Rick Nash tallies 2 goals, 1 assist for Rangers in win

Final

Series (Game 1 of 2)

Rangers 3

(1-0-0, 2 pts)

Blues 2

(0-1-0, 0 pts)

8:00 PM ET, October 9, 2014
Scottrade Center, Saint Louis, Missouri

	1	2	3	T
NYR	1	0	2	3
STL	0	0	2	2

R. Nash (Rangers - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
J. Schwartz (Blues - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
C. Kreider (Rangers - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

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Associated Press

Nash Leads Rangers Past Blues

Rick Nash's second goal of the night lifted the Rangers past the Blues 3-2.

Tags: NHL, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Rick Nash, Jaden Schwartz, Vladimir Tarasenko

ST. LOUIS -- Rick Nash had two goals and an assist, including the tiebreaking score late in the third period, and the New York Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 Thursday night in the first game of the season for both teams.
Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist for the Eastern Conference champions, and Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves.
Jaden Schwartz led the Blues with a goal and an assist. Paul Stastny also scored, and Brian Elliott stopped 22 shots.
After a fortunate carom off the glass, Nash scored the go-ahead goal with 1:50 remaining off a behind-the-back pass from Martin St. Louis in front of the net.
New York opened the scoring 4:01 into the first period on Nash's low shot from the slot off a Blues turnover in the defensive zone. Kreider was credited with the assist.

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Game Information

Arena: Scottrade Center Location: Saint Louis, Missouri

Referees: Chris Rooney, Kyle Rehman Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Brad Kovachik

Attendance: 19,183 (100.2% full)

Team Stat Comparison

New York		St. Louis
3	Goals		2
0	Power Play Goals		0
3	Power Play Opportunities		5
0	Shorthanded Goals		0
11	Penalties		7
25	Penalty Minutes		17
25	Shots on Goal		25
14	Hits		5
10	Faceoffs Won		15

Scoring Summary

1st Period			NYR	STL
4:01		Rick Nash (1) Assist: Chris Kreider	1	0
2nd Period			NYR	STL
No scoring this period			1	0
3rd Period			NYR	STL
1:32		Jaden Schwartz (1) Assists: David Backes, Alex Pietrangelo	1	1
6:30		Chris Kreider (1) Assists: Rick Nash, Martin St. Louis	2	1
10:42		Paul Stastny (1) Assists: Vladimir Tarasenko, Jaden Schwartz	2	2
18:10		Rick Nash (2) Assist: Martin St. Louis	3	2