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David Pastrnak's hat trick spoils J.T. Miller's 2-goal return to Rangers in Bruins' 6-3 win

David Pastrnak notches hat trick in Bruins' win over Rangers

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.

Takeaways Rangers: New York began the day sixth in the Metropolitan Division and 13th in the conference, and need to start stringing together more wins.

Bruins: It was a nice turnaround for Swayman after he gave up seven goals in a loss against Buffalo on Tuesday.

Key moment After Miller’s second sliced it to 4-2 early in the third, Pastrnak scored on a slap shot 46 seconds later.

Key stat Despite struggling on the road, the Bruins improved to 11-2-1 in their last 14 games at TD Garden.

Up Next Rangers host Vegas on Sunday, and Bruins host Minnesota on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 10:21 Charlie McAvoy Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Pavel Zacha (20), David Pastrnak (38)
Goal 1st Period 10:55 J.T. Miller Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Artemi Panarin (32)
Goal 1st Period 17:09 David Pastrnak Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Poitras (7), Brandon Carlo (7)
Goal 2nd Period 3:39 Charlie Coyle Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Andrew Peeke (12), Brad Marchand (22)
Goal 2nd Period 17:10 Pavel Zacha Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Elias Lindholm (19), Brad Marchand (23)
Goal 3rd Period 0:35 J.T. Miller Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Mika Zibanejad (21), Chris Kreider (3)
Goal 3rd Period 1:21 David Pastrnak Goal (26) Slap Shot, assists: Matthew Poitras (8)
Goal 3rd Period 10:47 Jonny Brodzinski Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Ryan Lindgren (11), Will Borgen (4)
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 Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pavel Zacha, C Out Apr 23
Johnny Beecher, C Day-To-Day Apr 23
New York Rangers New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
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:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10
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