{"id":674844,"date":"2026-09-30T04:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T04:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/674844\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T04:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T04:21:16","slug":"bruins-score-3-in-75-seconds-beat-rangers-in-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/674844\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruins Score 3 in 75 Seconds, Beat Rangers in Season Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOSTON \u2013 The Boston Bruins<\/a> got the 2026-27 season started on the right foot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bruins beat the New York Rangers<\/a> 3-0 at TD Garden on Tuesday night. Fraser Minten<\/a> (1), JJ Peterka<\/a> (1), and Mark Kastelic<\/a> (1) all scored within a 75-second span late in the third to give the Bruins an opening night win.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jeremy Swayman<\/a> made 24 saves in a shutout.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was the first game under a new regime for the Bruins. David Pastrnak<\/a> received a loud standing ovation when public address announcer Jake Zimmer welcomed the new captain to the ice. Tanner Jeannot<\/a> and Hampus Lindholm<\/a> were introduced as alternate captains, with Jeannot filling in during McAvoy\u2019s suspension.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nikita Zadorov<\/a> provided the physicality early on. He connected with new Ranger Oliver Bjorkstrand<\/a> in the Bruins\u2019 defensive zone, answering the \u201chard out\u201d call Cam Neely is looking for.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pastrnak was sprung on a breakaway but lost control of the puck, and Marcus Pettersson<\/a> caught up to him.\u00a0That proved to be one of the Bruins\u2019 best looks of the first period. <\/p>\n

Neither team converted on a power play in the first 20 minutes; both teams went 0-for-1 on the night. Marco Sturm<\/a> deployed a unit of Pastrnak, Peterka, Pavel Zacha<\/a>, Morgan Geekie<\/a>, and Hampus Lindholm. Sturm also gave Mason Lohrei<\/a> a look on the top power-play unit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bruins and Rangers went to the locker room after a scoreless first period with the Bruins holding a 7-5 advantage in shots.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bruins\u2019 second line, consisting of Zacha, Geekie, and Casey Mittelstadt<\/a>, started the second period with a strong shift. Geekie rang the crossbar. A Zacha breakaway followed, but that was turned aside by Igor Shesterkin<\/a>\u2019s glove, then Geekie\u2019s rebound sailed just wide.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shesterkin stepped up again just a few minutes later, denying Fraser Minten<\/a> on a 2-on-1 with Marat Khusnutdinov<\/a>. He then denied Pastrnak on a 2-on-1 after the captain tried to go five-hole.<\/p>\n

Neither team dropped the gloves nor took a penalty in the middle frame. However, Matt Rempe<\/a> looked to exchange pleasantries with Nikita Zadorov<\/a>, and shortly after, Mark Kastelic<\/a> and Tye Kartye<\/a> almost engaged.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Through two periods, Zadorov led all skaters with seven hits. He finished the game with eight.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Rangers brought the offense early in the third period, including a Pavel Dorofeyev<\/a> breakaway and JT Miller<\/a> follow-up, but Swayman denied both chances. He made another save, and New York\u2019s Tye Kartye poked the puck by Swayman after the whistle, and there was no review.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fraser Minten opened the scoring with 3:46 remaining in regulation. He received a backhand feed from Mason Lohrei<\/a>, entered the offensive zone, and beat Shesterkin with a wrist shot from 36 feet out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Just 52 seconds later, Elias Lindholm<\/a> played the puck to JJ Peterka, who undressed Braden Schneider<\/a> and moved in on Shesterkin. For his first goal in an eight-spoked B, Peterka beat the Russian goaltender five-hole and extended the Bruins\u2019 lead.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Rangers pulled Shesterkin for an extra attacker, and Mark Kastelic potted the empty-net goal to make it 3-0 Boston.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All three goals came in a 75-second span.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bruins have won seven of their last eight season-opening games. They have also won seven of their last eight home openers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bruins will now embark on their first road trip of the season. They will head northwest and continue the 2026-27 season on Friday in Winnipeg, then on Saturday in Minnesota.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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