Chris Kreider scored a tie-breaking shorthanded goal with 8:06 left Wednesday night as the Rangers beat the Bruins, 3-2, in an Original Six matchup at Madison Square Garden.
He won his 200th NHL game on Jan. 5 against Tampa Bay. Tuesday’s victory also leaves him four wins from tying Jean-Sebastien Giguere for the most in franchise history.
John Tavares, Bobby McMann and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto, which pulled one point behind first-place Florida in the Atlantic Division. Auston Matthews had three assists and Joseph Woll stopped 23 shots.
Brock Nelson snapped a tie midway through the third period and Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves, helping the New York Islanders beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Tuesday night for their eighth win in nine games.
Barzal, who missed 21 days earlier this season with an upper body injury, was hurt in the third period of the Islanders' overtime win at Tampa Bay on Saturday.
Artyom Levshunov, a 19-year-old defenseman, has three goals and 10 assists in 38 games with Rockford. He missed the start of the season because of a fractured right foot.
This past weekend crystallized that for the Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings and Winnipeg Jets, who shuffled players around and are thriving as a result.
Mason Marchment, who missed 17 games for surgery to his face, could be a solid fantasy hockey contributor this week in leagues that value hits and shots during a three-game week for Dallas.
The 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights came a month after Quick’s previous win and this one was extra special as it was the 400th of his career. That made him the first U.S.-born goaltender to reach the milestone.
Carter Verhaeghe had his fourth career hat trick, Sam Reinhart scored his 31st goal and the Florida Panthers beat New York 6-3 on Sunday night to end the Islanders’ winning streak at seven games.
Defenseman K’Andre Miller scored the go-ahead goal and Jonathan Quick stopped 34 shots to get his 400th career win as the New York Rangers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Sunday night.