"A night that began with the collection of more concerning data for new Bruins coach Marco Sturm ended on a high note, thanks to a spirited third period comeback that led to a 5-4 overtime victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Nikita Zadorov scored the winner on a bar-down wrister to lift the B's to a victoory that was made possible by a monster third period by newcomer Mikey Eyssimont, who scored two goals and then set up Marat Khusnutdinov's equalizer with the goalie pulled for an extra skater."
"The first two periods for the Bruins were marked by shades of the worst tendencies of last year's team - costly turnovers inability to build on in-game success and lack of timely saves. Last season the Bruins had the terrible habit of giving up a goal quickly after they scored one and, in the preseason, that trend has continued. On Sunday, the Caps scored quickly after Morgan Geekie gave the B's a 1-0 lead and the same thing happened on Tuesday at MSG. Matej Blumel, a high-scoring AHLer in the Dallas system who hopes make his NHL breakthrough in Boston, got the B's on the board quickly, tapping in a pretty Casey Mittelstadt feed from the bottom of the right circle. If the B's have any chance of competing for a playoff spot, Mittelstadt will need to produce offensively and it was a good start for him."
"But just 44 seconds later, the B's coughed up the lead. After Khusnutdinov coughed up the puck at the defensive blue line and Nathan Aspinall slipped through Joonas Korpisalo. Unlike Sunday, the B's did not implode after that - at least not immediately - and the teams went into the first intermission at 1-1. But it was all Rangers in the second period. But at 3:26, former Boston College star Gabe Perrault put the Blueshirts up by a goal. John Beecher turned the puck over just outside the Boston blue line New York quickly transitioned to offense. From the left circle, Perrault beat Korpisalo with a hard wrist shot under the glove that the netminder would wan"
The Bruins overcame early-game lapses and preseason tendencies of turnovers and giving up immediate answers to score a 5-4 overtime win at Madison Square Garden. Mikey Eyssimont provided a monster third period with two goals and an assist that enabled Marat Khusnutdinov's equalizer with the goalie pulled. Nikita Zadorov finished the comeback with a bar-down wrister in overtime. Boston showed flashes of last season's defensive breakdowns, including quick responses after scoring, while Casey Mittelstadt and Matej Blumel provided notable offensive contributions amid ongoing concerns about timely saves and in-game consistency.
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