Bruins top Rangers in shootout

Watching his team play its third straight overtime game, Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien decided to try something different.

Julien called on All-Star defenseman Zdeno Chara in the shootout, and the Bruins captain fired a slap shot past Henrik Lundqvist to give Boston a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the New York Rangers on Saturday.

"Once in a while you just have to change up the routine and throw some guys out there that don't get to go so often in a shootout and I guess in this case, it worked," Chara said. "I just tried to keep it simple and go for the shot."

After Chuck Kobasew was stopped and Phil Kessel scored, Chara had the chance to secure the Bruins' win in the start of a home-and-home series with the Rangers.

"I think he's 2-for-2 in shootouts," Julien said. "We do these drills in practice and he does pretty well. ... I think everyone in the building knew what he was going to do and he still got the job done."

Tim Thomas was perfect on both Rangers shootout attempts. Kobasew had 2 goals in regulation for Boston, which led 2-1 through 40 minutes before New York took a one-goal lead in the third period.

Rangers captain Jaromir Jagr scored a goal and helped set up two others, but it wasn't enough to keep New York from its fifth straight road loss (0-3-2).