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Boston Bruins vs New York Rangers Wrap - Boston Wins 3-2

Boston skated to a 3-2 victory over New York on Wednesday in NHL action at Madison Square Garden.

Bettors who backed the Bruins were rewarded as -178 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.

Boston got goals from Anders Bjork, Chris Wagner, and Brad Marchand in the victory. Wagner opened the scoring at 9:41 of the second period.

Tuukka Rask stopped 33 of 35 New York shots in the victory.

New York got goals from Julien Gauthier, and Kevin Rooney in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

New York got a 29-stop effort from Alexandar Georgiev in the loss.

On the power play, Boston went 0-for-2, while the Rangers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Boston lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 35-32.