Final: Bruins 4, Rangers 0 - B's take care of business

The Bruins will open their final homestand of the regular season with a matchup against the Rangers on Thursday night. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Thursday's game. 

WHO: Bruins (31-14-7) vs. Rangers (26-22-6)

WHEN: 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: TD Garden

TV: NESN

RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub

LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com

LIVE COVERAGE:



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Carlo makes it a 4-0 game.

Third period is a go.

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Boy did DeBrusk need that.

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Shesterkin denies Pastrnak on the one-time blast.

Second period is a go.

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No dice on the power play.

DeBrusk draws a penalty.

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Puck dropped.

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LINEUPS

BOSTON

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall -- David Krejci -- Craig Smith
Nick Ritchie -- Sean Kuraly -- Jake DeBrusk
Trent Frederic -- Curtis Lazar -- Karson Kuhlman

Jeremy Lauzon -- Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk -- Brandon Carlo
Mike Reilly -- Connor Clifton

Jeremy Swayman
Jaroslav Halak

Scratched: Kevan Miller, Tuukka Rask, Chris Wagner, Steven Kampfer, Jarred Tinordi, Jakub Zboril, Anton Blidh
Injured: Charlie Coyle (upper body), Ondrej Kase (upper body)

NEW YORK

Vitali Kravtsov -- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel Buchnevich
Alexis Lafreniere -- Ryan Strome -- Kaapo Kakko
Morgan Barron -- Filip Chytil -- Colin Blackwell
Phillip Di Giuseppe -- Kevin Rooney -- Julien Gauthier

K'Andre Miller -- Adam Fox
Anthony Bitetto -- Brendan Smith
Libor Hajek -- Zac Jones

Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev

Scratched: Tarmo Reunanen
Injured: Chris Kreider (lower body)

PREGAME NOTES

After getting struck by a puck during Tuesday's loss to the Devils, Charlie Coyle will not play tonight and is currently day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The third-line winger has not been ruled out for games later this week, although that might depend on if Coyle is cleared for practice on Friday. With Coyle out, Jake DeBrusk will slot into the 3RW spot, while Trent Frederic will skate on the fourth line.

Jeremy Swayman will get the start in net on Thursday, with Bruce Cassidy noting that the plan is for Tuukka Rask to get another start Saturday in Boston's rematch against the Rangers.



New York is coming off the second leg of a back-to-back slate — with the Blueshirts embroiled in a heavyweight bout with the Capitals on Wednesday night. Pavel Buchnevich was handed a one-game suspension by the NHL on Thursday for cross-checking Anthony Mantha during the contest. Tom Wilson, meanwhile, comes out of that series with just a $5,000 fine.