MOSCOW, Mar 3 «New York Rangers» defeated » St. Louis Blues» in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, held in New York, ended with a score of 5:3 (1:0, 1:3, 3:0). The winners included Alexi Lafrenier (9th minute), Ryan Stroum (37), Patrick Nemeth (48), Chris Kreider (52) and Artemi Panarin (59), who also had two assists. Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin saved 29 shots. The guests scored Ryan O'Reilly (38), Ivan Barbashev (39) and David Perron (40). As a result of the match, Panarin was recognized as the second star. In another meeting, the Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated at home by the Buffalo Sabers — 1 :5 (1:1, 0:2, 0:2).
