Overview

• Boston trailed 4-1 after a three-goal Rangers second period before forcing overtime with a late third-period push.
• Mikey Eyssimont scored twice, added the primary assist on the tying goal, and notched a shorthanded tally after stripping Adam Fox.
• Matej Blumel opened the scoring off a Casey Mittelstadt feed, building on his AHL goal-scoring pedigree.
• Nikita Zadorov, wearing an A, buried the overtime winner as Marco Sturm publicly pressed him to lead and steady the defense.
• Both benches cited inconsistency, with Boston set to make early cuts as Providence camp opens and the next preseason game scheduled in Philadelphia.