The Rangers played six strong periods against the Bruins, but had one goal to show for it over both games while getting shutout tonight. The Bruins only had three, which illustrates how far the Rangers have come defensively. But without consistent centers, and without Artemi Panarin, the Rangers couldn’t get anything going.
Let’s focus on the positives here, since they played well in both games. They looked good defensively. They got a bunch of chances in both games. The goalies came up big for the Bruins, which happens. The big thing was that in this one, Igor Shesterkin made the saves when the Rangers needed him to.