Pastrnak Scores, Picks Up Assist On OT Winner As Bruins Beat Rangers On Black Friday
By Gethin Coolbaugh, Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — David Krejci scored 1:40 into overtime, David Pastrnak scored his league-leading 24th goal and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday for their sixth straight win.
Krejci's goal, his fifth of the season, came on a left-circle wrist shot against an out-of-position Henrik Lundqvist after Pastrnak created space with a deke in the right circle before feeding Krejci through the slot.
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— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) November 29, 2019
Sean Kuraly also had a goal and Jaroslav Halak made 26 saves for the Bruins. Boston matched its longest winning streak of the season and its longest point streak at 10 games (7-0-3).
Pavel Buchnevich and Filip Chytil scored for the Rangers. Lundqvist had 24 saves as New York's three-game winning streak was snapped.
Buchnevich's fifth goal this season put New York up 1-0 with 5:46 to play in the first period. Buchnevich beat Halak high to the glove side on a shot from the low slot after Tony DeAngelo's pass from the sideboards.
Chytil's eighth of the season doubled the Rangers' lead at 6:21 of the second. Chytil charged into the slot and scored five-hole on Halak after Ryan Strome's shot from the right circle bounced off Halak right to Chytil.
Kuraly's second of the year made it 2-1 with 1:32 left in the second. Jake DeBrusk's blue-line shot caught a piece of Kuraly's stick, bounced off the left post and trickled in after Lundqvist's inadvertent stick swat.
Pastrnak tied it 4:27 into the third on a one-timer from the left circle after Krejci's feed through the slot. Pastrnak finished November with 12 goals after also scoring 12 in October.
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— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) November 29, 2019
New York failed to convert on an extended power play after Boston's Par Lindholm was assessed a double minor for high-sticking against Brendan Smith. Smith immediately grabbed his face and skated off the ice with 7:02 to go.
NOTES: Boston remained the only NHL team without a regulation home loss this season at 10-0-4. ... Rangers C Artemi Panarin assisted on Chytil's goal, giving him a team-record 23 points (7 goals, 16 assists) in November. Panarin has at least a point in 16 of his last 17 games and 20 of 24 this season. ... Bruins C Patrice Bergeron (lower body) remains day-to-day after sitting out for the fifth time in seven games. ... Lundqvist entered with the best career save percentage (.929) against the Bruins among all goalies with a minimum of 30 games against. Lundqvist allowed four goals on 31 shots before being pulled after two periods in New York's 7-4 home loss to Boston on Oct. 27. ... Boston debuted its newest alternate jersey, a black sweater with a large "B" logo on the front and yellow accent stripes. The logo is a throwback to the 1940-era Bruins teams that won two Stanley Cup titles.
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