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ST. LOUIS -- Carter Hutton did all the important work in the third period of the Blues win Saturday night.Hutton made 33 saves, including 15 in the final period when his teammates did not record a shot on goal, to help St. Louis beat the New York Rangers 3-2.Coach Ken Hitchcock liked what he saw from his new backup goalie, brought into spell Jake Allen after St. Louis traded away Brian Elliott over the summer. Allen and Elliott formed an outstanding tandem for the Blues last season.The goalie was outstanding there in the third period, Hitchcock said. He won us the game, which was great. Whether it was three games in four nights or the injuries there that depleted us, we needed our goalie there and he came through for us.In the third period we were running on fumes and we needed our goalie.Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist for St. Louis. Tarasenko has three goals in three games for the Blues after netting 40 last season.St. Louis has begun the season with three straight wins for the fourth time. St. Louis also started 3-0-0 in 1969-70, 1993-94 and 2013-14.Hutton got his first win and made numerous tough saves in his first game with St. Louis. He signed to a two-year, $2.25 million free agent contract on July 1.Facing a barrage in the third period did not bother Hutton.You just battle, Hutton said. Just compete on everything. They got their chances and we were able to hold them off. Youre just in the moment. You know about the blood, sweat and tears that goes into this so youre in the mindset to just keep competing.The Rangers outshot St. Louis 35-18, with New Yorks Henrik Lundqvist making 15 saves.We created quite a few opportunities in the third and we should have been able to tie it up but their goaltender made the difference, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said.The Blues scored quickly, taking a 1-0 lead just 1:13 into the game. Colton Parayko blocked a shot by J.T. Miller, then controlled the puck and fed Tarasenko at the blue line. His wrist shot from the low side of the left faceoff circle easily beat Lundqvist.Tarasenko deflected attention from himself to Hutton.Our goalie played great. Im happy with this win and for us to keep going, Tarasenko said. We see him in practice every day. Were lucky to have two good goalies.Lundqvist called Tarasenko one of the leagues best.Obviously the way the game started, it was tough to see that guy (Tarasenko) come down on a breakaway, Lundqvist said. I think hes one of the best in the league on the breakaway the way he shoots the puck. Hes so accurate and so hard. You would like to have a couple shots before you face that kind of breakaway.The Rangers tied it at 5:25 when Chris Kreider found a loose puck just outside the crease and knocked it past Hutton. It was Kreiders second goal this season. He is the only Ranger who recorded at least 20 goals in each of the last two seasons.Paul Stastny poked in a rebound of a shot by Robby Fabbri a 17:32, giving the Blues a 2-1 lead. It was the 100th point of Stastnys career.The Rangers went the last 11:40 of the first period without a shot on goal.Each team scored in the second period.A power-play goal gave St. Louis a 3-1 lead. Alex Pietrangelo got a pass from Stastny in the corner and blasted in a slap shot from the faceoff circle at 2:28 of the second period. Tarasenko also assisted on the goal.New York was able to kill off four other St. Louis power-play opportunities. The Rangers were 0 for 2 on the power play.Today comes down to special teams. We had a couple late power-play chances and they get one on theirs and thats the difference in a one-goal game, New York captain Ryan McDonagh said.Just 30 seconds later, the Rangers cut the lead to 3-2. With Scottie Upshall all over him, Mika Zibanejad scored on a backhander when Hutton failed to seal off space by the post.That was definitely not a good goal, right? Hutton said. Thats hockey. Whats done is done and I move on.The Blues had three players leave the game with upper body injuries. Center Kyle Brodziak left in the first period and center Jori Lehtera and defenseman Carl Gunnarsson both exited in the second period.Hitchcock gave no further update on the injuries, saying more information would come Monday. The players have a day off Sunday.New York defenseman Dan Girardi also left in the second period and did not return.Hes got a hip flexor and will know the severity tomorrow but at this time I would say hes a little bit more than day to day, Vigneault said.Game notes The Rangers were without Kevin Klein (back), who remains day to day. ... The Blues were without Jaden Schwartz (elbow). Schwartz skated with the Blues for a second straight day Saturday but is still on the same recovery timeline of four weeks. ... Allen was given the night off after starting 2-0-0 for the first time in his career. ... The game was the first of two meetings this season and the only one in St. Louis. 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PHILADELPHIA -- Adonis Garcia is benefiting from the two All-Star sluggers batting behind him.Garcia scored the winning run in the 10th inning after homering twice earlier in the game, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Saturday night.Garcia spent most of the season in the middle of Atlantas order, but for the last month, hes batted second ahead of Freddie Freeman and Matt Kemp.The team is clicking and Im feeding off of that, Garcia said. I honesty do feel good being in the two spot. I feel like Im getting ... a lot more fastballs due to the fact of the guys hitting behind me.Garcia hit a solo homer with one out in the first inning, then another solo shot in the sixth. He has 13 homers in 424 at-bats this season, and since moving to the No. 2 spot he is hitting .303 with five homers and 14 RBI.Its good for everyone to come in here and were playing well, he said. Were just doing all the little things right, right now. So its good to see that were doing that and executing well.Garcia scored the winning run on a check-swing ground ball by Tyler Flowers. First baseman Ryan Howard threw home on the slow roller, but Garcia beat the force play.Jed Bradley (1-0) got the win in his major league debut with one scoreless inning. Bradley nearly gave up a walkoff home run to Freddy Galvis in the ninth, but Galvis shot hooked just foul.I might have had a minor coronary, Bradley said. I was yelling at the baseball the whole time. Im glad it went foul. Im not going to lie. This whole night took me by surprise. I think Im still wrapping my head around it, but Im happy it turned out the way it did.Mauricio Cabrera got his fourth save in four opportunities.Edubray Ramos (1-2) allowed two runs and one hit after allowing a leadoff walk to Garcia. Freeman also scored in the 10th on Jace Petersons groundout.Maikel Franco had four hits for the Phillies, including three doubles, drove in a run and made a sensational diving play at third base to rob Flowers of a hitt.ddddddddddddHowever, it was his error on a dropped pop-up in the eighth that led to the tying run. Franco dropped Chase dArnauds foul ball, and dArnaud walked and then scored on Garcias ground out.I just called for it late, and I dropped it, Franco said.Cesar Hernandez added a home run and Cameron Rupp snapped an 0-for-15 drought with a two-run double in the third to drive in the Phillies other runs.Phillies starter Vince Velasquez allowed two earned runs in seven innings, striking out eight. It was the final start of the season for Velasquez, who was shut down by the Phillies to preserve his arm after throwing a career-high 130 innings this season.I completely understood from the beginning (what the plan was), Velasquez said. It was a big workload on my arm. It had a toll on me, so I completely understand this decision.Braves rookie John Gant allowed three earned runs in five innings, striking out six while throwing a career-high 113 pitches.STATSEnder Inciarte extended his hitting streak to 14 games. He had a 19-game streak earlier this season. ... Freeman extended his hitting streak to 10 games and has reached safely in 26 straight, the longest active streak in the majors. ... Franco has nine extra-base hits against the Braves this year, more than against any other team. ... Velasquez pitched beyond the sixth inning for just the third time this season, and the first time since July 18. ... Aaron Altherr played all three outfield positions for the Phillies.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: Atlanta placed RHP Aaron Blair on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 29, due to a left knee strain. To replace him on the roster, it recalled RHP Brandon Cunniff from Triple-A Gwinnett. Cunniff pitched a scoreless inning Saturday.UP NEXTBraves RHP Julio Teheran (4-9, 3.12 ERA) opposes Phillies RHP Jake Thompson (1-4, 7.86) in the series finale Sunday. ' ' '