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NEW YORK -- While growing up in New Rochelle, N.Y., Kevin Shattenkirk watched Rangers defenceman Brian Leetch score many big goals. Given a chance to do the same at Madison Square Garden, the St. Louis Blues blue-liner made the most of his opportunity. Shattenkirk fired in the tiebreaking power-play goal early in the third period, and the Blues got the best of New York again in a 2-1 victory Thursday night. "There were a lot of emotions going through my body, but after the first couple of shifts it just felt like a hockey game again," Shattenkirk said. "Once the goal happened, even more of a relief. I was happy and you could hear some people cheering." Shattenkirk had his own rooting section. He secured 20 tickets himself, but estimated that 60 or 70 people he knows got tickets on their own to watch him play. He could hear them when he one-timed a pass from Alex Pietrangelo through a screen and past goalie Henrik Lundqvist -- a la Leetch -- at 3:09 for his eighth goal of the season. "There are a lot of things that I watched in him growing up, and he was a very special player. I try to emulate him as best as I can," Shattenkirk said. "Those were areas that he always shined in." Alexander Steen also had a goal for the Blues before leaving late in the second period with a lower-body injury. David Backes had two assists, and Jaroslav Halak made 34 saves in beating Lundqvist in a matchup of Olympic goalies. New Yorks Rick Nash scored his sixth goal in four games -- netting at least one in each -- but Shattenkirk took advantage of Nashs slashing penalty, scoring 9 seconds into the power play. Lundqvist made 23 saves in his return from a one-game absence caused by the flu. He allowed fewer than three goals for the seventh straight game, but still couldnt find a way to stop the Blues -- the only NHL team he has never beaten (0-4). "I was moving the way I wanted to," Lundqvist said. "I am happy with the way I played, but its still very disappointing to not come out of here with at least one point." St. Louis, which killed all three Rangers power plays, swept the two-game season series and has won seven of the past eight meetings. The Blues, beaten 7-1 at New Jersey on Tuesday, have earned points in eight straight visits to Madison Square Garden. This was their first since Nov. 7, 2010. "Its shameful that we havent been here more often," Backes said. "You see the crowd, youre in the city for a day or two, you feel that hype, and you know what playing the New York Rangers brings. I think it brought the best out of us." The Rangers got even late in the second on Nashs team-leading 17th goal. Derek Stepan sent a pass from behind the net to Nash, who stepped into a slap shot from the dot in the left circle and ripped a drive past Halak with 1:43 left. New York pressured the Blues for the remainder of the period and drew its second power play in the closing seconds. "We had a couple good looks," Rangers captain Ryan Callahan said, "a couple Grade-A chances there right in front. We just didnt get one past them there." The Rangers outshot the Blues 28-18 through 40 minutes. "Theyre a team that if we wouldve taken off the gas for 60 seconds, it couldve been 3-2 the other way in a heartbeat," Backes said. Steen gave the Blues a 1-0 lead with his 26th goal. A pass from Jaden Schwartz hit Steens right skate in front of the crease, caromed off Lundqvists stick and skate and trickled in at 8:38. The goal was briefly reviewed by video replay, and it was determined that the puck wasnt kicked into the net. It was the fifth straight goal allowed by the Rangers since they had a 3-1 lead over the Islanders in the second period on Tuesday in a 5-3 loss. A late power-play goal was the winner in that one, too. Steen struggled to get to the bench after going hard into the boards in the second, but he was back soon after on the power play. He skated off for good with 2:57 left in the period. Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said Steen is day to day. NOTES: Nash has 21 goals and 40 points in 50 games versus the Blues. ... Steen has 14 career points against the Rangers and 12 in the past seven games -- including six goals. ... Schwartz played in his 100th NHL game. ... Blues C Maxim Lapierre was activated from the injured list after missing five games due to a lower body injury. ... Newly acquired D Kevin Klein made his Rangers debut. ... St. Louis C Derek Roy was a healthy scratch. James Conner Youth Jersey . -- Jerel Worthy and his Michigan State teammates charged across the field, holding four fingers in the air while celebrating another sweet victory over their biggest rival. Jerome Bettis Steelers Jersey . Cain departed in the fourth inning of a 10-5 loss to the Pirates on Thursday. X-rays on Cains bruised forearm were negative. He was hit when Sanchez led off the fourth with a groundout. http://www.steelerspronfl.com/Youth-Greg-Lloyd-Elite-Jersey/ .com) - Former New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya is joining the Major League Baseball Players Association staff as a senior advisor to executive director Tony Clark. Terrell Edmunds Jersey . Parnell will be out much longer if it turns out he needs surgery. But first, he will try resting for two weeks before beginning a throwing program that could last up to a month, general manager Sandy Alderson said. Antonio Brown Steelers Jersey . The win puts the final playoff berth in Group A in question. If the Czechs beat Slovakia on Tuesday, they will go through. If they lose, Germany will get the last quarter-final berth.TSN Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie, Pierre LeBrun and Darren Dreger gathered for the latest installment of Insider Trading and the topics discussed were Ilya Bryzgalovs ECHL tryout, Patrick Roys fine and the Sedins twins contract talks. Ilya Bryzgalov in Las Vegas is a reality show waiting to happen. Is it now official? Darren Dreger - Bryzgalov has agreed to attend the training camp of the ECHLs Las Vegas Wranglers. He passed the physical so hes good to go. It doesnt mean a whole lot more than he wants to continue to work out and wait for an opportunity, perhaps for a job to open up in the NHL - which is quit possible. Weve seen NHL players do this in the past; most recently Cody Franson of the Toronto Maple Leafs during his contract stalemate. Bryzgalov has agreed to at least attend training camp in Las Vegas. Is Patrick Roy on the hook for paying his fine? Bob McKenzie - A common practice in the NHL when we hear about a coach being fined $10,000 is that they dont actually cash the cheque. They put it in a security deposit and its basically a good behavior bond. If you dont act up in the next six months or a year, you get the money back. But in this particular case, because Patrick Roy is such a high profile guy and because there was such physical contact with that partition that went down - and almost onto Bruce Boudreau - my understanding is that Roy is actually out of pocket by $10,000. He got a lot of attention from a lot of the coaches in the NHL; Ken Hitchcock saying that was a junior hockey move. One of the coaches I talked to said that if there was a lot of chirping involved - which was alleged but Roy denied - that he would take three steps. No. 1: Send a little note from trainer to trainer telling the guy to calm down. No. 2: Go over to the boards or the bench and tell him to calm down. No. 3: Set up a private meeting at a barn or a ring and settle your differences. Is head coach Peter Laviolette on the hot seat in Philadelphia? Dreger - Winning cures all, but the Flyers did not play well in the preseason and it drags back to the postseason where things did not bode well for the Flyers. Theres a sense of fear of impending doom for some around the organization and without question Laviolette is in trouble. Some believe that if things dont turn around for the Flyers organization and they dont start winning at the 10-15 game mark that Laviolette will be replaced. And you could perhaps look higher up the food chain too, where you find general manager Paul Holmgren and Ron Hextall. Craig ;Berubes name has been thrown around as a potential replacement, so hes clearly in the system.dddddddddddd What happened to Jonathan Drouins expectations in Tampa Bay? Pierre LeBrun - It surprised me and a lot of other people that he was sent back to the juniors, but not if you spoke to some scouts that watched him in preseason. One of the things that I heard from them is that he didnt have a lot of pace in his game in the preseason. He tried to beat players from a stand-still and there was also some questions about his conditioning from an NHL standpoint. But lets remember something. This guy - just two years ago - was playing midget hockey and so this would have been quit a jump for him. Two years ago, another team in Florida - the Panthers with Jonathan Huberdeau - also picked third overall and he was sent back to junior. A year later, he wins the Calder Trophy in the NHL. The same thing could happen to Drouin, so no alarm here. But obviously, he did not have a great camp. Are you surprised the Sedin twins dont have new contracts? McKenzie - Im a little surprised that the season is opening up for the Canucks and the Sedin twins have not been signed to an extension. Thats not to suggest that theres a huge alarm here, but by the same token its not to suggest things are going swimmingly either. I thought the entire training camp would have given agent JP Barry and Canucks general manager Mike Gillis an opportunity to put this thing to bed and the fact that it hasnt happened yet suggests to me that term is very much an issue. The Sedins will be 34 when an extension kicks in and I suspect theyre probably looking for at least a five-year deal and the Canucks want something shorter. I think with them taking hometown discounts on the last deal at $6.01 million, theyre looking way north of that for a pretty big raise. LeBrun - Not nearly as much attention - maybe because of the market he plays in - but theres Joe Thornton, also a high profile UFA at the end of the season. The expectation is that his camp will circle back to the San Jose Sharks in the very near future to start that process. But its not expected to be something thats going to be a distraction for Thornton or whether theres a deadline to this thing. Theyll get it done during the season. Theres early trade talk with Anaheim? Dreger - Anaheim Ducks GM Bob Murray is looking for a defenceman and its believed Toronto, Pittsburgh and maybe Philadelphia are involved. They want a young defenceman and may give up a young forward in return. ' ' '