Overview
- Boston buried New York 10-2 as Marat Khusnutdinov scored four times, Pavel Zacha recorded a hat trick and David Pastrnak had six assists.
- The loss dropped the Rangers to 20-20-6 in seventh place in the Metropolitan Division after six defeats in their last seven games.
- Starting goalie Igor Shesterkin and top defenseman Adam Fox are out injured, and New York has yielded 15 goals across its past two contests.
- Head coach Mike Sullivan summed up the collapse by saying, "I don't have words," after Jonathan Quick was pulled and TD Garden fans chanted for a 10th goal.
- Local outlets urge a sell-off before the March 6 trade deadline, with names such as Artemi Panarin, Carson Soucy, Vincent Trocheck, Jonathan Quick, Mika Zibanejad and J. T. Miller floated as trade candidates.