Chris Kreider's power-play goal lifts Rangers over Blues

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After giving up three quick goals late in the second period to fall behind, the New York Rangers kept their composure. They bounced back in the third and avoided their longest losing streak of the season.

Chris Kreider scored a tiebreaking power-play goal in the three-goal third and the Rangers rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game skid.

"Being able to dig in and doing whatever it takes to win hockey games," Kreider said of the comeback. "Being able to find our game, being able to forget about a bad shift or a bad period, not let it stack, not let the frustration overcome us. ... Starting to work hard, work for each other, communicate, those are very important things, things that we can build on."

Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists, and Alexis Lafrenière, Ryan Strome and Patrik Nemeth also scored for the Rangers, who improved to 5-1-1 in their last seven at home. Adam Fox had three assists and Igor Shesterkin finished with 28 saves.

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New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider, center right, celebrates after scoring the go-ahead goal on St. Louis Blues goaltender Ville Husso (35) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

"We found a way," Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. "Igor was outstanding when he had to be."

New York has not lost three in a row in regulation all season, and the Rangers' longest stretch without a win was when they went 0-1-2 in early November.

"Honestly, we don't think about the numbers," Panarin said through a translator. "Two games, three games, every game