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POST-GAME NOTES

MILESTONES REACHED: • New York’s Pavel Buchnevich scored his first career NHL tonight.

WHO’S HOT: • Patrice Bergeron had a goal tonight, giving him 1-2=3 totals in two straight games. • David Pastrnak had a goal tonight, giving him single goals each in his last three games played with 7-3=10 totals in six of his nine games this season. • Brad Marchand had an assist tonight, giving him 1-2=3 totals in three straight games with 4-9=13 totals in eight of his 11 games played. • Riley Nash had an assist tonight for his first as a Bruin. • Brandon Carlo had an assist tonight, giving him 1-1=2 totals in two straight games. • New York’s Derek Stepan had a goal and two assists tonight, giving him 1-4=5 totals in three straight games. • New York’s Michael Grabner had a goal and an assist tonight, giving him 2-2=4 totals in two straight games with 5-2=7 totals in three of his last four contests. • New York’s had a goal tonight, extending his point streak to four games with 3-5=8 totals in that span. • New York’s had a goal tonight, giving him 1-2=3 totals in two straight games with 1-3=4 totals in three of his last four contests. • New York’s Pavel Buchnevich had his first NHL goal tonight and he now has 1-1=2 totals in two of his last five games. • New York’s Jimmy Vesey had an assist tonight, giving him 2-3=5 totals in three of his last four games with 5-4=9 totals in five of his last eight contests. • New York’s Dan Girardi had an assist tonight, giving him 1-2=3 totals in three of his last four games. • New York’s Marc Staal had an assist tonight, giving him single assists each in two of his last six games. • New York’s Kevin Klein had an assist tonight for his first point of the season. • New York’s Brady Skjei had an assist tonight, extending his assist and point streaks to four games with five assists in that span.

THIS AND THAT: • Tonight’s loss snapped Tuukka Rask’s win streak at six games ... That was the longest win streak to start a season by a Boston goaltender since Tim Thomas opened with eight straight wins in 2010-11. • The Rangers scored twice while shorthanded tonight ... The last time the Bruins allowed multiple shorthanded goals in a game was Feb. 10, 2015 when Dallas scored two while a man down in a 5-3 Stars win. • The Bruins wore their third uniform system tonight for the first of 15 games this season. • The Bruins played game one tonight their first of 16 series this season of three games in four nights, as they will host Buffalo on Monday and travel to Montreal to face the Canadiens on Tuesday.

SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins went 0 for 3 (0.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 3 for 38 on the power play this season (7.9%) and they have allowed three shorthanded goals. • The Rangers went 1 for 3 (33.3%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 10 for 44 on the power play this season (22.7%) and they have now yet allowed a shorthanded goal. • The Bruins went 2 for 3 (66.7%) on the kill tonight ... They are now 40 for 48 overall on the penalty kill this season (83.3%) and they have scored one shorthanded goal. • The Rangers went 3 for 3 (100.0%) on the penalty kill tonight ... They are now 28 for 34 on the penalty kill this season (82.4%) and they have scored two shorthanded goals.

ATTENDANCE: • Tonight’s attendance was a sellout figure of 17,565. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 298 straight regular season and playoff games starting on Dec. 5, 2009 vs. Ottawa. • Their last non-sellout game at TD Garden was on Dec. 2, 2009 when a Wednesday game vs. the drew 16, 553.

Saturday, November 5, 2016 ... TD Garden; Boston MA