Bruins vs Rangers game 3 summary

The Bruins 4th line celebrates the eventual game winning goal
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 21: Johnny Boychuk #55 of the Boston Bruins celebrates with teammates Shawn Thornton #22 and Daniel Paille after scoring a goal in the third period to tie the score 1-1 against Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 21, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The Bruins 4th line had another strong game and in this game they scored the eventual game winner. Daniel Paille scored the game winner and he also had an assist too. Shawn Thornton had 2 assists and he also won the faceoff on the shift that Paille's goal was scored on. Gregory Campbell picked up an assist too. The Bruins will look to put away the Rangers on Thursday in New York.

Quick game summary
In the first period, no scoring happened.

In the second period, Rangers Taylor Pyatt scored, making it 1-0 Rangers.

In the third period, Bruins Johnny Boychuk scored his 4th goal of the playoffs, tying the game 1-1. Under four minutes left in the period, Bruins Daniel Paille scored his 2nd goal of the playoffs, making it 2-1 Bruins.

Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net for the Bruins and made 23 saves on 24 shots. Rask is now 7-3 with a 2.19 GAA and a .930 save percentage in the playoffs.

The Bruins led the game in shots 34-24, faceoff wins 34-21 and blocked shots 20-17. The Rangers led the game in hits 37-28. The Bruins had no power-plays while the Rangers went 0-for-2.

Tyler Seguin, Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug led the Bruins with 4 shots apiece. Matt Bartkowski led the Bruins with 6 hits. Zdeno Chara and Adam McQuaid led the Bruins with 3 blocked shots apiece.

Onto the next one
The Bruins now lead the series 3-0. Game 4 is on Thursday, May 23rd at 7:00pm ET in New York.

7 wins down, 9 more to bring the Cup back to Boston.

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