NY Rangers 5, Boston 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, April 4, 2011
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Referees:
Dennis LaRue, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen:
Thor Nelson, Mark Wheler
Attendance:
18200
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Michael Sauer’s goal with 2:57 to go broke a tie as the New York Rangers scored the game's final five goals to defeat the visiting Boston Bruins 5-3 on Monday and considerably strengthen their playoff chances.
The Rangers (43-32-5) moved into a sixth-place tie with Montreal and four points ahead of ninth-place Carolina in the Eastern Conference. The Rangers have two games remaining; the Hurricanes have three.
Brandon Dubinsky's goal with 3:48 left made it 3-3 after Vinny Prospal scored twice in the second period to cut Boston’s lead to 3-2. Derek Stepan's empty-net goal completed the scoring.
Daniel Paille, Nathan Horton and Chris Kelly scored for Boston (44-24-11), which failed to reduce its four-point deficit behind Philadelphia and Washington, who share first in the East. The Bruins have already clinched the Northeast Division title, and appear destined to be the No. 3 seed.
Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves for the Rangers, while Tim Thomas stopped 21 shots for Boston.
Top Game Performances
| Boston |
|
NY Rangers |
|
Nathan Horton 1 |
Points |
Vaclav Prospal 2 |
|
Nathan Horton 1 |
Goals |
Vaclav Prospal 2 |
|
Johnny Boychuk 1 |
Assists |
Wojtek Wolski 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Tim Thomas .840 |
Save Percentage |
Henrik Lundqvist .900 |
|
Tim Thomas 21 |
Saves |
Henrik Lundqvist 27 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Boston
|
30 |
3 |
0-1 |
4-4 |
8 |
27 |
| NY Rangers
|
26 |
5 |
0-4 |
1-1 |
2 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
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NY Rangers will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Rangers have a W/L % of .524 after a win and .541 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game at home against NY Islanders. The Bruins have a W/L % of .545 after a win and .588 after a loss.