The New York Rangers (11-10-5) welcome the St. Louis Blues (11-13-0), who will be hoping to snap their losing streak, at Madison Square Garden on Monday. St. Louis is coming off a high-scoring 6-2 loss against the Penguins on Saturday, their third defeat in a row. The Blues committed five penalties in the game, conceding two power play goals.
Vladimir Tarasenko and Pavel Buchnevich each scored once for the Blues. Colton Parayko had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Jordan Binnington started in the loss and only had 13 saves on 17 shots against (.764%).
New York fell 5-2 to the Blackhawks on Saturday. Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider each scored once for the Rangers. Zibanejad added an assist to share the scoring lead with Artemi Panarin, who had two assists. Jaroslav Halak only had 16 saves on 20 shots against (.800%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 6-2 victory for the Blues in March. Five players had two points for St. Louis. Adam Fox led New York with two points (0G 2A). Ville Husso got the win, saving 27 of 29 shots (.931%).
FACING OFF
St. Louis is averaging 2.83 goals per game for the season, 24th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Rangers team that is allowing 2.88 goals a game (10th). Meanwhile, New York has found the net 2.92 times a game on average, 21st in the league, and the Blues are allowing opponents to score 3.75 goals per game (29th).
The Blues’ 23.44% power play percentage ranks 15th in the league, while the Rangers are 21st with a conversion rate of 20.45%. While efficient on the power play, St. Louis has been less successful at penalty killing, as the away team possesses the league’s third-lowest PK% at 66.67%. New York’s 78.75% ranks 17th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 21 points this season, Robert Thomas is the top skater for the Blues. He has four goals and 17 assists in 23 games. In the net, Binnington (9-9-0) is St. Louis’ top goaltender. He has a 3.11 GAA and a .899% save percentage.
Zibanejad and Panarin lead the Rangers in scoring with 28 points apiece. Zibanejad has 13 goals and 15 assists in 26 games, while Panarin has six goals and 22 assists (10th). Fox has six goals and 21 assists (0th). Igor Shesterkin (10-4-4) is the top goalie for New York with a goals against average of 2.59. He has a save percentage of .913%.
HOME AND AWAY
St. Louis is 6-7-0 away from Enterprise Center this season. New York is 4-6-4 at home this season.
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