(Sports Network) - The New York Rangers and Boston Bruins hope that the next time they meet after tonight will be in the Eastern Conference final. The likely two top seeds in the conference get together on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, where the Rangers go for a series sweep of the Bruins. You can see all the action on TSN2 and TSN Mobile TV beginning at 7pm et/4pm pt. The Rangers have won their past four games and lead the East with 107 points. That is 11 more than the second-seeded and Northeast Division-leading Bruins and five ahead of the Penguins for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. New York can wrap up both the division title and first seed in the East if Pittsburgh loses this afternoon against Philadelphia and the Rangers beat Boston. The Bruins, meanwhile, own a six-point edge over the Senators for first place in the Northeast and can also wrap up the division today. Boston would clinch before even stepping on the ice if Ottawa loses on Sunday afternoon to the Islanders or with a victory against the Rangers if the Sens pick up two points. The Bruins handled the Islanders on Saturday, posting a 6-3 win thanks to a pair of goals by David Krejci and a goal and two assists each from Brad Marchand and Tyler Seguin. Chris Kelly and Patrice Bergeron also scored for the Bruins, who totaled four goals in the third period to improve to 4-0-1 in their past five and 6-1-1 in the last eight games. Marty Turco made 19 saves in giving No. 1 Tim Thomas the game off. "We hope to peak when the playoffs are around. Were trying to play our best hockey heading into the playoffs," Bruins head coach Claude Julien said. Boston played without Adam McQuaid (head) and Dennis Seidenberg (infected left leg) due to injury. The Rangers were off on Saturday after cruising to a 4-1 victory over the Canadiens a day earlier. Michael Del Zotto had two goals and added an assist to help New York reach 50 victories in a season for the third time in franchise history. Brad Richards added a goal and two assists, while Marian Gaborik scored his 39th goal of the season in addition to an assist. Henrik Lundqvist made 19 saves. Though New York is tied with Vancouver for the most points in the NHL -- one ahead of St. Louis -- head coach John Tortorella thinks his club still has plenty of work to do over its final four games. "I dont think we are playing our best, I think we are taking steps in the right direction," Tortorella said. "I think we are going this way. A couple of weeks ago were a little bit up and down. I think weve handled ourselves well in the last four, at working at our game and the number of people who contributed." The Rangers have won five straight and six of their last seven versus the Bruins, including all three meetings so far this season. Their 4-3 victory in the previous encounter in New York on March 4 was their 11th in the past 13 matchups at Madison Square Garden.
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wholesale nfl jerseys .K and Malcolm Subban, as this will mark the first official time the two brothers will play against each other. TAMPA, Fla. -- Derek Stepan had the big play during a third period that featured a strong team effort by the New York Rangers. Stepan had a tiebreaking goal and added an assist, helping the Rangers extend their winning streak to five with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. "As a team we did a good job of handling momentum and winning battles and playing simple," Stepan said. "Our battle level was really high, and I think that was a big part of our success." Stepan, who took a shot off his left ankle in Thursdays 5-3 win over Carolina, gave New York a 3-2 lead on a low slot rebound goal with 3:19 left in the game. Brad Richards scored an empty-netter in the final minute. The Rangers also got goals from Ruslan Fedotenko and Artem Anisimov. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 24 shots. "Im really happy how the guys handled themselves in between the second and third period," Rangers coach John Tortorella said. "I dont think there was any panic within them, and they just stayed with it. We have it rolling our way here. I thought we earned it. I dont think we went in the back door. I thought we grinded and stayed with it, and so we find a way to get a couple of points." Steve Downie and Tom Pyatt scored for the Lightning, who have lost five of seven. Mathieu Garon made 32 saves. "Its a sense of urgency, sticking with the plan, and it was not there," Lightning coach Guy Boucher said of the final period. "The focus is on and off." It was the first meeting between the teams this season. Tampa Bay swept all four games against the Rangers last season, with four different goalies -- Mike Smith, Dan Ellis, Cedrick Desjardins and Dwayne Roloson -- each getting a win. Lundqvist has started for the Rangers in their past 25 games, dating to Nov. 10, 2005, against the Lightning. "It was tough going in afteer two (periods) and being down one, but the way we responded, its just great to see and its a very good sign," Lundqvist said.dddddddddddd "We believe we can come back in games. A lot of it is confidence, too." Tampa Bay went ahead 2-1 when Pyatt scored from the low left circle with 2:18 left in the second. Anisimov made it 2-2 at 6:16 of the third after a Tampa Bay defensive zone turnover. The Lightning had been 7-0-0 when leading after two periods. "Its unfortunate," Lightning defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron said. "Were not happy. Usually were a strong team in the third. We have to turn the page." Fedotenko tied it 1-1 at 6:38 of the second with an in-close backhander off a pass from Richards. Both were key members of Tampa Bays 2004 Stanley Cup championship team, which was coached by Tortorella. Downie put the Lightning up 1-0 from the high slot 84 seconds into the game. Garon made a pad save midway through the first on Marian Gaboriks backhander during a breakaway. Tampa Bay has held the lead after the first period just four times this season. The contest was penalty-free until Lightning defenceman Pavel Kubina received an elbowing minor with 7:35 to go in the third. There were three penalties overall. "It was a bit weird. ... It was a hard game, but guys kept it clean and kept their sticks down," Rangers captain Ryan Callahan said. Notes: New York is 12-2-0 in its last 14 games. ... Tampa Bay C Steven Stamkos had an assist, extending his point streak (three assists, eight points) to six games. ... Stamkos and teammate Martin St. Louis both did not have a shot on goal.... Downie has three goals and 10 points in 10 games against the Rangers. ... Lightning C Nate Thompson stopped a personal 15-game point drought by assisting on Pyatts goal. ... The game had a three-man officiating crew because linesman Pierre Champoux was ill.
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