Postgame: Rangers 3 Boston 1
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Scoring Summary
First Period
7:56: Michael Del Zotto (6) took the puck from around the Boston blue line, skated in, made a move and slipped the puck past Tim Thomas to make it 1-0, from Brandon Dubinsky (14) and Dan Girardi (9)
Second Period
10:16: Brandon Dubinsky (8) flipped in a loose puck in front of the net to make it 2-0, from Erik Christensen (4)
Third Period
:37: Christensen turned around and flipped the puck into a basically empty net to make it 3-0
16:16: Dennis Wideman ended Henrik Lundqvist‘s bid for a shutout by scoring to make it 3-1
Statistics
Lundqvist stopped 29 of 30 shots and was very solid
Thomas made 31 saves on 34 chances
Dubinsky had three points
Marc Staal played over 25 minutes, nearly four minutes more than any other player
The Rangers had 34 hits, Boston had 29
Christensen, Chris Drury and Marc Staal all had four shots to lead the Rangers
Marian Gaborik played 20:35
Christensen also had four hits
Donald Brashear played 8:31
Special Teams
The Rangers were 0-4 on the powerplay
Boson was 0-2
Next Game
The Rangers next game is Tuesday against New Jersey
The Blueshirts defeated the Boston Bruins, 3-1, today at TD Garden, and have now recorded a point in 11 of their last 12 games (8-1-3).
The Rangers are now 22-17-6 (50 pts.) overall, including a 12-7-3 (27 pts.) mark on the road; New York have posted a record of 8-1-1 (17 pts.) against the Northeast Division, and have out-scored their opponents, 33-18, in
10 games this season.
New York improved to 36-17-10 (82 pts.) against Original Six opponents since the 2005-06 season, including a 14-3-2 mark vs. Boston over the span; the Rangers’ .651% winning percentage ranks second among Original Six teams over the span.
Brandon Dubinsky tied his career-high with three points (one goal and two assists), including the game-winning goal; he has now recorded 12 points (five goals and seven assists) in the last 10 games.
Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves, including 15 in the third period and a penalty shot in the first, to record his 20th win of the season; he has held opponents to two or fewer goals in 14 of his last 17 games.
Erik Christensen registered one goal, assisted on the game-winning goal, and tied for the team-high with four hits; he has recorded at least one point in five of the last six games, registering seven points (three goals and four assists) in the last six games.
Rookie defenseman Michael Del Zotto opened the game’s scoring with an even strength tally at 7:56 of the first period; entering today’s contest, Del Zotto was tied for second in the NHL among rookies in assists, sixth in points and 11th in goals.
Marian Gaborik tallied one assist in 20:35 of icetime; he has now recorded a point in 33 of 43 games this season, including five goals and 12 points in the last 12 games.
Defenseman Dan Girardi recorded an assist on Del Zotto’s first period goal, and finished with four hits and four blocked shots; Girardi was tied for ninth in the NHL with 97 blocked shots entering today’s contest.
The Blueshirts next practice is scheduled for Monday, January 11 (11:00 a.m.), at the MSG Training Center.
The Rangers return to action on Tuesday, January 12, when they will face-off against the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), in a matchup between Atlantic Division rivals; the game will be nationally televised live on Versus and can be heard on 1050 ESPN Radio.
