BOSTON, March 26 (UPI) -- Henrik Lundqvist logged his league-best 11th shutout Saturday and the New York Rangers eked past Boston 1-0.
Lundqvist stopped all 26 Bruins shots and improved to 33-24-5 with the performance, during which he withstood a late challenge as the home-standing Bruins outshot the Rangers 12-1 down the stretch.
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Derek Stepan got the game's only goal early in the first period after winning a face-off in the Boston end and then tipping in a shot from the point by Mike Sauer.
The Rangers strengthened their hold on the Eastern Conference's seventh seed with the victory.
The Bruins' Tuukka Rask absorbed the hard-luck loss, making 22 saves.
