Zuccarello, Rangers Edge Bruins for Second Win in 22 Hours

The Rangers took two games is less than 24 hours, finishing off a 3-2 overtime win against the Bruins in Boston.
Mats Zuccarello scored 1:56 into overtime when his wrist shot from the faceoff dot beat Tuukka Rask top-shelf just under the cross bar to give the Blueshirts four points in a 22-hour span following Friday's impressive win over the Los Angeles Kings.
"They played it pretty well so I didn't have any passing options," Zuccarello said of his goal. "I saw [Chris Kreider] was screening pretty well, so I tried to shoot it short side."

New York jumped out to a 2-0 lead over Boston beginning with Michael Grabner potting his 16th goal of the year with 5:18 left in the first period. Grabner's initial shot missed the net high, but the puck bounced off the glass behind the goal and back in front. The shot caromed off the back of Rask and into the cage to give the Rangers the 1-0 advantage.
The Rangers doubled their lead 2:41 into the second when J.T. Miller went backhand on a breakaway with the team on the power play.
Boston clawed back though, with Danton Heinen getting the home team on the board with 2:48 left in the second when he redirected a point blast from Zdeno Chara to cut New York's lead to 1.
The Bruins tied it 5:38 into the third on a power play goal by Brad Marchand. The Rangers went 6-for-7 on the penalty kill, with Marchand's tally being the only blemish.

Coach Alain Vigneault surprised many when he started Henrik Lundqvist in two consecutive days. But like his choice to change two of his forward lines against the Kings, the decision paid off, as Lundqvist made 33 saves to earn his 27th career victory over the Bruins.
"I knew playing this game would be challenging physically. Just a short time for recovery," Lundqvist admitted. "But I saw it as a great challenge for me to try and make a difference. It was a fun game to play. Back-to-back games here, intense games. Two teams that play really hard. We really had to earn points in these two games, but we found a way and it's a good feeling."
Lundqvist is no stranger to playing and having success in both ends of a back-to-back. To date, Lundqvist is 53-21-7 with nine shutouts in the back end of a back-to-back after playing the first half.
"I feel like the more I play the more relaxed I get," Lundqvist said with a smile. "It's something we talked about over the summer: playing back-to-backs and playing more games helps me to be in the right mindset. Physically it's more challenging, but mentally it's easier, I find. The biggest part of the game is the mental aspect.
"I said I wanted to go."

Whether it was mental or physical fatigue, Zuccarello said he felt he didn't play the type of game he wanted to, making the game-winner even more of a relief.
"You just have to stay positive, you know? Some days are like that," he said when asked how to play through a bad game. "When you get a chance to help the team out, you have to be there. Obviously me shooting like that is not going to go in a lot, so that was a good way to get a win."