It wasn’t always pretty, but the Rangers eventually satisfied their hunger for a win, at least for a night.
Two scuffling teams starving for a win met at the Garden on Monday. After coughing up three different leads and then falling behind, the Rangers saved their best hockey for the third period, scoring three unanswered goals to secure a 6-4 win over the Blues.
New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck #16 celebrates a goal with his teammates during the second period.The Rangers improved to 2-4-1 over their last seven games while the Blues fell to 1-6-0 over their last seven. New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin #31 makes a save as St. Louis Blues center Ivan Barbashev #49 waits for the rebound during the second period.The Rangers’ 1-0 lead lasted just 70 seconds late in the first period until former Blueshirt Pavel Buchnevich tied it. But Adam Fox answered before the period ended, striking six seconds into a power play for the 2-1 advantage.
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