New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues

NHL game between the New York Rangers and the St. Louis Blues on Dec 18, 2025. Final score: New York Rangers 2, St. Louis Blues 1.

StatusFinal
DateDec 18, 2025
VenueEnterprise Center
New York Rangers score2
St. Louis Blues score1

Shot charts, expected goals (xG), Game Score and advanced box scores for this game are available on Hockey Alchemy.

Three Stars by Game Score

Ranked by Game Score, which rolls goals, assists, shot quality, play-driving and penalties into one number — so the best player is chosen by the box score, not by a vote.

PlayerPosGASOGTOIxGGame Score
1stJ.T. MillerC10420:570.310.90
2ndWill CuylleL01017:520.010.89
3rdVincent TrocheckC01422:490.400.79

Scoring Summary

TimeTeamGoalAssistsStrengthScore (New York Rangers–St. Louis Blues)
1st 18:58STLJonatan BerggrenDalibor Dvorsky5v50–1
2nd 06:02NYRGabe PerreaultWill Cuylle, Noah Laba4v51–1
OT 02:21NYRJ.T. MillerVincent Trocheck, Vladislav Gavrikov3v32–1

Team Comparison

New York RangersSt. Louis Blues
Goals21
Shots on goal3127
Expected goals (xG)2.752.61
High-danger shots159
Corsi %48.6%51.4%
Power play1/20/2
Faceoff %47.5%52.5%
Hits2413
Blocks177
Giveaways1513
Takeaways55

New York Rangers Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGTOIxGGame Score
J.T. MillerC101420:570.310.90
Will CuylleL011017:520.010.89
Vincent TrocheckC011422:490.400.79
Noah LabaC011113:290.000.74
Vladislav GavrikovD011326:360.090.69
Gabe PerreaultR101113:090.120.65
Braden SchneiderD000124:020.020.35
Taylor RaddyshR000110:470.010.10
Matt RempeC00018:020.060.10
Carson SoucyD000116:090.030.05
Sam CarrickC000311:410.520.05
Scott MorrowD000217:060.030.05
Brennan OthmannL00017:140.160.00
Matthew RobertsonD000117:580.020.00
Conor ShearyL000115:360.37-0.05
Mika ZibanejadC000321:260.24-0.05
Will BorgenD000316:530.11-0.10
Alexis LafrenièreL000019:170.17-0.15

St. Louis Blues Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGTOIxGGame Score
Jonatan BerggrenR101117:040.200.70
Dalibor DvorskyR011115:400.000.64
Otto StenbergC000015:120.000.20
Brayden SchennC000016:480.120.15
Colton ParaykoD000219:540.120.10
Mathieu JosephR000011:190.000.10
Philip BrobergD000019:530.030.10
Alexey ToropchenkoR000412:570.170.05
Pius SuterC000117:230.170.05
Oskar SundqvistC000013:020.000.00
Logan MaillouxD000214:320.040.00
Matt LuffR00007:200.000.00
Robert ThomasC000621:030.540.00
Tyler TuckerD000116:110.020.00
Jake NeighboursL000116:320.05-0.10
Cam FowlerD000322:220.08-0.10
Pavel BuchnevichL000320:440.60-0.15
Justin FaulkD000225:120.22-0.20

Goaltending

GoalieTeamSVSASV%GSAxDecision
Igor ShesterkinNew York Rangers262796.3%1.57W
Jordan BinningtonSt. Louis Blues293193.5%1.38O

Analysis

The New York Rangers defeated the St. Louis Blues 2–1 on Dec 18, 2025, a one-goal game.

St. Louis Blues generated 2.61 expected goals to New York Rangers's 2.75 — New York Rangers edged the chance share as well as the scoreline; by expected goals it was close to a coin flip.

J.T. Miller led all skaters with a Game Score of 0.9 on 1 goal, 4 shots on goal.

Igor Shesterkin stopped 26 of 27, worth 1.57 goals saved above expected.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the New York Rangers vs St. Louis Blues game?

The New York Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues 2–1 on Dec 18, 2025.

What was the final score?

The final score was New York Rangers 2, St. Louis Blues 1.

Who was the best player in this game?

By Game Score — a single-number summary of everything a skater did — J.T. Miller led all skaters at 0.9, on 1G, 0A and 4 shots on goal.

Which team deserved to win by expected goals?

St. Louis Blues generated 2.61 expected goals and New York Rangers generated 2.75, so New York Rangers created the better chances. That matches the result.

What were the shot totals?

New York Rangers put 31 shots on goal and St. Louis Blues put 27. High-danger chances went 15 to 9.

How did the goaltenders play?

Igor Shesterkin stopped 26 of 27 (1.57 goals saved above expected); Jordan Binnington stopped 29 of 31 (1.38 goals saved above expected).