NHL

New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues

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New York Rangers
15-14-1
Final
2 - 3
St. Louis Blues
15-14-3

Thomas, Hofer spark the Blues to a 3-2 victory over the Rangers

Jordan Kyrou kicks puck to himself for a stellar Blues goal

Hofer won for the fourth straight start, beating the Rangers twice during the run.

Former Ranger Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou also scored as St. Louis took a 3-0 lead in the second period.

Brett Berard and Will Cuylle scored for New York in the third. The Rangers have lost 10 of their last 13 games.

Takeaways Rangers: LW Artemi Panarin (upper-body, day-to-day) did not play. He had 14 minutes, 22 seconds of ice time Saturday night in a 5-1 loss to Los Angeles. He has 15 goals and 36 points this season.

Blues: Thomas had his 17th assist Sunday, giving him a a seven-game points streak (four goals, nine assists).

Key moment Hofer blocked a short-handed slap shot from the top of the slot by the Rangers’ Adam Fox on a 2-on-1 rush midway through the first period.

Key stat Buchnevich has points in nine straight games (three goals, six assists).

Up next The Rangers continue their trip at Nashville on Tuesday night. The Blues host New Jersey on Tuesday night.

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Regular Season Series

STL wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 18:51 Pavel Buchnevich Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Jake Neighbours (7), Robert Thomas (17)
Goal 2nd Period 6:33 Jordan Kyrou Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexey Toropchenko (4), Brayden Schenn (11)
Goal 2nd Period 10:28 Robert Thomas Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 10:18 Brett Berard Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 11:37 Will Cuylle Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Alexis Lafrenière (12), Filip Chytil (6)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyr.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNYR https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSTL
8 Blocked Shots 19
41 Hits 20
2 Takeaways 2
28 Shots 24
0 Power Play Goals 0
0 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
36 Faceoffs Won 29
55.4 Faceoff Win Percent 44.6
15 Giveaways 15
1 Total Penalties 0
2 Penalty Minutes 0
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyler Tucker, D Out Mar 21
New York Rangers New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonathan Quick, G Day-To-Day Mar 23
Matt Rempe, C Injured Reserve Mar 23
Urho Vaakanainen, D Out Mar 21
Noah Laba, C Out Mar 21

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 17,569 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 20 96 6
Columbus 38 22 87 11
Pittsburgh 35 20 86 16
NY Islanders 40 27 85 5
Philadelphia 34 24 80 12
Washington 35 28 79 9
New Jersey 36 32 74 2
NY Rangers 28 34 65 9

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 47 13 104 10
Dallas 43 17 97 11
Minnesota 40 20 92 12
Utah 37 29 80 6
Nashville 34 28 77 9
Winnipeg 30 29 72 12
St. Louis 29 30 69 11
Chicago 27 31 67 13
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