The match between the New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins will take place at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, October 5 at 7:00 PM ET.
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On Wednesday at Madison Square Garden, Jaroslav Halak will start for the Boston Bruins against the New York Rangers. In 27 games versus the Rangers, the 33-year-old goaltender is 18-8-0 with a 2.40 goals-against average, .928 save percentage and three shutouts. On Jan. 19, when Tuukka Rask departed the game with a concussion he received in the first period, he made 11 stops in a 3-2 defeat to New York at home. In Tuesday’s 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders at TD Garden, Rask had 28 saves. In the second game of back-to-back contests this season, Boston is 7-1-1.
After winning five of their previous seven, the Rangers, who have dropped their last two games (0-1-1), will start rookie Alexandar Georgiev (5-2-0). During a five-game point run, Boston Bruins player David Pastrnak has three goals and six assists. Mika Zibanejad, a center for the Rangers, has 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) in his last nine games including a three-game point streak of four goals and four assists. With 52 points, he has already exceeded his NHL single-season best (21 goals, 31 points).
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Chris Kreider – Mika Zibanejad – Mats Zuccarello
Pavel Buchnevich – Kevin Hayes – Jesper Fast
Filip Chytil – Ryan Strome – Vladislav Namestnikov
Vinni Letteri — Boo Nieves — Jimmy Vesey
Marc Staal – Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei – Adam McQuaid
Brendan Smith – Kevin Shattenkirk
Alexandar Georgiev
Henrik Lundqvist
Brad Marchand – Patrice Bergeron – David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk – David Krejci – Peter Cehlarik
Joakim Nordstrom – Trent Frederic – Danton Heinen
Sean Kuraly – Noel Acciari – Chris Wagner
Torey Krug – Kevan Miller
Zdeno Chara – Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk – Charlie McAvoy
Jaroslav Halak
Tuukka Rask
New York Rangers: Brett Howden, Fredrik Claesson
Boston Bruins: No Injuries
The match between the New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins will take place at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, October 5 at 7:00 PM ET.
The match between the New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins will be telecast live on ESPN+ and TNT.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | ESPN+, TNT | October 3 (7:00 PM ET) |
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