The Boston Bruins struggled at times Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers following a five-day break, but in the end, they got what they wanted, a victory.
For the fourth game in a row, the Bruins had to rally from a deficit, this time from just one goal, this time beat the Rangers in overtime 3-2. The win puts the Black and Gold at 9-1-2 through the first 12 games of the season. They are 8-0-1 in their last nine games, picking up 17 of their 20 points during that stretch.
While it was an up and down game, the Bruins were able to escape with the victory thanks in large part to these three players.
Charlie McAvoy
Once again, McAvoy eclipsed the 25-minute mark for time on ice on 29 shifts. As usual, he was involved in the offense by joining the rush and registering four hits on the net. Defensively he had blocked three shots and had two hits, but it was his play in overtime that set up the game-winning goal.
With Mika Zibanejad and Pavel Buchnevich breaking in on a 2-on-1, McAvoy was able to knock Zibanejad’s pass out of the air and send Brad Marchand away on a breakaway that ended the game. McAvoy’s play was something that you don’t see too often in knocking the puck out of the air, but he also able to control the puck and send Marchy away for the winning goal.