New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues

Thursday, December 15, 2011, 8:00 PM ET Scottrade Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The St. Louis Blues beat the New York Rangers 4–1 on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
New York Rangers	1	51-24-7
at St. Louis Blues	4	49-22-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	0	1	0	1
St. Louis Blues	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	11	5	10	26
St. Louis Blues	14	13	9	36

Three stars

D. Backes, St. Louis Blues
A. Steen, St. Louis Blues (1 goal, 1 assist)
B. Elliott, St. Louis Blues (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:06	St. Louis Blues	Patrik Berglund (1)	Alexander Steen (1), Barret Jackman (1)	Even strength	NYR 0, STL 1
1st	11:03	St. Louis Blues	David Perron (1)	Carlo Colaiacovo (1), Chris Stewart (1)	Even strength	NYR 0, STL 2
2nd	16:18	New York Rangers	Michael Del Zotto (1)	Brandon Dubinsky (1), Ryan Callahan (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, STL 2
3rd	01:01	St. Louis Blues	Alexander Steen (1)	T.J. Oshie (1), Roman Polak (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, STL 3
3rd	17:43	St. Louis Blues	Jason Arnott (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	NYR 1, STL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues
Stat	New York Rangers	St. Louis Blues
Shots on goal	26	36
Power play	0 of 0	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	0
Hits	26	27
Blocked shots	11	7
Giveaways	5	2
Takeaways	4	2
Faceoffs won	26/66 (39.4%)	40/66 (60.6%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 B. Prust	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:13
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0		20:29
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	3	0	50%	14:14
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	0	17.4%	15:12
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	71.4%	19:55
Number 22 B. Boyle	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	28.6%	12:58
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	1	1	-2	0	1	4	1		18:47
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1		08:16
Number 34 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		10:18
Number 40 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	55.6%	07:05
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	20%	18:09
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		16:40
Number 4 M. Del Zotto	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1		23:21
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	2		26:15
Number 6 J. Woywitka	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:19
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	2		25:20
Number 32 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		20:18
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		13:38

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	35	32	3	.914	59:33	Loss

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 S. Nichol	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	33.3%	12:19
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:44
Number 20 A. Steen	L	1	1	2	+3	0	7	1	0	100%	19:07
Number 21 P. Berglund	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	0	61.1%	16:05
Number 25 C. Stewart	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1		18:44
Number 32 C. Porter	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		09:27
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		14:00
Number 42 D. Backes	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0	66.7%	21:00
Number 44 J. Arnott	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	53.3%	13:18
Number 57 D. Perron	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	100%	18:41
Number 74 T. Oshie	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0		18:10
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0		07:30
Number 4 K. Russell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2		19:04
Number 5 B. Jackman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		19:04
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:38
Number 27 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		20:50
Number 28 C. Colaiacovo	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		19:22
Number 46 R. Polak	D	0	1	1	+2	0	4	3	1		20:57

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Elliott	26	25	1	.962	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	08:10	New York Rangers	Steve Eminger	Holding	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
St. Louis Blues head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Bryan Pancich
New York Rangers scratches: Sean Avery, Tim Erixon
St. Louis Blues scratches: Ian Cole, Evgeny Grachev

Other NHL games on Dec 15

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 15, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Calgary Flames 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Washington Capitals 1 at Winnipeg Jets 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 4 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 15, 2011

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