ST. LOUIS, Mo. \u2014 Just call him O.T. Miller.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Rangers earned a 2-1 victory over the Blues on Thursday night at Enterprise Center thanks to another clutch performance in overtime from their captain, J.T. Miller. Ripping a shot from between the circles, the 32-year-old recorded his third OT goal, as well as his fourth point in the extra period this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a leader,\u201d goalie Igor Shesterkin told The Post after making 26 saves in the win. \u201cHe has a great personality. He played great. He always plays hard. So we just try to follow him, especially in overtime. He\u2019s a huge player for us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Miller has carried a lot of the burden from the Rangers\u2019 early struggles. As the 29th captain in franchise history, that\u2019s to be expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n
J.T. Miller (8) celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in the Rangers\u2019 3-2 overtime win over the Blues in St. Louis on Dec. 18, 2025. Jeff Curry-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Gabe Perreault is congratulated by teammates after scoring a second-period goal in the Rangers\u2019 overtime road win over the Blues. NHLI via Getty Images<\/p>\n
The fiery forward hasn\u2019t just spoken on the team\u2019s deficiencies. He has accepted as much of the responsibility as he possibly can. Not only to deflect from his teammates but because he genuinely believes it is his to shoulder, having not risen to the individual expectations he has for himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) in 34 games, Miller has definitely not produced as much as the Rangers need him to, especially at five-on-five.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That being said, his portfolio after regulation has been key for the Rangers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Igor Shesterkin makes one of his 26 saves as Pavel Buchnevich (89) looks for a rebound during the Rangers\u2019 overtime road win over the Blues. Jeff Curry-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
In addition to his three overtime winners, Miller setup Will Cuylle\u2019s game-winning goal in the Rangers\u2019 overtime victory in Seattle. He also registered the shootout winner in Columbus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good for the confidence,\u201d Miller said. \u201cLast couple weeks, I feel like my game\u2019s there. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s kind of back to the same as the beginning of the year. It\u2019s like not getting as much as I\u2019d like, I think, on the scoresheet. But I got to believe that if you just play like that in [more] games than not over the course of the season, good things will happen. Just try to be confident.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Head coach Mike Sullivan inserted rookies Gabe Perreault and Brennan Othmann into the Rangers bottom six in hopes of jump-starting the lineup offensively.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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