Stanley Cup of Chowder - Complete Coverage: Bruins at Rangers, 8PM on NBCSNDavid Pastrnak is legend.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/11233/stanley-fave.jpg2019-02-07T00:26:57-05:00http://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/rss/stream/179779112019-02-07T00:26:57-05:002019-02-07T00:26:57-05:00RECAP: Rangers and Bruins slog through 7-round shootout; Rangers win 4-3
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<p>A rare, fabulous second period full of goals by Boston was completely erased by lapses in the third period and a wild overtime.</p> <p id="GvRa4U">For a back-to-back game, this is a good one to hope for: playing against a team admittedly in tank-ish mode that traded one of their players earlier in the day. How did it go?</p>
<h2 id="beLCAn">First Period</h2>
<p id="RBg9ql">The <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/">Bruins</a> were forced to kill aNOTHer early penalty, to the hero of yesterday <span>Patrice Bergeron</span> - tripping against Mika Zibanejad. Guess he can’t be perfect everyday. On the kill, <span>Chris Wagner</span> had an awesome shorthanded chance after <span>Kevin Shattenkirk</span> tipped down a high right in front of him, springing <span>Wagner</span> on a break. <a href="https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/">Rangers</a> goalie <span>Alexandar Georgiev</span> wrapped it up to keep things tied.</p>
<p id="c9Hqrm">The B’s also endured a long possession by the Rangers, and after they were so tired they couldn’t buy a bounce to get the puck out, <span>Matt Grzelcyk</span> saved the day and made a great outlet pass to clear the zone.</p>
<p id="wrVnLw">Rangers D <span>Marc Staal</span> got sent off for a crosscheck, sending Boston on the power play; no dice. They had a handful of great chances following the end of the PP, but weren’t able to get a stick on one particular loose puck in the crease.</p>
<p id="uKo0vI">On a well-controlled rush, Zibanejad found himself wide open in the high slot and scored on a rocket of a shot with 2:15 to play in the first.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mika Zibanejad walks in and hammers home his 22nd of the season! <a href="https://t.co/WdQp9VaG8m">pic.twitter.com/WdQp9VaG8m</a></p>— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1093327717330649088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2019</a>
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<p id="cnGwij">A looked-blindside-but-was-probably-incidental roughing penalty to <span>Sean Kuraly</span> and some followup stickwork from <span>Jimmy Vesey</span> would put both teams down a skater with about 50 seconds to play, as <span>Vesey</span> and <span>Kuraly</span> finished the period in the locker room.</p>
<h2 id="sGNQS0">Second Period</h2>
<p id="yl2DNJ">Penalty time ended, no fanfare. <span>Kevan Miller</span> took a crosschecking penalty, no fanfare. The B’s showed promise on stick plays - passing lanes and board battles - but seemed to be a half-stride behind every Ranger player. <span>Matt Grzelcyk</span> is still crushin’ it, and launched a quick shot towards the net that was favorably tipped by <span>Danton Heinen</span>.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Danton Heinen with a beat of a tip for the geno! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLBruins?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLBruins</a> <a href="https://t.co/kI2AWQ8q5Q">pic.twitter.com/kI2AWQ8q5Q</a></p>— Casey Baker (@CaseyBake16) <a href="https://twitter.com/CaseyBake16/status/1093338936582328320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2019</a>
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<p id="8wrL2l">A minute later, as Cassidy tuned his lines, <span>David Krejci</span> centered to <span>David Pastrnak</span> at the top of the crease, who nailed the David tap-in, putting the Bruins up 2-1.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">PASTA David Pastrnak buries the nice feed to take the lead! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLBruins?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLBruins</a> <a href="https://t.co/6jrb319yTZ">pic.twitter.com/6jrb319yTZ</a></p>— Casey Baker (@CaseyBake16) <a href="https://twitter.com/CaseyBake16/status/1093340038245568512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2019</a>
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<p id="qBX29A"><span>Bergeron</span> took a second penalty (!?!?!), though just after it expired, the Rangers went shorthanded themselves, and Saint Bumper tipped in a quick’n’low wrist shot from <span>Torey Krug</span> to pad the Bruins’ lead. 3-1, Boston.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">BERGY! Patrice Bergeron with the redirection on Krug’s one-timer <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLBruins?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLBruins</a> <a href="https://t.co/0o0o1sdvEd">pic.twitter.com/0o0o1sdvEd</a></p>— Casey Baker (@CaseyBake16) <a href="https://twitter.com/CaseyBake16/status/1093341180203597824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2019</a>
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<p id="xBTvgH">Angst would continue with some pushing and shoving, most notably between Carlo and <span>Mats Zuccarello</span> with about 3 and a half minutes to go and resulting in matching penalties. The flow of the game stabilized for the rest of the frame.</p>
<h2 id="FSPRoN">Third Period</h2>
<p id="6aprfS">Boston came out fired up, but that faded somewhat quickly. Through a full bench rotation, the B’s connected one successful pass in the offensive zone. It was a few more shifts of futility before the B’s pushed back, causing a few turnovers before the Rangers could attack. </p>
<p id="Y566sc">When <span>Heinen</span> picked off a pass and ended up at the top of the right circle it looked like Boston was completely in control, but on the next rush, the Rangers drove straight up the middle and had a 97%-breakaway, saved by Halak. <span>Jimmy Vesey</span> collected the rebound and gave the puck to <span>Kevin Hayes</span>, alone in the slot with no goalie in sight. 3-2, Bruins lead.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kevin Hayes cuts the Bruins lead to 3-1. Really good stretch pass by Tony DeAngelo to Pavel Buchnevich on the play <a href="https://t.co/ls955LZOsE">pic.twitter.com/ls955LZOsE</a></p>— Fitz (@FitzGSN_) <a href="https://twitter.com/FitzGSN_/status/1093350177585418240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2019</a>
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<p id="yC1PD9">A very untimely penalty on <span>Charlie McAvoy</span> yielded a power play goal, because FINE. TIE THE GAME. SEE WHAT WE CARE.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chytil scores on the power play to tie the game 3-3, Buchnevich and DeAngelo assist <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NYR</a> <a href="https://t.co/JBmH6Keklj">pic.twitter.com/JBmH6Keklj</a></p>— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) <a href="https://twitter.com/hayyyshayyy/status/1093352334007169024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2019</a>
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<p id="KKzHe8">The game opened up with some back-and-forth rushes before the Rangers collected the puck and retreated to kill the clock.</p>
<p id="gGZfmt">OVERTIME</p>
<p id="ZYTwkF">MAYHEM. You should probably just watch the whole OT, but here’s just. one. save.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jaroslav Halak with larceny in OT ... Mika couldn't elevate it over the glove. <a href="https://t.co/sQ5ESLQ7hg">pic.twitter.com/sQ5ESLQ7hg</a></p>— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) <a href="https://twitter.com/CMS_74_/status/1093357160401174528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2019</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">WHAT. A. SAVE. <a href="https://t.co/ZGMj83XUez">pic.twitter.com/ZGMj83XUez</a></p>— NHL (@NHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1093357794642853888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2019</a>
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<p id="EuNI5J">Shootout</p>
<p id="jAv4UO">For the third round, Zibanejad scored, followed by a Marchand score. <span>Tony DeAngelo</span> would win it for Boston after a <span>Georgiev</span> save on <span>David Krejci</span> sealed the deal.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/TonyDee07?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TonyDee07</a> scores the shootout winner! <a href="https://t.co/ZBNmwTtGMi">pic.twitter.com/ZBNmwTtGMi</a></p>— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLGIFs/status/1093359781635596288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2019</a>
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<p id="Omjjmt">Next up, the <a href="https://www.jewelsfromthecrown.com/">Los Angeles Kings</a> visit Boston for a 1PM game and the ceremony for <span>Bergeron</span>’s 1000th game.</p>
https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2019/2/7/18214764/recap-rangers-and-bruins-slog-through-7-round-shootout-rangers-win-4-3Adam Denhard2019-02-06T19:00:00-05:002019-02-06T19:00:00-05:00Public Skate: Bruins at Rangers, 8PM (NBCSN)
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<figcaption>Recently, it seems that whatever additional dimensions Kuraly had to his game have not been materializing. | Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption>
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<p>Join the conversation in the comment section!</p> <p id="UOdGVO">Back to back days are grueling, even moreso when you have to switch cities to play.</p>
<p id="TktSXW">Boston sets off a stretch of 6+ games against manageable competition, so a win here would be a good way to start up a little streak. Can they do it?</p>
<h1 id="iwvBPg">LET’S GO BRUINS!!!</h1>
https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2019/2/6/18214394/public-skate-boston-bruins-at-new-york-rangers-8pm-nbcsn-jaroslav-halak-danton-heinen-for-backesAdam Denhard2019-02-06T11:52:06-05:002019-02-06T11:52:06-05:00Projected Lines: Bruins at Rangers, 8PM
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<figcaption>Jaro resumes his duties tonight vs. NYR. | Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption>
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<p>Get a hand on tonight’s lineup.</p> <h2 id="mhltcJ"><a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/">Boston Bruins</a></h2>
<p id="L8zybC"><strong>Forwards</strong></p>
<p id="qE8UoH"><span>Brad Marchand</span> - <span>Patrice Bergeron</span> - <span>David Pastrnak</span></p>
<p id="YNUNax"><span>Peter Cehlarik</span> - <span>David Krejci</span> - <span>Jake DeBrusk</span></p>
<p id="iLfDY9"><span>Joakim Nordstrom</span> - <span>Trent Frederic</span> - <span><s>David Backes</s></span> Danton Heinen</p>
<p id="DGv4Jc"><span>Sean Kuraly</span> - <span>Noel Acciari</span> - <span>Chris Wagner</span></p>
<p id="zhigX8">Via Twitter shortly before noon, Cassidy noted that Heinen would draw back into the lineup in favor of David Backes.</p>
<p id="rqMYEo">Any shuffles up front are likely to be short-notice notifications, so check back!</p>
<p id="tmG83z"><strong>Defense</strong></p>
<p id="lb0U5n">Last night saw a continuation of a defensive shuffle, moving <span>Carlo</span> up with <span>Chara</span> and kicking <span>McAvoy</span> to the third pairing.</p>
<p id="PIryKe"><span>Zdeno Chara </span>- <span>Brandon Carlo</span></p>
<p id="7xAzZz"><span>Torey Krug</span> - <span>Kevan Miller</span></p>
<p id="73rFBp"><span>Matt Grzelcyk</span> - <span>Charlie McAvoy</span></p>
<p id="4tVYpS"><strong>Goalies</strong></p>
<p id="EL4rzF"><span>Tuukka Rask</span></p>
<p id="v0JpDo"><span>Jaroslav Halak</span></p>
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<p id="3FCo5g"><a href="https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/">New York Rangers</a></p>
<p id="g5Rm7H">Forwards</p>
<p id="EpiHwt"><span>Chris Kreider</span> - <span>Mika Zibanejad</span> - <span>Mats Zuccarello</span></p>
<p id="5MDAeQ"><span>Pavel Buchnevich</span> - <span>Kevin Hayes</span> - <span>Jesper Fast</span></p>
<p id="AVSsVu"><span>Filip Chytil</span> - <span>Ryan Strome</span> - <span>Vladislav Namestnikov</span></p>
<p id="EPOWaX"><span>Cody McLeod</span> - <span>Boo Nieves</span> - <span>Jimmy Vesey</span></p>
<p id="mG0dXN">Defense</p>
<p id="NcSPFn"><span>Marc Staal</span> - <span>Neal Pionk</span></p>
<p id="8tO9YC"><span>Brady Skjei</span> - <span>Adam McQuaid</span></p>
<p id="nJjjnF"><span>Brendan Smith</span> - <span>Kevin Shattenkirk</span></p>
<p id="i22UFS">Goalies</p>
<p id="XUpsNo"><span>Henrik Lundqvist</span></p>
<p id="DiCjer"><span>Alexandar Georgiev</span></p>
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<p>Not quite a subway series. More like a Fung Wah series, but with more collisions and less fire.</p> <h1 id="H7XMrL"><strong>PREVIEW</strong></h1>
<h2 id="tC5nXM"><strong>Just the Facts</strong></h2>
<p id="vhyRzi"><strong>Who</strong>: The <a href="https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/">New York Rangers</a> (22-22-8) host the <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/">Boston Bruins</a> (29-17-7)</p>
<p id="HpAhZQ"><strong>What</strong>: The Bruins have two wins in a row. The Rangers have two losses. Both rolls don’t have to end, do they?</p>
<p id="tHal77"><strong>When:</strong> 8:00 PM</p>
<p id="D5zJBH"><strong>Where:</strong> Madison Square Garden, New York, NY</p>
<p id="FJQreE"><strong>How to watch:</strong> NBCSN</p>
<p id="9j0yoy"><strong>Rival SBN site: </strong><a href="https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/"><strong>BlueShirt Banter</strong></a></p>
<h2 id="AyiF11"><strong>Know Your Enemy</strong></h2>
<p id="yy0pKF"><strong>Team Leaders</strong></p>
<p id="XErjCW"><strong>Goals</strong>: <span>Chris Kreider</span>, 24</p>
<p id="KbAC3n"><strong>Assists: </strong><span>Mika Zibanejad</span>, 31</p>
<p id="lpvFSe"><strong>Points</strong>: <span>Zibanejad</span>, 52</p>
<h3 id="pvXsJw"><strong>Game Notes</strong></h3>
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<li id="eoheNC">The Rangers are coming off a stinging loss to the lowly <a href="https://www.jewelsfromthecrown.com/">Los Angeles Kings</a>, a game that went to overtime after seeing 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 leads disappear, NEVER MIND wasting <span>Adam McQuaid</span>’s first goal in The Blue Shirt. FOR SHAME. They also lost to the <a href="https://www.rawcharge.com/">Tampa Bay Lightning</a> in the last week.</li>
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<span>Mika Zibanejad</span> has been heating up as of late. Rangers coach David Quinn said as much himself, that he’s been impressed with the forward’s recent jump, and scored twice the last time these two teams faced each other.</li>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“His play just keeps getting better and better.” — <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NYR</a> Coach Quinn on Mika <a href="https://t.co/kGlbngR6F5">pic.twitter.com/kGlbngR6F5</a></p>— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYRangers/status/1092865894781542401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2019</a>
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<p id="Ibr9Yi">A better Boston hockey coach impression couldn’t be written. (Good thing for the Rangers, he’s not faking.)</p>
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<li id="xsSujp">Boston was stunned a bit to start <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2019/2/5/18212957/recap-bruins-beat-islanders-3-1-patrice-bergeron-1000th-game-trumps-super-bowl-any-day">last night’s game against the Islanders</a>, first by having to kill a penalty nearly immediately and then by having SUCH good offensive zone possession that they forgot they were supposed to shoot the puck half the time. Penalty trouble in the second prevented serious momentum from building and another long one in the third threatened to derail the lucky success of the second.</li>
<li id="gdCe8J">Cassidy rolled his lines fairly evenly, including compensating for the more taxing PK minutes that fell on Bergeron and Marchand in the second period of last night’s game. Conserving them and saving them for more even-strength time in the third. Potentially glaring exception: a 2+ minute shift for Zdeno Chara AND Brandon Carlo with under ten minutes to play in the third (a double-minor PK was the main culprit). Fortunately, it worked - and Chara took another 90 second shift later in the period for good measure.</li>
<li id="ckQUPg">Boston HAS to dial in over the next two weeks. Goals from the second and third line are infrequent, and though the defense looked a bit more organized against the <a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/">Islanders</a>, the Bruins play six non-playoff teams and twice against the West-worst LA Kings over the next two weekends. It needs to start with a win on the road against the Rangers.</li>
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<strong>Bruins career sidebar: </strong>If Patrice Bergeron plays in every game for the rest of this season, and still gets a couple games off at the end of the season for -ahem- maintenance, he’ll move into fourth on the Bruins all-time games played list; Wayne Cashman still sits there at 1,027 games. Bergeron may pass him on the all-time Bruins points-scored list this year as well (for 6th). We’ll wait until next year to really hammer this one home, but Bergie is <em>also </em>on track to also pass his current team President Cam Neely in Bruins career goals and Rick Middleton (and maybe Cashman again) in assists between now and the end of ‘19-’20. Exciting times!!</li>
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