Matthew Robertson Pulls a Brian Leetch to Win in Overtime against the Bruins

An end-to-end winner by the Rookie Defenseman

New York, NY- The New York Rangers returned from their four-game road trip as they wanted to break their three-game losing streak on the road in California after a successful win in Philadelphia. They took on the Boston Bruins, as they wanted a bit of payback after their last visit to the TD Bank Gardens. It took overtime to get the job done as the rookie defenseman Matthew Robertson scored the winning goal in the extra session to defeat the Bruins by a final score of four to three

Cuylle won the draw and deflected the shot.

The Rangers had the faceoff inside the Bruins’ zone at the near faceoff circle. After Will Cuylle won the draw, he gave the puck to Noah Laba at the boards, then Laba would pass it back toward the near point to Uhro Vaakanainen. The finish defenseman ripped a hard shot towards the net, but Cuylle was waiting for the puck as he put his stick out to deflect it in past Joonas Korpisalo at 9:45 of the first period.

The Bruins tied it up

After a solid save by Korpisalo, the Bruins were looking to skate up the ice to find a way to tie the game. David Pastrnak had the puck in center ice, then entered the Rangers’ zone toward the near boards. He skated around to find some space to either take a shot or make a pass. He eventually passed the puck in front of Jonathan Quick as Elias Lindholm was there to roof it over Quick at 12:09 of the first period.

Rangers get the lead back with a filthy pass

The Rangers continued to skate hard to regain the lead. As Mika Zibanejad had the puck and skated down the near boards, he passed it back to Rookie Gabe Perreault. When he entered the near faceoff circle, Perreault made a hard, no-look, filthy crossice pass to the streaking J.T. Miller down the far side, and the Captain of the Rangers snapped a quick shot that beat Korpisalo at 12:35 of the first period.

The Bruins tied and took the lead

There was some confusion inside the Rangers’ zone when the Bruins had the puck. After Charlie McAvoy had the puck entering the attacking zone, he gave it back to Pastrnak, and he skated around, making many Rangers players miss. He did get a shot off, which was saved by Quick, but Lindholm found the puck and stuffed it into the net at 3:18 of the second period.

Then the Bruins took the lead when Mason Lohrei kept the puck inside the Rangers’ zone and dropped it off to Pastrnak. Skating around the top of the zone, then finding Morgan Geekie toward the near boards, he made a strong pass to Geekie, then he shot it that took a deflection off a Rangers skater and went past Quick for the first lead of the night at 8:52 of the second period.

Borgan ties the game

The Rangers were able to keep the puck inside the Bruins’ zone when Will Borgen kept it in at the far point. He found Alexis Lafreniere, who took the puck and rimmed it around the boards toward Artemi Panarin down low to the near side. A long pass back to Borgen at the far point, then he snapped a long shot that deflected off the back of a Bruins’ defenseman and past Korpisalo to tie the game at 13:43 of the third period.

Overtime Winner by, the Rookie

The Rangers earned the second point of the game when Vincent Trocheck sent the puck all the way back into his own zone toward Jonathan Quick. Quick out of his crease, played the puck and waited for Matthew Robertson to skate back toward him, then took off down the near side. He skated in all alone, and when he just got into the slot, Robertson scored to win it in overtime at 3:53.

Almost shades of Brian Leetch, who made end-to-end rushes that would go into the back of the net, as he was honored by the Rangers before the game with others from the 1994 Stanley Cup Team during the special ceremony for another Centennial night at the Garden.

A much-needed win

This win was so badly needed for the Rangers after failing to earn any points in their three games in California. Their only good starts were in Philadelphia and in Anaheim. Until that third period, they faultered and looked disjointed in Los Angeles and San Jose. But the Rangers finally got the win, even if it was in the extra five-minute session.

“I’m really happy for the players. I think getting a win at home in that fashion, I think is a huge boost for the group. You know, I think this group’s been through a lot over the last three weeks or so, and to come home and have that kind of start. And that was something that was a point of emphasis for obvious reasons. The last couple of games, it hasn’t been our best. We wanted to try to get momentum right away, and I thought we competed pretty hard.

You know, give Boston credit. They fought back, and they’re a good team. But I loved our fight. I thought we just stayed with it in the third period. We found a way to get the tying goal. And then, obviously, Robbie makes a great play in overtime. I was happy for him, so I couldn’t be happier for the players. You know, I think they deserve that one,” said Head Coach Mike Sullivan

First trade deadline move

Just after the game, the Rangers announced they have traded defenseman Carson Soucy to the New York Islanders for a 2026 NHL Draft Third Round Draft Pick.

BOSTON BREWED: The Blueshirts have won four straight home games against the Bruins and, overall, have won seven of their last nine contests against them.

MATTHEW ROBERTSON: Scored his first career overtime-winning goal. His four goals this season are tied for second among all Rangers blueliners, and his 10 points are tied for third.

J.T. MILLER: Has tallied 3 goals over his last 3 games and has collected at least 1 point in 5 of his last 6 games (3G-6A). In that time frame, he leads the Blueshirts with nine points, and his three goals are tied for first.

MIKA ZIBANEJAD: Extended his point streak to nine-straight games against the Bruins (5G-8A) and has recorded at least one point in 11 of his last 12 games (9G-11A). Since Dec. 31, his 20 points are tied for the sixth most in the league.

JONATHAN QUICK: recorded an assist on Robertson’s overtime goal and earned his 408th career win, surpassing Glenn Hall for the 12th most wins in NHL history.

ARTEMI PANARIN: Has recorded at least one point through his last 13 games (5G-14A). Over that span, his 14 assists are tied for sixth in the league, and his 19 points are tied for seventh. His primary assist on Will Borgen’s goal was his 223rd as a Ranger, tying Ron Greschner for the eighth most in franchise history.

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