Lundqvist, surging Rangers top Bruins

Boston (AP) - Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves, including Marco Sturm's first-period penalty shot, holding the Bruins scoreless until late in the game to lift surging New York to a 3-1 win over Boston on Saturday.

New York won for the eighth time in 12 games (8-1-3) and sent Boston to its third loss in four after a thrilling overtime win over the Flyers in the Winter Classic at Fenway Park on New Year's Day.

Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and assisted on the other two. Michael Del Zotto and Erik Christensen also scored for the Rangers.

Dennis Wideman broke the shutout with 3:44 left.

The Rangers have won all three meetings against Boston this season, including a 3-2 win at Madison Square Garden on Monday.

Tim Thomas stopped 31 shots for Boston.

The Bruins posted shutouts against the Rangers the past two times the teams played in Boston, but New York grabbed a 1-0 lead when Del Zotto cut down the left wing, slipped around defenseman Zdeno Chara and slipped a backhander between Thomas' pads 7:56 into the game.

Boston had a chance to tie it late in the opening period, but Lundqvist stopped Sturm's penalty shot when the winger sent it into his pads. Sturm was tripped by Ales Kotalik on a breakaway.

New York, which outshot Boston 21-3 in the second, made it 2-0 midway into the period when Dubinsky scored off a rebound directly in front on Thomas.

After New York took control in the third, the TD Garden crowd was very quiet and a chant of 'Let's Go Rangers' could be easily heard echoing through the building.

Christensen scored on a wrister from the right circle 37 seconds into the third. He has three goals and three assists in his last seven games. The Rangers picked him up off waivers from Anaheim on Dec. 2.

Boston pulled Thomas for an extra skater with about 1:40 to play and the Rangers hit the outside of the post twice on lost shots.

NOTES: It was Sturm's fourth career penalty shot with the Bruins, the most ever. He's 1 for 4. ... The Bruins announced before the game that C Marc Savard is expected to miss three to four weeks because of a partial ligament tear in his right knee. The team said the he will not require surgery. ... Rangers D Michal Rozsival played his 600th NHL game. ... Rangers coach John Tortorella called a timeout midway into the first period, apparently upset with his team's play. ... Boston coach Claude Julien's next win will tie him for eighth place on the Bruins' career list with Lynn Patrick at 117.