National Hockey League
Vegas 3, NY Rangers 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 17, 2021
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 17400

Jonathan Marchessault scored the only goal of the shootout and the visiting Vegas Golden Knights rallied late for a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers Friday night.

Vegas won its fourth straight and its seventh in eight games thanks to Marchessault's game-winner in the third round of the shootout.

After Nicolas Roy and Evgenii Dadonov were stopped by New York goalie Alexandar Georgiev, Marchessault won it when he made a wide move down the right wing and lifted a wrist shot from near the right faceoff circle over Georgiev's stick side.

Vegas netminder Laurent Brossoit stopped Mika Zibanejad and Ryan Strome in the shootout and made 27 saves, including seven in a free-flowing 3-on-3 overtime that saw the teams combine for 11 shots.

Georgiev made 28 saves, including three on Max Pacioretty in overtime with two stops coming on a breakaway with about 3 1/2 minutes left.

Former Ranger Brett Howden scored and had an assist by winning a faceoff from Zibanejad that led to Dylan Coghlan's tying tally with 5:16 remaining.

Zibanejad scored early in the second and Chris Kreider scored his 11th power-play goal and 18th overall midway through the second. The Rangers lost for the fourth time in six games and were unable to withstand the absence of Artemi Panarin.

Panarin missed the game due to a lower-body injury after playing only seven minutes in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the host Arizona Coyotes.

Howden opened the scoring by burying his own rebound 6:49 into the game. Vegas held the lead until Zibanejad's blistering wrist shot from the right wing went under defenseman Zach Whitecloud's legs 17 seconds into the second period.

Kreider scored his latest power-play goal by crashing the net, going to the left side of the crease and tipping in Zibanejad's pass midway through the second.

The Rangers lost the lead when Coghlan was left wide-open and fired a wrist shot from above the left circle over a screened Georgiev.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Vegas   NY Rangers
Brett Howden 2 Points Chris Kreider 2
Brett Howden 1 Goals Chris Kreider 1
Brett Howden 1 Assists Chris Kreider 1
N/A Power Play Goals Chris Kreider 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Laurent Brossoit .931 Save Percentage Alexandar Georgiev .933
Laurent Brossoit 27 Saves Alexandar Georgiev 28
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Vegas 30 3 0-1 1-2 4 23
NY Rangers 29 2 1-2 1-1 2 36
Upcoming Games
  • NY Rangers will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Rangers have a W/L % of .650 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Vegas will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .611 after a win and .667 after a loss.