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Rangers top Bruins, extend winning streak to five<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Rangers top Bruins, extend winning streak to five:- The New York Rangers are suddenly rolling, thanks to timely scoring and tight defense, especially the brand exhibited against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jimmy Vesey scored two first-period goals 29 seconds apart, Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves and New York beat the Bruins 4-2 for its fifth consecutive victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pavel Buchnevich and Rick Nash also scored for the resurgent Rangers, who improved to 8-7-2 despite losing seven of their first eight games.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re moving in the right direction,\u201d Lundqvist said after his seventh win this season and the 412th of his career. \u201cWe\u2019re back in the race.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron had the goals for Boston.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rangers came out strong against their old rivals, outshooting the Bruins 16-7 in the opening period and scoring three times. Boston had the better of play in a scoreless second, with a 13-8 shots advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n

New York led 3-1 heading into the third period before Bergeron cut the margin to one at 6:44 with his third goal of the season. Lundqvist was able to hold off the Bruins before Nash scored into an empty net with 7.7 seconds left.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you get a lead, you have to know how to play. I thought we were pretty smart with the puck,\u201d Rangers defenseman Marc Staal said. \u201cWe are confident. We have to keep on working and keep grabbing points when we are on a roll like this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Buchnevich opened the scoring at 9:53 of the first with his seventh of the season, but Pastrnak quickly tied it at 10:14. Pastrnak\u2019s team-leading ninth goal was assisted by Bergeron and rookie Anders Bjork.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vesey, who played four years at Harvard, then jammed a loose puck past Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask at 14:41, with assists from Buchnevich and Mika Zibanejad, to put the Rangers ahead 2-1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vesey increased the lead at 15:10 when he slid another close-in shot past Rask for his fourth of the season. It was the fastest two goals by a Rangers player since Jaromir Jagr scored twice in 26 seconds on Nov. 14, 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI consider myself a goal scorer. I\u2019ve done that my whole life,\u201d Vesey said. \u201cI got a couple of greasy ones tonight. Maybe it will take off from here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Vesey, 24, had six game-winning goals among the 16 he scored as a rookie last season. He had only two goals this season going into the game against his hometown Bruins (6-5-3).<\/span><\/p>\n

Boston played without top forward Brad Marchand, who sustained an upper-body injury in the previous game.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bruins\u2019 lineup included several recent call-ups from Providence (R.I.) of the American Hockey League, and coach Bruce Cassidy wasn\u2019t happy with his team\u2019s start.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe first part of the game we had some passengers. We are not going to win on a regular basis if we have passengers,\u201d he said. \u201cWe don\u2019t need young guys to come in here and lead this club. We just need them to do their jobs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The goal by Buchnevich was his seventh of the season and came after he eluded Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara, 40, and roofed the puck over Rask. The Russian forward has been on an offensive spree lately with six goals and three assists in his last seven games.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe weren\u2019t playing on our toes,\u201d Chara said. \u201cThe Rangers were more aggressive. We need to do a better job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rangers have won seven of nine since a 1-5-2 start to the season. They were trailing the expansion Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 at home heading into the third period Oct. 31 but scored four unanswered goals to win 6-4. Then they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers in overtime on the road before returning home to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been starting games a lot better and it\u2019s been working for us,\u201d Vesey. \u201cNow we have five in a row.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

NOTES: Alain Vigneault earned his 200th win as Rangers coach. The only other New York coaches to reach the milestone are Emile Francis (342) and Lester Patrick (281). \u2026 Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello played his 400th NHL game. \u2026 Chara played his 834th game with the Bruins, passing Hall of Famer Dit Clapper for fourth most by a Boston defenseman. \u2026 The Rangers scratched high-priced defenseman Brendan Smith for the fourth consecutive game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nhl\/2017\/11\/09\/rangers-top-bruins-extend-winning-streak-five\/847130001\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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