NEW YORK — The Blues spent much of February beating up on the NHL’s weak sisters. On Wednesday they took on one of its big brothers. Different challenge, different result.
The talented and touted New York Rangers entered the night seventh in the overall league standings. They left with two more points, just ahead of St. Louis in those standings.
A 5-3 loss by the Blues at Madison Square Garden ended the team’s point streak to seven games — they had been 6-0-1 — and dropped their overall record to 32-15-6, for 70 points, or three points behind the Rangers (34-15-5).
