Rangers put on a show for the fans

Ryan Strome had a goal and two assists and Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist in New York’s threegoal second period, leading the Rangers to a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Friday night.

Julian Gauthier, Colin Blackwell, Pavel Buchnevich and Jonny Brodzinski also scored to help the Rangers get their third win in four games. Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren each had two assists, and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 31 shots to improve to 2-0-2 in his last four starts.

“I really liked an awful lot about our game tonight,” Rangers coach David Quinn said. “We were ready to play from the drop of the puck. We had all four lines going, our D corps played well and our goalie played well. It was truly a team effort.”

With fans back at Madison Square Garden for the first time this season, the Rangers beat Bruins for the first time in three meetings. Boston was 5-0-1 in the previous six games with the Rangers.

After the game, the Rangers gathered at center-ice to salute the 1,800 fans in attendance before skating off. Several players gave their sticks to some of the fans.

“It felt like it was pretty full,” Strome said of the fans’ return. “I had some goosebumps in the national anthem. Has been a while since I felt those. They definitely brought us energy. ... It was great, sound-wise and visually, just seeing people and seeing people cheer. Just a little more excitement and buzz. It was awesome.” AVALANCHE 3, COYOTES 2

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