Pastrnak notched the 18th hat trick of his career as the Bruins turned their best effort in weeks into a badly-needed 6-3 win over the Rangers at TD Garden. Pastrnak had three goals and two assists as Boston ended a bad week on a high note.

At the tail end of that nothing-doin’ power play, Ryan Lindgren crosschecked Poitras, giving the B’s a 14-second 5-on-3. Just as Vaakanainen stepped out of the box, Charlie McAvoy beat Igor Shesterkin with a bar-down shot.