Trocheck Buries Bruins, Rangers Win 2-1 In OT

After a strong win versus a beleaguered Anaheim Ducks squad, the Rangers went right back to it, as they went into TD Garden in Boston to take on the Bruins. Before the game, it was announced that defenseman K’Andre Miller would be in the lineup after missing the last two games due to a personal issue. Nick Bonino would also enter the lineup again after missing the prior game with the flu, which meant Adam Edstrom and Zac Jones would be healthy scratches.

Igor Shesterkin manned the crease for New York, as he looked to rebound after a rough couple of games in net, while Jeremy Swayman started for Boston after Linus Ullmark played the night before. The first period started out quiet and stayed that way for the majority of the period, as both Swayman and Shesterkin held their own in net and both defenses were strong, preventing any major chances on their respective nets.

Things stayed this way until late in the period when the Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere line held Boston down on their own end with a strong forecheck that drew a Matt Grzelcyk penalty that put New York on the power play. The Rangers would not score on their man advantage but would take a tripping penalty courtesy of K’Andre Miller, to put Boston on the power play in the final minute of the first. The first period would end without a goal and 1:20 remaining on the Boston man advantage.

Trent Frederic would open the scoring with 17:53 remaining and although the Rangers would challenge for goaltender interference, only to lose it and the goal would be upheld, putting the Bruins back on the power play. The Rangers would kill that penalty but would endure a couple more chances against, with Boston attacking Shesterkin heavily.

David Pastrnak would trip Alexis Lafreniere with 9:40 remaining in the second but the Rangers would get caught for holding to even things out at 4-on-4. Jacob Trouba and Trent Frederic would drop the gloves but the fight would not last long as they quickly took each other down after the first punches.

The penalty fest would continue as Adam Fox was tripped by Danton Heinen with 7:02 remaining in the second as Fox was taken down skating a puck into the corner of the offensive zone. Pastrnak would be up to his dirty tricks again as he nailed Ryan Lindgren into the boards with the numbers showing and was served a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct.

Artemi Panarin would be given a two-minute minor for roughing, which gave the Rangers a three-minute power play that stayed on due to the major penalty being called. The period would end without the Rangers scoring a goal and down one. The Rangers would start the period with a few chances on goal against Swayman but would not score on the man advantage. Another Ranger penalty committed by Adam Fox at 14:18 remaining in the third period but it did not result in a goal against.

Interference would be called on the Bruins with 9:23 remaining in the third and this one would be the one that hurt Boston as Vincent Trocheck would tie the game with a wrist shot in the slot with 8:54 remaining.

The Rangers would go back on the power play as Adam Fox struck with a high stick with 7:13 remaining but the Rangers failed to convert and both teams would throw solid chances on each of the respected goalies but to no avail as the game went into overtime. Overtime would prove to be the breaker as Artemi Panarin found Vincent Trocheck open to the right of Jeremy Swayman to win it and give the Rangers their second win in a row and a sweep of the back-to-back.

That win gives the Rangers their 11th comeback win of the season, the most in the league, marking their sixth win when trailing at any moment in the third period. Furthermore, this victory represents their third successful game when trailing after the second period this season.

New York looked tremendous defensively and Igor Shesterkin had a strong rebound game in net, stopping 22 of the 23 shots against him. Swayman for Boston was just as good, stopping 32 of the 35 shots against him. The Rangers went 1-for-6 on the power play and had a 53 percent mark on the faceoff dot.