{"id":436235,"date":"2024-01-12T09:03:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T14:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=436235"},"modified":"2024-01-12T09:03:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T14:03:28","slug":"jordan-kyrous-hat-trick-propels-the-st-louis-blues-over-ill-stricken-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/01\/12\/jordan-kyrous-hat-trick-propels-the-st-louis-blues-over-ill-stricken-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Kyrou’s Hat Trick Propels The St. Louis Blues Over Ill-Stricken Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the back of Jordan Kyrou<\/a>‘s hat trick, the St. Louis Blues<\/a> perform the great escape with a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers. New York has been on a prolonged run of facing old foes. Over the weekend, it was the old playoff hero in Martin St. Louis<\/a>. On Monday, The Garden was blessed with the skillful play of J.T. Miller<\/a>. Thursday night, the Rangers matched up against three former Blueshirts who are now calling \u201cThe Lou\u201d their home. Sammy Blais<\/a>, Pavel Buchnevich<\/a>, and Kevin Hayes<\/a> are now donning the blue and yellow after their respective tenures under the iconic ceiling of Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

If you are one who thinks that J.T. Miller<\/a> is \u201cthe one that got away\u201d, Buchnevich is also a contender for that title. His run in New York was a memorable one, finding a home on the top line with Chris Kreider<\/a> and Mika Zibanejad<\/a>. He has found a similar role in St. Louis, playing alongside Jordan Kyrou<\/a> and Robert Thomas<\/a>. The Blues\u2019 top line started early\u2026<\/p>\n

First Period Takeaway: KYROU-ROU-ROU, You Know It!<\/h2>\n

The tennis match analogy was on full display as both teams tested the opposite netminders early. Both Igor Shesterkin<\/a> and Jordan Binnington<\/a> had to flash the leather just seconds into the opening frame.<\/p>\n

New York started the scoring in the first two minutes thanks to Adam Fox<\/a>, who has finally got back into form since his lower-body injury back in November. The Jericho, NY native pounced on a rebound from an initial shot from Barclay Goodrow<\/a>. It\u2019s a rare occurrence for the Rangers to earn that first goal. What comes from holding an early lead? If you guessed giving it up immediately, you would be correct.<\/p>\n

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Spin-o-rama from Foxy. pic.twitter.com\/RrxHHWhZGt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 New York Rangers (@NYRangers) January 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n