Eastern Conference Semifinal: 4) Boston Bruins VS. 6) New York Rangers

Welcome to the post for the semifinal series between the Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. This post will act as a reference for the entire series.

Game 1: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Henrik Lundqvist for New York and Tuukka Rask for Boston. Boston got going in the second period with a Zdeno Chara goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by David Krejci and Nathan Horton. New York tied it with a Ryan McDonagh goal, coming off of Rick Nash and Derick Brassard. The Rangers took the lead early in the third period on a Derek Stepan goal, his third of the playoffs, fueled by Carl Hagelin and Ryan Callahan. The Bruins tied it with a Torey Krug goal, guided in by Dougie Hamilton and Brad Marchand on the power play. Boston won 3-2 in overtime as Marchand scored, thanks to Patrice Bergeron and Chara. The three stars were Marchand, Chara, and Brassard. The Bruins have a 1-0 series lead to begin with.

Game 2: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Henrik Lundqvist for New York and Tuukka Rask for Boston. Boston was first to score in the first period with a Torey Krug goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by Nathan Horton and David Krejci. New York tied it on a Ryan Callahan goal, his second of the playoffs, going in unassisted. The Bruins took the lead back in the second period as Gregory Campbell scored, with the help of Krug and Adam McQuaid. The Rangers retied it as Rick Nash scored, via Mats Zuccarello and Dan Girardi. Boston regained the lead as Johnny Boychuk scored his third of the postseason, coming off of Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins extended the lead on a Marchand goal, his second of the playoffs, guided in by Bergeron and Matt Bartkowski. Boston padded the lead as Milan Lucic netted his third of the postseason, with assists provided by Krejci and Dougie Hamilton. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Rask (35 for 37 in saves), Bergeron, and Krug, while Marchand and Krejci get the honorable mentions. The Bruins will hit the road leading the series 2-0.

Game 3: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. In goal: Tuukka Rask for Boston and Henrik Lundqvist for New York. New York began in the second period with a Taylor Pyatt goal, his second of the postseason, with a lone assist from Ryan McDonagh. Boston tied it on a third period Johnny Boychuk goal, his fourth of the playoffs, pushed through by Daniel Paille and Shawn Thornton. The Bruins took the lead as Paille scored his second of the postseason, via Thornton and Gregory Campbell. They held on for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Paille, Rask (23 for 24 in saves), and Lundqvist (32 for 34 in saves), while Thornton gets an honorable mention. The Bruins have pushed the Rangers to the edge, as they hold a 3-0 series lead.

Game 4: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. In goal: Tuukka Rask for Boston and Henrik Lundqvist for New York. Boston struck first in the second period on a Nathan Horton power play goal, his fifth of the postseason, courtesy of David Krejci and Brad Marchand. The Bruins added on as Torey Krug netted his third of the playoffs, a power play goal powered by Tyler Seguin and Horton. New York got on the board when Carl Hagelin scored his third of the postseason, via Derick Brassard and Roman Hamrlik. The Rangers tied it in the third period as Derek Stepan scored his fourth of the playoffs, an unassisted goal. Boston took the lead back with a Seguin goal, coming off of Dougie Hamilton. New York tied it again as Brian Boyle scored his third of the postseason, a power play goal set up by Stepan and Brassard. The Rangers won 4-3 in overtime with a Chris Kreider goal, passed from Rick Nash and Ryan McDonagh. The three stars went to Stepan, Brassard, and Kreider, while Horton and Seguin receive the honorable mentions. The Rangers stay alive but trail 3-1 in the series. 

Game 5: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Henrik Lundqvist for New York and Tuukka Rask for Boston. New York led off in the first period as Dan Girardi scored his second of the postseason, a power play goal made possible by Mats Zuccarello and Brian Boyle. Boston tied it in the second period when Torey Krug scored his fourth of the playoffs, a power play goal powered by Tyler Seguin and Brad Marchand. The Bruins took the lead as Gregory Campbell scored his second of the postseason, courtesy of Shawn Thornton and Daniel Paille. Boston iced it at 3-1 with a Campbell empty netter, his second of the game and third of the playoffs, passed from Nathan Horton. The three stars were handed to Campbell, Milan Lucic, and Rask (28 for 29 in saves), while any point-earner can take the second slot. The Bruins will play the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals after winning this series 4-1.