Rangers Three-Game Win Streak Ends with Recchi’s Goal

The Boston Bruins put an end to New York’s three-game winning streak with a 3—2 win on Wednesday.
Rangers Three-Game Win Streak Ends with Recchi’s Goal
Boston netminder Tim Thomas stones Marian Gaborik. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
11/17/2010
Updated:
10/1/2015
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Boston netminder Tim Thomas stones Marian Gaborik. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

The Boston Bruins put an end to New York’s three-game winning streak with a 3–2 win at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.

At the start of the third period, Mark Recchi, the oldest player in the NHL at 42 beat Henrik Lundqvist glove side, giving the Bruins a 3–1 lead. Intially, it looked as though Lundqvist had the puck, but it dripped out to sneak over the goal line.

The Blueshirts had a 5-on-3 power play with 5:30 left in the third period, as two Bruins defensemen took penalties, but they couldn’t score. Boston is ranked third in the league in killing penalties and one power play marker for the Rangers is all they would allow.

The Rangers outshot the Bruins 16–5 in the third period. New York had 36 shots on goal for the game and had several scoring chances stymied by big saves from the Bruins’ Tim Thomas.

Neck and Neck

Playing through a scoreless first period, the Rangers had a great chance with a two-on-one when Alex Frolov passed the puck to Marian Gaborik who missed the net.

Both teams, with not many clear-cut scoring opportunities given, played the first period meticulously. The first period heated up near the end when both teams went on the power play.

The second period started with the Rangers being unable to capitalize on the power play left over from the first, but another chance came along shortly thereafter when Boston’s Nathan Horton got a high sticking penalty.

With only a minute left in the power play Brandon Dubinsky scored. Prior to the Dubinsky goal, the Rangers had scored in just 1 of 15 power play chances. Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist started the play by clearing the puck up the boards to mid ice where Dubinsky picked it up with a heads up play.

Bruins forward Milan Lucic evened the score off a turnover by defenseman Dan Girardi in the Rangers zone. Then the Bruins took the lead when their No. 1 draft pick Tyler Seguin exploded down the ice and ripped a shot off the post, beating Lundqvist stick side.

Rangers responded to the Recchi goal with one of their own just over four minutes later. Gaborik took a pass from Derek Stepan and scored off a clean shot that beat Thomas high stick side. But that’s as close as the Rangers would come.

Boston has now won all nine of their games when leading after the second period.

Next up for the Rangers is a two-game road trip that will take them to Colorado Friday night and to Minnesota to play the Wild on Saturday night.