Game Recap: Ullmark's Turnover Leads to Lafreniere's Game Winning Goal - October 2nd, 2021

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Game 4 of preseason starts today! The Boston Bruins look to bounce back from a game 2 loss to the New York Rangers.

Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

When: 7:00 PM EST

Watch On: NHL Network, NESN+


Bruins Lines: 


Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak

Hall-Studnicka-Smith

Frederic-Nosek-Kuhlman

Froden-Lazar-Senyshyn


Forbort-McAvoy

Reilly-Carlo

Grzelcyk-Lyle


Ullmark

Keyser


Assistant Captains: Charlie McAvoy, Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron (C)

Scratches: Samuel Asselin, Connor Clifton

Injured: Steven Fogarty


Rangers Lineup:


Nemeth, Lafreniere, McKegg, Gauthier, Strome, Rooney, Kakko, Hajek, Hunt, Georgiev, Robertson, Schneider, Barron, Pajuniemi, Cuylle, Lindgren, Lundqvist, Reaves, Wall, Blais.


Starting Goalie: Alex Georgiev


Referees: Marc Joanette, Peter MacDougall

Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Ryan Daisy


Players to look for:


Jack Studnicka - Boston’s Jack Studnicka will get a look as Boston’s second-line centremen. With the departure of David Krejci, the door is wide-open for Studnicka. Can he earn the role? 


Karson Kuhlman - With loads of depth in the Bruins bottom 6. Can forward Karson Kuhlman earn a spot on the opening night lineup?


Game Notes:


1st:

  • 1:49 - Penalty: Libor Hajek (NYR) Hooking

  • 2:39 - GOAL! David Pastrnak (BOS), assisted by Patrice Bergeron and Charlie McAvoy (PP)

  • 3:04 - GOAL! Ryan Strome (NYR), assisted by Nils Lundkvist, Libor Hajek 

  • 5:04 - GOAL! Patrice Bergeron (BOS), assisted by Brad Marchand, Mike Reilly

  • 11:34 - Penalty: Derek Forbort (BOS) Delay of Game

  • 13:28 - GOAL! Brad Marchand (BOS), assisted by Jack Stucnicka, Brady Lyle (SH)

  • 14:44 - Penalty: Too Many Men on Ice (NYR)

  • 18:55 - Penalty: Charlie McAvoy (BOS) Hooking

  • 19:09 - GOAL! Sammy Blais (NYR), assisted by Nils Lundkvist, Alexis Lafreniere



2nd:

  • 00:42 - Good pass by Pastrnak to fund McAvoy in the high slot

  • 1:00 - Good save by Ullmark (redirected shot)

  • 5:22 - Penalty: Sammy Blais (NYR) Delay of Game

  • 4:45 - Good net drive by Tomas Nosek (unfortunately hit the post)

  • 5:16 - Good power play showing by the first unit

  • 10:30 - Great zone entry by Brad Marchand (leads to Pastrnak chance)

  • 12:00 - Great offensive shift by Froden-Lazar-Senyshyn line

  • 14:50 - Good net front tip by David Pastrnak



3rd:

  • 00:00 - Tyler Wall (NYR) replaces Alexander Georgiev

  • 2:26 - Good scoring chance for Taylor Hall, stopped by Wall

  • 5:04 - Pastrnak shows off the hands (dangles Nils Lundkvist)

  • 10:07 - Penalty: Dryden Hunt (NYR) Cross Checking

  • 11:05 - Penalty Shot: Kevin Rooney (NYR) 

  • 11:05 - GOAL! Kevin Rooney (NYR) SH

  • 12:22 - Good poke check by Derek Forbort

  • End of regulation, score: 3-3


OT:

  • 3:22 - Giveaway by Linus Ullmark

  • GOAL! Alexis Lafreniere (NYR)


The New York Rangers win the game by a score 4-3. Second year forward Alexis Lafreniere scores the game-winning goal in overtime.



Practice Shootout:


NYR: Ryan Strome (No Goal)

BOS: Jesper Froden (No Goal)


NYR: Alexis Lafreniere (No Goal)

BOS: Craig Smith (No Goal)


NYR: Kaapo Kakko (No Goal)

BOS: Charlie McAvoy (No Goal)


NYR: Kevin Rooney (Goal)

BOS: David Pastrnak (Goal)


NYR: Julien Gauthier (No Goal)

BOS: Taylor Hall (No Goal)


NYR: Sammy Blais (Goal)

BOS: Jack Studnicka (No Goal)


The New York Rangers win the practice shootout by a score of 2-1.