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RANGERS (40-30-5) at BRUINS (41-22-10)
Last 10: New York 7-2-1; Boston 4-3-3
75 GP 73
40 W 41
30 L 22
5 OT 10
85 P 92
0.567 P% 0.630
2.79 G/G 3.04
2.37 GA/G 2.34
18.0 PP% 16.4
83.3 PK% 82.2
30.2 S/G 33.2
29.3 SA/G 33.1
47.1 FO% 51.5
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[RANGERS]
Riding a five-game winning streak and surging up the standings, the Rangers had a bit of a hiccup against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. They mustered just 14 shots during the first two periods before waking up in time to earn a point in a 2-1 shootout loss.
The Rangers are 7-1-1 in their last nine, but they'll need to bring more energy if they expect to escape Boston with a victory.
"I don't want to think about missing a point or winning a point," said goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who made 29 saves, plus four stops in the shootout. "We just have to move on. Hopefully it will be more than enough in the end."
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[BRUINS]
The Montreal Canadiens supposedly were ready to get revenge -- with a terrific performance, of course -- in their first game against the Bruins since Max Pacioretty suffered his scary injury as the result of a hit by Zdeno Chara in Montreal.
Instead, it was domination by the Bruins, who dismantled the Canadiens 7-0 on Thursday. Chara was the game's first star with 3 assists, while Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell each had 2 goals.
"It wasn't a message; this was a really big game for us," said Boston center David Krejci, who along with Milan Lucic also had 3 assists. "We wanted to come out strong and get the two points. I would be happy if it was 1-0, but it was good to get that big of a win."
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[INJURY REPORT]
With Marc Staal's return to the lineup Thursday, the Rangers are as healthy as they've been all season. … Boston defenseman Shane Hnidy (shoulder) is on injured reserve, but he's close to being able to join the lineup.
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