A week ago he got the winner against fellow strugglers Torquay; this time he grabbed a vital equalizer with around ten minutes to go.
Lively young sub Tyrone Berry set him up with a pacy run and a flick to his right.
The big striker did the rest powering a shot across the keeper and finding safety inside the far post.
Rovers needing a win to fuel their play-off hopes thought the game was theirs when a cross shot from James Hunt whipped into the net off a post.
But as Richard Walker wasted a golden opportunity to make it 2-0 minutes later Rushden could sense they could get something out of it after all.
They rattled Rovers with an unusual free kick routine around the box and generally kept the initiative for a well-deserved point.
A stiff wind made the game a poor spectacle but backed by it in the first half Rushden carried the action to Rovers from the start.
Broughton with his combative skills had two chances but also picked up a warning - although not a card - for one challenge.
A strong ball in from Darren Caskey set up his first effort. He got the right side of his marker but ran the ball wide.
He was much closer with the next, a sharp header which Scott Shearer was happy to turn over his bar.
Caskey was again behind that one, but the pass came from Marcus Kelly.
Tony Stokes kept up the pressure with a snappy low drive as Rovers struggled against the wind.
Luck seemed to go with them though when Lewis Haldane was given a free kick just outside the box after appearing to fall over his own feet.
The position was inviting but centre back Steve Elliott stepped in and lifted a thoughtless ball high over the bar.