Last night, the New York Rangers won their fifth straight game of the season against the Boston Bruins, propelling them to an 8-7-2 record, good for fifth place in the Metropolitan Division.
Despite their low standing in the division, the Rangers are only two points out from tying last year’s Stanley Cup Champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, for first place in the log-jammed Metro Division.
The victory last night came off of two goals much-needed goals by Rangers forward Jimmy Vesey, a stellar performance in goal by net minder Henrik Lundqvist and another fantastic performance by Pavel Buchnevich, a young and immensely talented Russian forward who is earning more and more playing time from head coach Alain Vigneault.