New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Saturday, May 8, 2021 · TD Garden
NBC · NESN · MSG
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at TD Garden. The Bruins outshot the Rangers 39-23.
Mika Zibanejad scored twice. K'Andre Miller, Nick Ritchie, David Pastrnak, Alexis Lafrenière, Vitali Kravtsov, Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron also scored.
Igor Shesterkin made 7 saves on 9 shots for the win; Tuukka Rask stopped 18 of 23.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
K'Andre Miller (5)Justin Richards (1), Filip Chytil (14)1–006:21 NYR
Nick Ritchie (15)Jake DeBrusk (8), Charlie McAvoy (24)1–118:12 BOS
3rd period
David Pastrnak (20)Brad Marchand (39)1–200:21 BOS
Mika Zibanejad (23)Pavel Buchnevich (26), Ryan Strome (34)2–205:22 NYR
Alexis Lafrenière (12)Anthony Bitetto (3), Pavel Buchnevich (27)3–207:26 NYR
Vitali Kravtsov (2)Ryan Strome (35), Zac Jones (4)4–209:36 NYR
Brad Marchand (28)David Krejci (33)4–314:08 BOS · PPG- Mika Zibanejad (24)Pavel Buchnevich (28)5–318:07 NYR
Patrice Bergeron (23)Matt Grzelcyk (15), Charlie McAvoy (25)5–418:39 BOS
Team stats
NYRBOS
23Shots on goal39
48%Faceoff %52%
0/1Power play1/3
6Penalty minutes2
17Hits16
19Blocked shots4
14Giveaways9
14Takeaways14
Penalties
- 1st 11:54
Matt Grzelcyk · holding2 min - 1st 19:32
Morgan Barron · kneeing2 min - 2nd 14:04Mika Zibanejad · hooking2 min
- 3rd 13:17Anthony Bitetto · holding2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 89Pavel BuchnevichL | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 20:47 |
| 16Ryan StromeC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 |
| 93Mika ZibanejadC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 19:21 |
| 13Alexis LafrenièreL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:05 |
| 72Filip ChytilC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:14 |
| 74Vitali KravtsovR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 16:47 |
| 90Justin RichardsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10:11 |
| 6Zac JonesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:34 |
| 22Anthony BitettoD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:46 |
| 79K'Andre MillerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 22:35 |
| 17Kevin RooneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:45 |
| 26Tim GettingerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:58 |
| 33Phillip Di GiuseppeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 |
| 43Colin BlackwellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:52 |
| 47Morgan BarronC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:50 |
| 23Adam FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 24:49 |
| 25Libor HajekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:43 |
| 51Tarmo ReunanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 16:31 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Igor ShesterkinG | W | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 11:10 |
| 71Keith KinkaidG | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 48:50 |
Boston Bruins
| 63Brad MarchandC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 19:40 |
| 73Charlie McAvoyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 23:51 |
| 21Nick RitchieL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 13:49 |
| 37Patrice BergeronC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 18:07 |
| 46David KrejciC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:06 |
| 74Jake DeBruskL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 16:11 |
| 88David PastrnakR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:07 |
| 48Matt GrzelcykD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 19:42 |
| 11Trent FredericC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 09:41 |
| 12Craig SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 17:44 |
| 20Curtis LazarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 10:31 |
| 52Sean KuralyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:41 |
| 71Taylor HallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:50 |
| 83Karson KuhlmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:31 |
| 6Mike ReillyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 20:09 |
| 25Brandon CarloD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:10 |
| 55Jeremy LauzonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:08 |
| 86Kevan MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 15:51 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jeremy SwaymanG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Tuukka RaskG | L | 23 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 58:47 |