NEW YORK RANGER POST GAME REPORT

Rangers mount another come from behind win to defeat Boston 5-2

@RNYRF Staff Report
Looking as though it was going to be a miserable night for the Rangers and their fans when things started off on the wrong foot once again with an early opposition goal. Just 10 seconds into the first period Boston's David Pastrnak put the Bruins up 1-0. By the end of the period Boston took a 2-0 lead into the locker room and things were not looking good.

In the second period just like many times this season the Rangers were the "comeback kids" scoring 5 unanswered goals to pick up the two points and move ahead of the idle Pittsburgh Penguins to take first place in the Metropolitan Division.

Rangers goals were scored by Brandon Pirri with 2 including a power play goal, Rick Nash with a power play goal of his own, Jimmy Vesey with his fourth of the season and Kevin Hayes who scored the game tying goal with a from behind the net shot off of Boston's goalie McIntyre.

Rangers return to action on Friday when they host the Carolina Hurricanes.

FINAL GAME STATS

NEW YORK RANGERS 5 BOSTON BRUINS 2
SOG: NYR 31 BOS 29

POWER PLAY:  NYR  2/6  BOS  0/1

GOALTENDERS:
Boston - Z. McIntyre (26 SV)
New York - H. Lundqvist (27 SV)

SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
00:10 Boston David Pastrnak (5) ASST: Brad Marchand (7), Zdeno Chara (2) 1-0
14:44 Boston Austin Czarnik (1) ASST: David Krejci (3) 2-0

2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
09:16 New York PPG - Rick Nash (3) ASST: Derek Stepan (4), Jimmy Vesey (1) 2-1
16:35 New York Kevin Hayes (2) ASST: Jesper Fast (4), Ryan McDonagh (6) 2-2
19:24 New York PPG - Brandon Pirri (3) ASST: J.T. Miller (3), Mika Zibanejad (5) 2-3

3RD PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
02:23 New York Brandon Pirri (4) ASST: Marc Staal (1), J.T. Miller (4) 2-4
03:06 New York Jimmy Vesey (4) ASST: Rick Nash (2), Derek Stepan (5) 2-5


PENALTY SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
07:40 Boston Ryan Spooner - Interference - 2 minutes
10:09 Boston Riley Nash - Slashing - 2 minutes
10:09 New York Mats Zuccarello - Slashing - 2 minutes

2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
05:28 Boston Tim Schaller - Hooking - 2 minutes
08:08 Boston Austin Czarnik - Interference - 2 minutes
10:55 Boston David Pastrnak - Illegal Check to the Head Mino - 2 minutes
17:58 Boston Matt Beleskey - Interference - 2 minutes

3RD PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
08:54 Boston Brad Marchand - High-sticking - 2 minutes
15:10 New York Oscar Lindberg - High-sticking - 2 minutes

3 STARS OF THE GAME:

1. Brandon Pirri
2. Rick Nash
3. J.T. Miller

BROADWAY HAT:

Rick Nash