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Kobasew, Bruins set to face Rangers again
Jan 20, 2008 - 1:56 PM Boston (23-18-5) at Ny Rangers (22-20-6) 1:30 pm ESTNEW YORK (Ticker) -- After edging the New York Rangers in a shootout on home ice, Chuck Kobasew and the Boston Bruins will try to complete a successful home-and-home series at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon.
Kobasew scored twice and Phil Kessel and captain Zdeno Chara tallied the in the bonus format as the Bruins posted a 4-3 victory over the Rangers on Saturday. Tim Thomas stopped 25 shots, including a glove save on Petr Prucha in the shootout to set the stage for Chara's winner.
Kessel opened the second round of the shootout by beating Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist between the pads, and Thomas stopped Prucha's wrist shot. Chara then blasted a slap shot past Lundqvist, giving the Bruins their second win in three games.
Scott Gomez and Jaromir Jagr each had a goal and a pair of assists for New York, which has lost seven of its last nine contests and fallen into last place of the Atlantic Division.
Gomez, who was signed as a free agent in the offseason, leads the club with 34 assists and 45 points.
All-Star Marc Savard, a former Ranger, leads the Bruins with 39 assists and 50 points.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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BOSTON 1 0 2 3
NY RANGERS 0 0 1 1 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: BOS - (SH) CHUCK KOBASEW 17 (ZDENO CHARA, MARC SAVARD) 17:53
2ND PRD: NONE
3RD PRD: BOS - GLEN METROPOLIT 8 (MILAN LUCIC, CHUCK KOBASEW) 2:04
BOS - PHIL KESSEL 12 (MARC SAVARD) 17:01
NYR - BRANDON DUBINSKY 6 (NIGEL DA
Jan 20 2:55 PM - NHL
BOSTON 3
NY RANGERS 1
3RD PRD: NYR - BRANDON DUBINSKY 6 (NIGEL DAWES, PETR PRUCHA) 19:16
Bruins vs. RangersJan 20 2:53 PM - NHL
BOSTON 3
NY RANGERS 0
3RD PRD: BOS - PHIL KESSEL 12 (MARC SAVARD) 17:01
Bruins vs. RangersJan 20 2:49 PM - NHL
BOSTON 2
NY RANGERS 0
3RD PRD: BOS - GLEN METROPOLIT 8 (MILAN LUCIC, CHUCK KOBASEW) 2:04
Bruins vs. RangersJan 20 2:23 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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BOSTON 1 0 1
NY RANGERS 0 0 0 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: BOS - (SH) CHUCK KOBASEW 17 (ZDENO CHARA, MARC SAVARD) 17:53
2ND PRD: NONE
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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BOS 4 7 11
NYR 12 11 23
GOALIES: BOS
Jan 20 2:01 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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BOSTON 1 1
NY RANGERS 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: BOS - (SH) CHUCK KOBASEW 17 (ZDENO CHARA) 17:53
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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BOS 4 4
NYR 12 12
GOALIES: BOS - TIM THOMAS
NYR - HENRIK L
Jan 20 1:10 PM - NHL
BOSTON 1
NY RANGERS 0
1ST PRD: BOS - (SH) CHUCK KOBASEW 17 (ZDENO CHARA) 17:53
Bruins vs. RangersJan 20 1:07 PM
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