Mats Zuccarello, Derick Brassard and Kevin Hayes each scored in the first period as the host New York Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Thursday night for their seventh straight victory.
Zuccarello finished with three points and was one of six Rangers with multiple-point efforts against St. Louis.
“He’s playing at such a high level right now. It starts with his compete level,” teammate Derek Stepan said. “He competes so hard.”
J.T. Miller, Ryan McDonagh and Dan Girardi also scored for New York, which improved to 12-2-2.