The meeting, held in Boston, ended with a score of 5: 4 in favor of the guests.

The Rangers' victory was brought by the goals of K'Andre Miller, Alexi Lafrenier, Vitaly Kravtsov and Mika Zibanejad, who scored a double.

Pavel Buchnevich did not score points.

Goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin played the final 11 minutes of the match, during which he conceded two goals and reflected seven shots at his goal.

Boston responded with goals from Nick Ritchie, David Pastarnyak, Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron.

In a side-by-side match, the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabers 1-0 thanks to Jeff Carter's puck.

Evgeni Malkin was not noted for effective actions.

Earlier it was reported that the head coach of "Washington" assessed the timing of the return of Alexander Ovechkin.