BOSTON (AP) — Artemi Panarin scored the first of New York’s three third-period goals with 8:25 left and the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Friday afternoon, giving Gerard Gallant the best start in his first 20 games as coach in team history.
The Rangers have 31 points in Gallant’s first 20. Phil Esposito held the previous mark with 30 in 1986-87.
“I would say it’s a good feeling,” Ryan Strome said of New York’s 13-4-3 start. “But I also think that it’s a group that’s not satisfied. We’re starting to feel like a winning team.