Rangers fall to Bruins in season-opener at Boston

2013 Game No. 1; Road Game No. 1	Rangers' Record: 0-1-0
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GAME RECAP After a longer-than-hoped-for off-season, the Rangers finally were able to play their first game of a truncated 2013 season schedule Saturday night. However their excitement to be playing a game was trumped by the disappointing 3-1 loss the Rangers suffered at the hands of the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Boston scored one goal in each of the three periods and never trailed in handing the visitors the season-opening loss. The Bruins outshot the Rangers 34-21, with Tuukka Rask looking quite poised with a 20-save effort in goal for Boston. The game's momentum swung decidedly in favor of the home team in the third period when the Bruins denied the Rangers during a 5-on-3 New York power play---one set up when Rick Nash, in his Rangers debut, drew a hooking call on Zdeno Chara after powering through two defenseman on his way to the net during a Rangers man advantage at 4:23 and Boston holding a 2-1 lead. Brad Richards and Ryan Callahan had good scoring chances during the 5-on-3, but Rask was up to the challenge. Under four minutes later Boston's Johnny Boychuk slapped a shot from the right point which deflected off Richards and past Henrik Lundqvist at 8:13 to provide the Bruins a two-goal cushion. Seconds earlier Lundqvist had made a simply sensational diving glove save along the goal line to deny David Krejci. After spotting the Bruins a two-goal lead midway through the second period, the Rangers received a much-needed jolt of energy when Richards scored the club's first goal of the season, halving the home team's lead in the process. On a broken play---after his pass for Nash caromed back to him at the top of the right circle---Richards unleashed a quick shot that beat Rask under the crossbar at 12:50 of the middle period to make the score 2-1. • COMMENT ON BLUESHIRTS UNITED | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 31 of 34 shots in the contest. Last season, he made 30+ saves in 18 contests, posting a record of 12-5-1 with a 2.08 goals against average, .941 save percentage and two shutouts in those contests. Lundqvist is now 4-2-1 with a 2.42 goals against average and .919 save percentage in seven career season-opening games. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Lundqvist 2. Richards 3. Nash

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THE BIGGER PICTURE The Rangers faced an opponent that has been their mirror image for the past few seasons and kept it close, despite not playing their best hockey. There was some rust, but it should be shaken off for what promises to be an intense home opener.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Girardi (24:27) Shots -- Four players tied (3) Hits -- Three players tied (4) Blocks -- Girardi (3) Takeaways -- Callahan (1) Faceoffs -- Richards (19)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP AT BOSTON
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Carl Hagelin	Brad Richards	Rick Nash
Marian Gaborik	Derek Stepan	Ryan Callahan
Chris Kreider	Brian Boyle	Taylor Pyatt
Mike Rupp	Jeff Halpern	Brandon Segal

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Marc Staal	Anton Stralman
Michael Del Zotto	Stu Bickel
Goaltenders: Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Biron Starting Lineup: Lundqivst, McDonagh, Girardi, Hagelin, Richards, Nash.

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Marian Gaborik	Ryan Callahan	Rick Nash
Carl Hagelin	Derek Stepan	Taylor Pyatt

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Michael Del Zotto	Brad Richards
Marc Staal	Anton Stralman

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Callahan/Nash	Brian Boyle
Brandon Segal	Derek Stepan
Carl Hagelin	Jeff Halpern

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Marc Staal	Stralman/Del Zotto