Rangers Snap Their Skid by Out-Chancing the Blues 3-1
Tolvanen, Bjorkstrand and Cuylle do the damage as Hofer keeps St. Louis within reach and the Blues' run ends at the Garden.
The New York Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 at Madison Square Garden, ending a four-game losing streak. The win came from earned chances, not lucky bounces. The shot count was close, but New York's looks were the more dangerous ones all night.
Shot attempts were almost dead even, with the Rangers taking 50.8% of them. The gap came in chance quality. New York's chances added up to 4.15 expected goals (how many goals a team's chances are usually worth), against 2.63 for St. Louis.
Three forwards did much of the damage together. Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and an assist on a line with Oliver Bjorkstrand, who also scored, and Will Cuylle. Adam Fox added a goal and an assist.
The score stayed this close because of Joel Hofer, who stopped 28 of 30. Pius Suter scored the only goal for the Blues, whose two-game winning streak ended. They went 0 for 6 on the power play.
