Zack Bolduc scores 2, Blues top Rangers to make a winner of coach Jim Montgomery in his debut

By ALLAN KREDA

Brayden Schenn scored the go-ahead extremity aboriginal successful the third, Zack Bolduc scored doubly and St. Louis downed the New York Rangers 5-2 successful Jim Montgomery’s coaching debut for the Blues connected Monday night.

Montgomery was fired by the Bruins connected Tuesday and replaced Drew Bannister, who the Blues fto spell connected Saturday.

Schenn snapped a 2-2 necktie with his 4th extremity of the play astatine the 1:12 mark, beating Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin from the near circle.

Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich besides scored for the Blues, and Dylan Holloway had 2 assists. Joel Hofer made 27 saves successful St. Louis’ win.

Will Cuylle scored doubly for the Rangers, who mislaid their 3rd consecutive game.

Cuylle opened the scoring astatine 8:47 of the first. Kyrou tied it with 8:15 near successful the archetypal aft Rangers skipper Jacob Trouba misplayed the puck down the net.

Bolduc enactment the visitors up astatine 4:30 of the 2nd earlier Cuylle scored his 2nd of the crippled and ninth of the play astatine the 7:20 mark. After Schenn enactment the Blues ahead, Bolduc scored his 2nd of the nighttime earlier Buchnevich scored into an bare nett astatine with 2:45 near successful the game.

Shesterkin made 38 saves for the Rangers.

Takeaways
Blues: St. Louis sent a barrage of shots astatine Shesterkin and played with much gait than it did successful Saturday’s 3-1 nonaccomplishment to the Islanders.

Rangers: Played without seasoned guardant Chris Kreider (upper-body injury) for the archetypal clip this season.

Key moment
Hofer denied Cuylle’s effort astatine a 3rd extremity precocious successful the 2nd to support the crippled tied astatine 2.

Key stat
Rangers guardant Brett Berard – making his NHL debut – assisted connected Cuylle’s 2nd goal. The 22-year-old was a fifth-round prime successful 2020.

Up next
The Rangers sojourn the Carolina Hurricanes connected Wednesday, the aforesaid time the Blues sojourn the New Jersey Devils.