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Still no party for Marty: St. Louis blanked again

RALEIGH, N.C. — It has only been four games — or is that, it has already been four games? — for Martin St. Louis as a Ranger, but No. 26 is not happy at all with his absence of production since coming to New York from the Lightning in the captains’ exchange for Ryan Callahan.

“Individually I guess it’s been a tough start for me,” St. Louis told The Post following the Blueshirts’ 3-1 defeat to the Hurricanes on Tuesday night. “I’ve gotten my looks, but they haven’t gone in, and it hasn’t been good enough.”

St. Louis led the Rangers with five shots against Carolina in a club-high 20:03 for forwards. The winger, who recorded 29 goals in 62 games for Tampa Bay, had his best chance on a power-play breakaway at 14:54 of the first period, but was denied on the backhand cutting from left to right by Cam Ward’s left pad.

“No one is going to give you anything; you have to go out and earn it,” St. Louis said. “Getting chances this time of year is definitely not good enough.

“I expect more out of myself. I’m going to keep working at it.”

Coach Alain Vigneault, who rarely juggles his line combinations, did so over the final half of the third period, breaking up both the Derek Stepan-Rick Nash-Chris Kreider unit that had been intact for 30 consecutive games and the Brad Richards-St. Louis-Carl Hagelin line.

Vigneault moved St. Louis onto the line with Stepan and Nash while shifting Kreider onto a unit with Richards and Derek Dorsett, benching Hagelin the final 9:40 for all but one brief late shift.

Dorsett, scratched the last two games, replaced Dan Carcillo in the lineup. Carcillo had played in 21 straight games.

“They’re the same type of player, they bring energy and physicality, but I want to get Dorse in,” Vigneault said following the morning skate. “He was out a long time, and was in on a regular basis for us and did a good job before his injury.”

Dorsett played 8:45 on 14 shifts, most with fourth-line mates Dominic Moore and Brian Boyle.

“I’ve got another chance to prove myself and I just have to make sure I do that,” Dorsett told reporters after the skate. “I’m not going to sit here and lie to you guys; it’s been difficult.

“Obviously I know I can play in this league and know I can be successful in this league. I’ve done it before.”

The Rangers had beaten the Candy Canes 10 straight times over three seasons prior to the defeat.