Fresh off acquiring Patrick Kane before the trade deadline, the New York Rangers entered Boston Saturday afternoon hoping to snap the Bruins’ nine-game win streak while protecting their third-place spot in the Atlantic Division.
But once again, the Bruins showed no signs of slowing down.
An opening period filled with heavy hits and dropped gloves energized the boisterous TD Garden faithful early and set the stage for Boston’s season-high 10th straight win.
New addition Tyler Bertuzzi quickly endeared himself to the hometown crowd, providing a brilliant feed to Charlie Coyle from behind the Rangers’ net to set up the game’s first tally late in the opening period.