NY Rangers 2, St. Louis 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 8, 2011
Where: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees:
Frederic L'Ecuyer, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey, Jonny Murray
Attendance:
19150
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Sean Avery scored the game-winning goal late in the second period as the visiting New York Rangers skated to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
New York (25-15-3) received goals from rookie Derek Stepan and Avery a little over six minutes apart in the second period to erase a one-goal deficit. The Rangers improved to 10-1-1 on the second night of back-to-back games this season.
St. Louis (20-14-6) opened the scoring on a goal by Brad Winchester at the 2:13 mark of the second period.
New York leveled the contest at 9:13 on Stepan’s 12th goal of the season. Fellow rookie Mats Zuccarello, who scored the Rangers’ game-winning goal in overtime on Friday night, was credited with the assist.
Avery then scored his second goal of the season at the 15:26 mark to give New York the lead for good.
Backup goalie Martin Biron picked up the win by turning aside 24 shots.
Jaraslov Halak made 22 saves for the Blues.
Top Game Performances
| NY Rangers |
|
St. Louis |
|
Brandon Dubinsky 2 |
Points |
Brad Winchester 1 |
|
Sean Avery 1 |
Goals |
Brad Winchester 1 |
|
Brandon Dubinsky 2 |
Assists |
Brad Boyes 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Martin Biron .960 |
Save Percentage |
Jaroslav Halak .917 |
|
Martin Biron 24 |
Saves |
Jaroslav Halak 22 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| NY Rangers
|
24 |
2 |
0-5 |
6-6 |
12 |
22 |
| St. Louis
|
25 |
1 |
0-6 |
5-5 |
10 |
30 |
Upcoming Games
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St. Louis will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Blues have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .263 after a loss.
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NY Rangers will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Rangers have a W/L % of .542 after a win and .611 after a loss.