Rookie Gabe Perrault scored his first NHL goal for the Rangers and Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves. New York had lost two in a row and five of six (1-3-2).
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Jonatan Berggren, claimed 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 scored the decisive goal as New York snapped a five-game losing streak in St. Louis.
Shesterkin ended a 12-game streak in which he had allowed multiple goals in each game. His last game in which he only allowed one goal was on November 15 in a penalty shootout victory against Columbus.
Berggren skated along the goal line and beat Shesterkin on a tight angle over his left shoulder with 1:02 left in the first period. Rookie Dalibor Dvorsky received the assist after taking the puck away from Vladislav Gavrikov to create a scoring opportunity.
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The Rangers responded at 6:02 of the second, when Perrault deflected Will Cuylle’s wrist shot past Binnington on the power play. It was the first game for Perrault, a 2023 first-round pick and son of former NHL All-Star Yanic Perrault, since being called up from the minors in an attempt to spark an 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 ruled out with an illness.
Mika Zibanejad, who also has 11 goals, returned to the lineup after being removed in the Rangers’ 3-0 loss to Vancouver as punishment for missing a team meeting.
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Rangers: Host Philadelphia on Saturday.
Blues: Play at Florida on Saturday to begin a two-game road trip.
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