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12/18 22:13 CST J.T. Miller scores in OT to give Rangers 2-1 win over Blues
J.T. Miller scores in OT to give Rangers 2-1 win over Blues
By JEFF LATZKE
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) --- J.T. Miller scored 2:21 into overtime and the New York
Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Thursday night.
Rookie Gabe Perrault scored his first NHL goal for the Rangers, and Igor
Shesterkin had 26 saves. New York had lost two straight and five of six (1-3-2).
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. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL |
