The Boston Bruins were edged out by the New York Rangers, 2-1, in overtime, in a tight game for 60 minutes as the two best teams in the Eastern Conference battled it out at the TD Garden.
In the tail-end of the Bruins’ back-to-back, they got off to a strong start in an evenly-matched, fast-paced first period.
Trent Frederic put the Bruins up 1-0 in the second period — a lead the Bruins held until midway through the final frame.
As the game heated up, the Bruins found themselves on the kill time and again — the biggest coming at the end of the second period when David Pastrnak was assessed a game misconduct and five-minute major for boarding Ryan Lindgren.