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NEW YORK RANGERS at BOSTON BRUINS
2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 5
Saturday, May 25 (5:30 p.m.) – TD Garden
BOS leads 3-1
TONIGHT’S GAME:
The Rangers will face...
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NEW YORK RANGERS at BOSTON BRUINS
2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 5
Saturday, May 25 (5:30 p.m.) – TD Garden
BOS leads 3-1
TONIGHT’S GAME:
The Rangers will face-off against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden (5:30 p.m. — TV: NBC Sports Network; Radio: ESPN 98.7), in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series. The Blueshirts trail in the series, 3-1, following a 4-3 overtime win in Game 4 on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers enter the contest with a 213-232-8 record all-time in 453 playoff contests (120-89-2 at home; 93-143-6 on the road). New York has posted a 24-34 record all-time in Game 5s.
ALL-TIME RANGERS PLAYOFF RECORDS:
Overall — 213-232-8
Home — 120-89-2
Away — 93-143-6
Goals for — 1,243
Goals against — 1,237
ALL-TIME PLAYOFF RECORDS —RANGERS vs. BRUINS
The Rangers and Bruins are meeting in the playoffs for the 10th time overall, and the first time in 40 years. Their last postseason encounter was in the 1973 Quarterfinals, a series won by New York 4-1. Overall, the Blueshirts have a 3-6 playoff series record vs. the Bruins, posting a 19-25-2 mark in 46 postseason contests.
RANGERS vs. BRUINS:
All-Time (Regular Season): 249-283-97-2 overall (143-119-55-0 at home; 106-164-42-2 on the road)
2012-13: New York was 2-1-0 overall (1-0-0 at home; 1-1-0 on the road). Two of the three contests were decided by one goal, including one game that required overtime and another decided in the shootout. The Blueshirts’ penalty kill was 15-16 (93.8%). Henrik Lundqvist was 2-1-0 with a 2.93 GAA and .913 Sv%.
The Rangers have won 11 of their last 15 regular season games against the Bruins, including seven of their last nine meetings, and are 22-7-2 against Boston since 2005-06
The Rangers are 12-3-0 in their last 15 regular season games against the Bruins at MSG, dating back to a 3-2 win on Nov. 20, 2005
The Blueshirts are 5-1-0 in their last six regular season games at TD Garden, having out-scored the Bruins, 15-10, over the span
Henrik Lundqvist has started in 27 consecutive regular season games against Boston, dating back to Jan. 13, 2007
The Blueshirts have three players with previous playoff experience against the Bruins – Arron Asham (9 GP, 1-2-3), Roman Hamrlik (25 GP, 1-8-9), and Darroll Powe (11 GP, 0-1-1)
New York lists no former Bruins on their roster
Boston lists three former Rangers on their roster: Jaromir Jagr (2003-04 – 2007-08); Wade Redden (2008-09 – 2009-10); Marc Savard (1997-98 – 1998-99)
INDIVIDUAL CAREER LEADERS vs. BRUINS (Regular Season):
Henrik Lundqvist — 30 GP, 21-7-2, 1.67 GAA, 6 SO
Martin Biron — 31 GP, 12-12-2-1, 2.66 GAA, 1 SO
Brad Richards — 37 GP, 8-23-31
Ryan Callahan — 22 GP, 5-6-11
Michael Del Zotto — 13 GP, 2-5-7
SPECIAL TEAMS:
Power Play: The Rangers tallied one goal in four power play opportunities (7:05) in Game 4, and are now 3-42 (7.1%) in the playoffs. New York is 0-2 in five-on-three situations (3:17; last – 5/12 vs. WSH), and 0-2 while skating four-on-three (0:23; last – 5/8 vs. WSH). Shorthanded goals allowed (0).
Penalty Killing: The Blueshirts surrendered two goals to the Bruins in four shorthanded situations (7:07) in Game 4, and are now 19-25 (76.0%) in the playoffs. Shorthanded goals for (0).
Four-on-Four: New York did not skate in a four-on-four situation in Game 4, and are now -1 in five four-on-four situations (10:25) in the playoffs. Four-on-four goals for (0). Four-on-four goals allowed (1): J. Boychuk (5/19 at BOS).
QUICK HITS:
Prior to Game 1, the last time the Rangers and Bruins played an OT game in the playoffs was Mar. 27, 1958 (L, 3-4)
Four of the remaining eight teams in the playoffs are Original Six teams, marking the second time this has happened since the NHL adopted the current playoff format in 1994 (2010)
All Original Six teams qualified for the playoffs for the fi