Rangers snap four-game skid with victory over Blues for just second home win of season
NY Post
The Rangers overcame the silence — and the noise.
A day which opened with new head coach Mike Sullivan attributing some of the team’s early-season scoring struggles to the “noise” created by the media — then featured the league’s worst home team quieting its crowd while being held scoreless for nearly 30 minutes — eventually ended with the Rangers erasing an early deficit and their season-worst four-game losing streak by claiming a 3-2 win over the Blues at Madison Square Garden.
After picking up their second home win of the season, the Rangers (11-11-2) head to Carolina to face the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes on Wednesday.
“We had to bounce back, especially at home,” said defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov, who had two assists. “That’s important.”
Entering the game ranked 30th in the NHL in scoring — and having been outshot 137-79 during their losing streak — the Rangers scored more than one goal for just the third time in 10 home games, while scoring each goal in five-on-five play.
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