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It was tied after 60 minutes, but in overtime, the NY Rangers were finally able to decide the even game at home against Boston. The final score was 4–3 (2–1, 0–2, 1–0, 1–0). The hero of the match was Matthew Robertson, who scored the decisive goal in extra time.
With that, the home team NY Rangers took a nice revenge, as Boston won the last meeting between the teams by a whopping 10-2.
NY Rangers–Boston – goal by goal
The NY Rangers took the lead in the first period through Will Cuylle.
Boston equalized at 1–1 through Elias Lindholm after 12.09.
After 12:35 in the game, NY Rangers made it 2–1 through JT Miller.
After 3:18 in the second period, Boston equalized at 2–2 again through Elias Lindholm on a pass from David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. Boston also made it 2-3 at 8:52 of the second period when Morgan Geekie scored on a layup by David Pastrnak and Mason Lohrei.
13:43 into the third period, Will Borgen scored, played by Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere, and equalized.
In overtime, it took 3.53 before the NY Rangers also decided to 4–3. Match winner for the home team was Matthew Robertson, played by Jonathan Quick.
Boston’s David Pastrnak had three assists.
Boston’s new table position is third place in the Atlantic division while the NY Rangers are in eighth and last place in the Metropolitan division.
The teams have met twice earlier in the season. Until this match, they had taken one win each.
The next opponent for the NY Rangers is the NY Islanders. The teams meet on Thursday 29 January at 01:00 in the UBS Arena. Boston takes on Nashville at home on Wednesday, January 28 at 1:00 AM.
NY Rangers–Boston 4–3 (2–1, 0–2, 1–0, 1–0)
NHL, Madison Square Garden
First period: 1–0 (9.45) Will Cuylle (Urho Vaakanainen, Noah Laba), 1–1 (12.09) Elias Lindholm (David Pastrnak, Morgan Geekie), 2–1 (12.35) JT Miller (Gabriel Perreault, Mika Zibanejad).
Second period: 2–2 (23.18) Elias Lindholm (David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy), 2–3 (28.52) Morgan Geekie (David Pastrnak, Mason Lohrei).
Third period: 3–3 (53.43) Will Borgen (Artemi Panarin, Alexis Lafreniere).
Extension: 4–3 (63.53) Matthew Robertson (Jonathan Quick).
Form last five games (wins-1 point-losses):
New York Rangers: 2-0-3
Boston: 3-1-1
Next match:
New York Rangers: New York Islanders, away, January 29 01:00
Boston: Nashville Predators, home, Jan. 28 1 a.m
