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Kreider scores midway through third period to rally Rangers to 3-2 win over Bruins

Bruins stun Rangers with 2 goals in 16 seconds

Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck also scored, and Mika Zibanejad had two assists for the Rangers, who won their second straight after a three-game losing streak. Igor Shesterkin had 15 saves.

David Pastrnak and Elias Lindholm scored 16 seconds apart late in the second period for Boston, which snapped a two-game win streak. Joonas Korpisalo had 18 saves.

Trocheck tipped K'Andre Miller's shot past Korpisalo to tie the score 2-2 with his 16th goal of the season at 5:27 of the third period.

Kreider scored his 16th with 8:06 remaining with Matt Rempe serving a holding penalty. Kreider slid the puck past Korpisalo after a Boston defenseman partially deflected Zibanejad’s pass in Kreider’s direction.

Panarin got the Rangers on the scoreboard first at 6:07 of the second with his team-leading 23rd of the season.

Pastrnak tied it with his team-best 28th with 4:57 remaining in the middle period, and Lindholm put Boston ahead 16 seconds later with his 10th.

Takeaways Rangers: New York improved to 14-11-2 at home.

Bruins: Boston fell to 9-15-3 on the road.

Key moment Trocheck’s tying goal early in the third period gave the Rangers a momentum boost.

Key stats Kreider’s goal was the 320th of his career. The 33-year-old forward is third all-time on the Rangers' goals list, 16 behind Jean Ratelle for second. Rod Gilbert is the franchise leader with 406 goals.

Up Next Bruins host Vegas on Saturday, and Rangers host Pittsburgh on Friday.

Regular Season Series

NYR win series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 6:07 Artemi Panarin Goal (23) Slap Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (24)
Goal 2nd Period 15:03 David Pastrnak Goal (28) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Zacha (21), Charlie McAvoy (16)
Goal 2nd Period 15:19 Elias Lindholm Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Brad Marchand (24), Nikita Zadorov (10)
Goal 3rd Period 5:27 Vincent Trocheck Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: K'Andre Miller (9), Jonny Brodzinski (4)
Goal 3rd Period 11:54 Chris Kreider Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (25), Adam Fox (39)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 22
17 Hits 32
4 Takeaways 2
17 Shots 22
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 31
44.6 Faceoff Win Percent 55.4
23 Giveaways 14
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,006 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 34 20 71 3
Toronto 33 20 68 2
Tampa Bay 31 20 66 4
Ottawa 29 23 62 4
Detroit 28 22 61 5
Boston 27 24 60 6
Montreal 25 26 55 5
Buffalo 22 27 49 5

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 36 11 80 8
Carolina 33 19 70 4
New Jersey 31 20 68 6
Columbus 26 22 60 8
NY Rangers 27 24 58 4
NY Islanders 25 23 57 7
Pittsburgh 23 25 55 9
Philadelphia 24 26 55 7
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