Overview
- The defeat dropped the Rangers to 20-20-6 with a third straight loss and six setbacks in seven games, further damaging their playoff chances.
- Boston's Marat Khusnutdinov scored four times, Pavel Zacha netted a hat trick, and David Pastrnak tallied six assists as Jonathan Quick was pulled after allowing six goals on 20 shots.
- Shesterkin and Fox are on injured reserve, and New York has yielded 15 goals over its last two games.
- Players and coach voiced embarrassment and urgency, with captain J. T. Miller calling for an immediate response and Mike Sullivan saying he had no words for the performance.
- Columnists and local outlets urge GM Chris Drury to shop veterans such as Artemi Panarin, Carson Soucy, and Vincent Trocheck to retool before the NHL’s March 6 trade deadline.