ST. LOUIS (AP) The St. Louis Blues got a much-needed two points against the New York Rangers. They hope they haven’t lost leading scorer
Vladimir Tarasenko in the process.Brayden Schenn scored 1:02 into
overtime
Jarvis Landry Jersey Elite , Alex Pietrangelo had two goals in regulation and the St. Louis Blues came back to beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday
night. But Tarasenko played just 7 minutes, 53 seconds of the first period and
left the ice following his last shift of the period with what the team called an
upper-body injury. He did not return to the Blues bench to begin the second
period.Coach Mike Yeo said no update will be given until Sunday morning before
the team plays at Chicago.”There’s not much to react to at the time,” Blues
forward Alexander Steen said. ”We needed the two points and we regrouped in both
intermissions and just talked about what we could focus on and we’ll have a look
at it now and see where it’s at.”Nikita Soshnikov also scored for the Blues, who
won their third game in their last four. Jake Allen made 17 saves as St. Louis
moved within three points of idle Dallas and Colorado for the final wild-card
spot in the Western Conference.”Season’s on the line really,” Schenn said.
”We’ve got games in hand. We’ve got to grab two points whenever we can down the
stretch.”Mika Zibanejad scored twice for Rangers, earning his third multigoal
game of the season. Mats Zuccarello also scored, Chris Kreider had a pair of
assists and Alexandar Georgiev made 29 saves for New York, which had won its
previous two games.It was the first time this season the Rangers lost when
entering the third period with the lead.Pietrangelo tied the game at 5:15 of the
third period with a power-play goal. Pietrangelo’s 14th tied his career season
high, set last year.”Just get the puck to the net,” Pietrangelo said. ”(Steen)
did a great job there and (Jaden Schwartz) giving me a lane to shoot. It’s a
good job by them when they’re in front of the net it’s easy to see the back of
the net and I just found the hole.”The Rangers came alive after a lackluster
opening period
http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/myles-garrett-jersey , scoring three times in the second to take a 3-2 lead.Zibanejad got it going 42
seconds into the second, deflecting Jesper Fast’s shot to tie it at 1. But St.
Louis regained the lead on Soshnikov’s first goal with the Blues at 2:24 when
Chris Thorburn carried the puck into the Rangers zone and dropped it back to
Soshnikov for a one-timer.”They’re a good team and we talked about that before,”
Zibanejad said. ”I thought we worked ourselves back into the game and it was
unfortunate not to come up with the two points there.”Zuccarello tied it at 2
when he took advantage of a lucky bounce with 7:53 left in the second, chipping
the puck past Allen after his pass attempt bounced off of Alexander Steen’s
stick right back him.Zibanejad’s power play goal with 5:25 left in the second
gave the Rangers a 3-2 advantage.Pietrangelo gave the Blues a 1-0 lead with 4:11
left in the first period, scoring off of a rebound from Vladimir Sobotka’s
shot.The Blues outshot the Rangers 16-2 in the first. Georgiev came up with
several tough saves, including stopping Tarasenko on a 2-on-1 with Jaden
Schwartz.”Well, we followed the master plan in the first period: tire them out
in our own end,” Rangers coach Alain Vigneault joked.NOTES: Both teams wore
green warmup jerseys in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. The jerseys will be
auctioned off to benefit Urban Harvest and Blues for Kids. … It is the fourth
straight game that the Rangers scored at least three goals. … The Rangers
scratched C Peter Holland and D Tony Deangelo. The Blues scratched LW Scottie
Upshall, D Jay Boumeester, D Jordan Schmaltz
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Tuesday.Blues: Travel to Chicago on Sunday. VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) Ryan
Straschnitzki felt at home as he was wheeled into a perch overlooking the ice at
the Philadelphia Flyers‘ practice facility.Below him, Flyers prospects in the
same age range as the 19-year-old Straschnitzki skated in drills and in a hurry
to impress, much like his days as a defenseman for the Humboldt Broncos before
the bus crash that left him paralyzed from the chest down.Philadelphia general
manager Ron Hextall and other members of the organization came to visit.
Defenseman Sam Morin heard Straschnitzki was in the building and popped by for a
chat.The hopeful Flyers paused during camp Friday and raised their sticks toward
Straschnitzki for a traditional salute.Straschnitzki was right where he wanted
to be – at the rink, watching the game he loves.”Just the smell of the ice
coming in today brought back so many memories of your first time skating ,”
Straschnitzki said.Straschnitzki met the coaching staff and some top prospects
during a break in his rehabilitation from the injuries suffered in April when a
bus carrying the Broncos to a playoff game collided with a semi-trailer at a
rural intersection, killing 16. Straschnitzki was among 13 more
injured.Straschnitzki was wheeled on a stretcher into Shriners Hospitals for
Children in Philadelphia on May 31 and expected to rehab there for six to eight
weeks. He has used weights almost daily to work on his arm muscles during
physiotherapy sessions and has walked on a treadmill with the help of
therapists. Sitting on a massage table, he’s used laser focus for the simple
task of tying the laces on his sneakers.”I’ve made quite a bit of progress,” he
said. ”The rehab pushed me to my limits.”Straschnitzki needs two hours in the
morning just to complete routine tasks like a shower and getting dressed before
he starts his exercises. He rehabs for about two hours, breaks for
lunch
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the hockey ranks, Straschnitzki said he was told he could return ahead of
scheduled to his Airdrie, Alberta, home for the first time in almost eight
months next weekend.His family home is undergoing a $200,000 renovation to make
it handicapped accessible and the Straschnitzkis will live in a hotel for the
summer until construction is completed.The Calgary Flames have talked to
Straschnitzki once he’s settled about a possible job in the organization.”Hockey
is my life,” he said. ”I’ve grown up talking about it, living it, playing it. I
think if there’s a job opportunity down the road, I think it’s definitely
option. Right now, though
Authentic Bradley Chubb Jersey , I’m just focused on healing first and getting better. We’ll see what happens.”The NHL has rallied around the survivors
and families of the victims. Flyers defenseman Andrew MacDonald offered the
Straschnitzkis use of his home and car when the family was in Philadelphia.
Hextall, who stopped to compose himself at times, said the tragedy has brought
out the best in hockey.”Ryan’s an inspiring young man. He’s special, he really
is,” said Hextall, a former star goalie for the Flyers said. ”He’s not feeling
sorry for himself.”Straschnitzki was among 10 survivors at the NHL Awards last
week in Las Vegas at the invitation of the league and NHLPA. It was the first
time so many Broncos had been together since the crash. They wore Humboldt
jerseys and head coach Darcy Haugan, who was killed in the crash, was honored
with the inaugural Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award.”They’re your brothers for
life now,” Straschnitzki said. ”Just being able to see them, it’s like time
froze. You’re in the room again
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Just being with them at the NHL awards was amazing.”Tom Straschnitzki said he’s
tried to keep his son’s spirits high during the grueling rehabilitation
process.”When he’s down, we just try to push him back up and keep him on the
straight and narrow,” he said.Straschnitzki dreams of hitting the ice again,
this time playing sledge hockey – basically hockey on sleds for players with
physical disabilities.”It’s my life, so I’d love to do it,” he
said.Straschnitzki has never wanted to distance himself from the sport he’s
played since he was a boy. But finding his way back to hockey in any capacity
perhaps remains a distant goal.”I know it’s going to take time,” he said. ”I
just need to be patient.”—
