J.T. Miller scored in overtime to lift the visiting New York Rangers past the St. Louis Blues 2-1 Thursday night.
Gabe Perreault scored his first NHL goal for the Rangers, who earned just their second victory in seven games.
Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves, including one on Justin Faulk in overtime.
Jonathan Berggren scored his first goal for the Blues since arriving on waiver claim. Jordan Binnington made 29 saves in defeat.
Playing without top scorer Artemi Panarin — who was sidelined by illness — the Rangers controlled much of the first period while outshooting the Blues 10-5.
Conor Sheary tried to stuff a shot through Binnington 13 seconds into the game, then he shot the rebound wide.
The tight-checking game opened up late in the first period. Pavel Buchnevich tested Shesterkin with a shot from the high slot off the rush.
The Blues moved ahead 1-0 with 62 seconds left in the period. After Dalibor Dvorsky forced a turnover, Berggren came out of the right corner and snapped a shot into the short side of the net.
The Rangers tied the game 6:02 into the second period with a power-play goal. Will Cuylle’s left-point shot caromed in off Perreault’s skate.
Binnington kept the score at 1-1 by stopping Vincent Trocheck’s point-blank shot on another New York power play.
The teams exchanged rushes late in the period, with Miller firing a shot on goal for the Rangers and Colton Parayko answering for the Blues.
The Blues stepped up their pressure in the third period. They outshot the Rangers 11-5 while generating multiple scoring chances.
Buchnevich fired a shot off the tip of Shesterkin’s glove and Logan Mailloux rifled a shot off the top of the goaltender’s shoulder as the game wound toward overtime.
–Field Level Media
