Bruins forward Marat Khusnutdinov (92) celebrates a goal with David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy after scoring in the first period of Saturday's rout of the Rangers at TD Garden. (AP photo)

BOSTON (AP) — Pavel Zacha recorded his first career hat trick — one of his goals coming while most of New York’s players were in the locker room at the end of the first period — and the Boston Bruins coasted past the Rangers 10-2 on Saturday.

Marat Khusnutdinov had four goals to go along with Zacha’s three, giving the Bruins their first pair with hat tricks in the same home game in club history.

The Bruins won for the fourth time in five games, avenging a 6-2 blowout loss at home against the Rangers on Nov. 28.

It’s also the first time since 1964 that two Bruins recorded a hat trick in the same game. Fraser Minten had two goals, Charlie McAvoy added one for Boston and David Pastrnak matched a team record with six assists.

Mika Zibanejad and J.T. Miller scored for the Rangers, who have lost six of seven. Coach Mike Sullivan remained one win short of 500 in his NHL career.

Zacha’s third goal made it 6-1 midway into the second period, prompting Sullivan to pull starting goalie Jonathan Quick.

But it was Zacha’s second that got the most interest.

The Bruins winger fired a shot from the right circle that trickled behind Quick, where defenseman Braden Schneider tried to sweep it clear of the crease before it crossed.

The period ended and most of the Rangers left the bench while the Bruins’ players remained. The goal was awarded after a review.

“When I saw the bench, they kind of told me to stay on the ice, that it was in already when I was skating by the bench,” Zacha said. “I kind of knew skating by the bench that it was in.”

The national TV broadcast had even returned to the studio when an announcement was made by one of the two referees that the puck had indeed crossed the goal line, giving Zacha his second goal of the game to make it 3-1.

“That’s why we have two video coaches in the room,” Bruins coach Marco Strum said. “They caught it right away. The play was still going on and we already knew it was in the net, so we just wanted to make sure. That’s why we all stayed because we already knew before that it (crossed) the line. Good on our guys to catch that right away.”

The clock was reset to 32.9 seconds and the officials had to wait for New York’s players to trickle back to the bench, some to come onto the ice and Quick to go back into the goal before the puck was dropped for a faceoff, and then the period was actually completed.

Midway into the second period, Zacha beat Quick with a wrister to complete his hat trick and give the Bruins a 6-1 lead.

The only delay this time was for a slew of hats that had to be cleaned off the ice for the celebration.

“In a perfect world it’s not a goal, but it is — it’s not like they got something for free,” New York’s Mika Zibanejad said. “It was in.”

Khusnutdinov’s first tied at 1 just 2:31 into the first period. His third made it 8-2 in the third.

Bruins winger Morgan Geekie left the game at the end of the first period for a “family matter.”

Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman made a right-pad stop on Vincent Trocheck’s penalty shot.

Up next

Rangers: Host Seattle on Monday night.

Bruins: Host Pittsburgh on Sunday.