National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, September 29, 2026
New York Rangers 0
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Boston Bruins 3
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Match Report

Fraser Minten shines as late surge lifts the Bruins past the Rangers 3-0

— Fraser Minten broke a scoreless tie with just over four minutes left, followed by goals by JJ Peterka and an empty-netter by Mark Kastelic 23 seconds apart, and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-0 on Tuesday night in the season opener...

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Team Stats

12
Blocked Shots
16
37
Hits
36
4
Takeaways
4
24
Shots
23
0
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
1
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
26
Faceoffs Won
26
50.0
Faceoff Win Percent
50.0
20
Giveaways
10
1
Total Penalties
1
2
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

NYR

  • Igor Shesterkin GA 2 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • Alexis Lafreniere BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Mika Zibanejad BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 2
  • J.T. Miller BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

BOS

  • Jeremy Swayman GA 0 · SA 24 · SOS 0
  • Pavel Zacha BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Mark Kastelic BS 3 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Sean Kuraly BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:45 · 3rd Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  4. 19:45 · 3rd Off-side
  5. 19:15 · 3rd Giveaway by Alexis Lafrenière
  6. 18:51 · 3rd Takeaway by Fraser Minten
  7. 18:47 · 3rd Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by James Hagens
  8. 18:43 · 3rd James Hagens Backhand Wide Right

Highlights

01:22 New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:31 Mark Kastelic seals the win for Bruins with an empty-netter Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BOS leads series 1-0

Injuries

Boston Bruins

New York Rangers

  • Igor Shesterkin Injured Reserve
  • Joe Veleno Injured Reserve
  • Joonas Korpisalo Injured Reserve
  • Aidan Thompson Injured Reserve
  • Adam Sykora Injured Reserve

NHL News

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