|
Jonatan Berggren, claimed off waivers from Detroit earlier this
week, scored for St. Louis, which has lost four of six. (2-3-1).
Jordan Binnington finished with 28 saves.
Miller was open in the slot and delivered the decisive goal as
New York snapped a five-game losing streak in St. Louis.
Shesterkin ended a 12-game stretch in which he had allowed
multiple goals in each game. His last game allowing only one
goal came Nov. 15 in a shootout victory against Columbus.
Berggren skated along the goal line and beat Shesterkin on a
sharp angle over his left shoulder with 1:02 left in the first
period. Rookie Dalibor Dvorsky got the assist after poking the
puck away from Vladislav Gavrikov to set up the scoring chance.
The Rangers responded at 6:02 of the second, when Perrault
deflected a Will Cuylle's wrist shot past Binnington on the
power play. It was the first game for Perrault, a 2023
first-round pick and the son of former NHL All-Star Yanic
Perrault, since being called up from the minors in a bid to
spark a scuffling offense that had been shut out twice in its
previous four games.
For the second straight game, New York was without one of its
top scoring threats. Artemi Panarin, tied for the team lead with
11 goals, was scratched due to an illness.
Mika Zibanejad, who also has 11 goals, returned to the lineup
after being scratched in the Rangers' 3-0 loss to Vancouver as
discipline for missing a team meeting.
Up Next
Rangers: Host Philadelphia on Saturday.
Blues: Play at Florida on Saturday to start a two-game trip.
All contents © copyright 2025 Associated Press. All rights
reserved |
|
