The Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy, who grew up a Rangers fan in Long Beach, had not scored against them at Madison Square Garden until Sunday, when he was credited with an unassisted goal in the first period of a 3-1 victory.
The 22-year-old defenseman initially was not credited with the goal, but eventually it was ruled to have hit off two Rangers before bounding high in the air and eluding the glove of goalie Alexandar Georgiev.
“It was really cool,” McAvoy said afterward. “Growing up and being a big fan of the Rangers and going to games here and everything, that’s special .