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Get your game notes: Bruins at Rangers

Johnny Boychuk, Derek Dorsett, Gregory Campbell

Boston Bruins’ Johnny Boychuk, left, hits New York Rangers’ Derek Dorsett, center, while Boston Bruins’ Gregory Campbell looks on during the overtime period in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The Rangers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Tonight on NBCSN, it’s the New York Rangers hosting the Boston Bruins starting at 7:30 p.m. ET. Following are some game notes, as compiled by the NHL on NBC research team:

--- Since 2007-08, the Rangers and Bruins have met 23 times during the regular season. Eighteen of those games were decided by one goal (including two in overtime and five in a shootout). Six of those games ended with a 1-0 score. New York won 14 of the 23 meetings (14-7-2) while outscoring Boston 48-43. (Note: Including the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinal series, 21 of their last 28 meetings have been decided by one goal.)

--- Over the weekend, the Rangers became only the second team in NHL history to split two games on consecutive days, both by a 1-0 score line (def. Montreal on Nov. 16, lost to Los Angeles on Nov. 17), The 1999-2000 Sabres (def. Ottawa on Jan. 28, 2000, lost to Boston on Jan. 29, 2000) were the first. Former Rangers goalie, Martin Biron, tended the goal for Buffalo in both games. (Elias Sports Bureau)

--- Since allowing goals on five consecutive opposition power plays in late-October, the Bruins have killed off 32 consecutive penalties, their longest PK streak since Mar. 7-25, 1999 (also 32 straight). The longest PK streak of the 2013-14 season is 35 straight, by the Capitals, Oct. 12-Nov. 2.

--- The Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist, who is expected to make his 28th consecutive start vs. Boston (dating back to Jan. 13, 2007), has the best regular-season home record vs. the Bruins among all active goaltenders with at least 10 appearances. (Elias Sports Bureau)

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--- Patrice Bergeron is expected to suit up in his 600th NHL game, all with the Bruins. Only 15 other forwards have represented the historic franchise (90th season) in as many regular-season games.

--- Loui Eriksson has an active six-game point streak (two goals, five assists). If he registers a point tonight, he will tie David Krejci for the longest point streak by a Bruins player this season.

--- For no team does scoring the game’s first goal affect the eventual outcome more than the Rangers. They are 9-1-0 (.900) when scoring first, and 1-9-0 (.100) when allowing the first goal.

--- Bruins defensemen have scored 25% of their team’s goals this season (14 of 56), putting the team up near the top of the league in blueline scoring. Torey Krug’s six goals equal or eclipse the combined goal output of 11 other teams’ defensive corps. The league leaders in goals from defensemen:

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