Final: Rangers 5, Bruins 4 - B's comeback falls short

The Bruins will continue their final homestand of the regular season with a matchup against the Rangers on Saturday afternoon. Puck drop is set for 3:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Saturday's game. 

WHO: Bruins (32-14-7) vs. Rangers (26-23-6)

WHEN: 3:00 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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And around and around we go - Bergeron makes it a 5-4 game.

5-3 Rangers.

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Bruins back on the power play. Hall draws the peanlty.

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Igor Shesterkin now in net. Kinkaid is injured.

Bad couple of minutes there for Boston. Waaaay too much space for New York.

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Annnnnd we're tied again.

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Nick Ritchie buries one. 1-1 game.

No dice ... again.

Bruins heading back on the power play.

Nice hustle from DeBrusk today.

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No dice on the power play.

Second period is a go.

End First: 0-0 game.

Bruins heading to the power play with 27.9 seconds left in the first.

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B's kill the penalty. Back to 5v5 hockey.

Bruins heading to the PK. Grzelcyk off for a hold.

Boston's top-six is throwing its weight around.

Puck is dropped.

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Some lineup changes for New York:

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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

Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Mike Reilly -- Brandon Carlo
Jeremy Lauzon -- Kevan Miller

Tuukka Rask
Jeremy Swayman

Scratched: Connor Clifton, Jaroslav Halak, Chris Wagner, Steven Kampfer, Jarred Tinordi, Jakub Zboril, Anton Blidh
Injured: Charlie Coyle (upper body), Ondrej Kase (upper body)

NEW YORK

Alexis Lafreniere -- Mika Zibanejad -- Colin Blackwell
Jonny Brodzinski -- Ryan Strome -- Kaapo Kakko
Tim Gettinger -- Filip Chytil -- Vitali Kravtsov
Morgan Barron -- Kevin Rooney -- Phillip Di Giuseppe

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

Alexandar Georgiev
Igor Shesterkin

Scratched: Tarmo Reunanen, Pavel Buchnevich, Julien Gauthier, Justin Richards
Injured: Chris Kreider (lower body)

PREGAME NOTES

Aside from Tuukka Rask getting the start in net, the Bruins won't be making any lineup changes following Thursday's convincing win over the Rangers. Charlie Coyle will miss his second game in a row with an upper-body injury, while Ondrej Kase skated again on Saturday morning.

Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich, a forward, is eligible to return following a one-game suspension for high-sticking Washington Capitals forward Anthony Mantha during a 4-2 loss Wednesday.