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Boston Bruins: 3 Studs Against the Rangers

By Scott Roche

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 28: David Pastrnak #88, Charlie Coyle #13, and Urho Vaakanainen #58 of the Boston Bruins celebrate Coyle's goal during the first period against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 28: David Pastrnak #88, Charlie Coyle #13, and Urho Vaakanainen #58 of the Boston Bruins celebrate Coyle's goal during the first period against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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Feb 10, 2021; New York, New York, USA; Charlie McAvoy #73 of the Boston Bruins checks Ryan Lindgren #55 of the New York Rangers against the boards during the second period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 10, 2021; New York, New York, USA; Charlie McAvoy #73 of the Boston Bruins checks Ryan Lindgren #55 of the New York Rangers against the boards during the second period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports /

Needing a victory in the worst way, the Boston Bruins were able to get one Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers, 4-1. A third consecutive loss on their three-game road trip through New York would have been tough for the ailing Bruins to endure with a two-day break coming.

It was a different-looking Bruins team right from the drop of the puck just past noon then the one that was beaten badly on Friday night, 6-2, by the Rangers. When a team is going through some adversity, they generally look toward some of their veterans to help them turn the tide and that was the case Sunday.

In what could have been a deeper list, here are three studs for the Black and Gold in their third victory this season at MSG in four games against the Blue Shirts.

3. Charlie McAvoy

With so many injuries on the blueline for the Bruins, Boston got another good performance from their 24-year-old defensemen.

Back paired with Jakub Zboril, McAvoy had a first-period assist on the game’s opening goal by Charlie Coyle and then gave the Bruins the all-important three-goal lead midway through the second period when he one-timed home a slap shot from the point from David Pastrnak for a 3-0 lead.

As usual, McAvoy led the Bruins with time-on-ice at 22:21 and was second of the team with 28 shifts, two behind Connor Clifton. McAvoy, who finished with three shots on the net, keeps proving his value to the blue line and is making a case to have his name in the mix for the Norris Trophy at the end of the season.

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