10 | Pavel Zacha Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Elias Lindholm (19), Brad Marchand (23) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:35 | J.T. Miller Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Mika Zibanejad (21), Chris Kreider (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:21 | David Pastrnak Goal (26) Slap Shot, assists: Matthew Poitras (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:47 | Jonny Brodzinski Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Ryan Lindgren (11), Will Borgen (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:38 | David Pastrnak Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (12) |
Statistics
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18 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
39 | Hits | 19 |
4 | Takeaways | 5 |
25 | Shots | 25 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 66.7 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
32 | Faceoffs Won | 21 |
60.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 39.6 |
21 | Giveaways | 21 |
3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Pavel Zacha, C | Out | Apr 23 |
Johnny Beecher, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 23 |
New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Adam Edstrom, C | Injured Reserve | Apr 21 |
Braden Schneider, D | Out | Apr 21 |
Chris Kreider, LW | Out | Apr 21 |
Carson Soucy, D | Out | Apr 17 |
Arthur Kaliyev, RW | Out | Mar 18 |
Game Information
TD Garden
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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51 | 22 | 111 | 9 |
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47 | 30 | 99 | 5 |
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42 | 33 | 91 | 7 |
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40 | 33 | 89 | 9 |
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39 | 36 | 85 | 7 |
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35 | 35 | 82 | 12 |
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34 | 36 | 80 | 12 |
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33 | 39 | 76 | 10 |
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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52 | 26 | 108 | 4 |
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47 | 27 | 102 | 8 |
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47 | 31 | 98 | 4 |
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45 | 30 | 97 | 7 |
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40 | 31 | 91 | 11 |
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39 | 35 | 86 | 8 |
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36 | 39 | 79 | 7 |
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33 | 39 | 76 | 10 |