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Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers

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Eichel scores late in OT as Golden Knights beat Rangers 3-2

Sweet pass sets up Jack Eichel for Knights' OT winner

Brett Howden and Tomas Hertl also scored, and Mark Stone had two assists for the Golden Knights, who improved to 6-2-2 in their last 10 games. Carter Hart finished with 21 saves.

Mika Zibanejad and Alexis Lafreniere scored for the Rangers, who lost in overtime at home for the second straight day to fall to 3-8-3 at Madison Square Garden. Jonathan Quick had 26 saves.

After Hart denied Zibanejad to force a whistle in the Vegas end late in overtime, Eichel raced the other way following the ensuing faceoff and beat Quick for his 12th goal and the win.

Hertl forced overtime with a tying goal with 52 seconds remaining in regulation.

Lafreniere gave New York a 2-1 lead at 13:01 of the second, firing a shot past Hart for his seventh goal.

Howden, a former Ranger, scored his fifth goal just 36 seconds into the game.

Zibanejad tied it at 9:08 of the second, tapping a loose puck past Hart for his team-leading 11th. Zibanejad has 261 goals as a Ranger, one behind Vic Hadfield for sixth place on the franchise list.

Stone has 20 points in 12 games this season.

Hart was playing his second game since returning to the NHL. The 27-year-old goalie was one of five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault in July. He made his first appearance for Vegas last Tuesday at home, a 4-3 shootout win over Chicago.

Up next Golden Knights: Visit the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.

Rangers: Visit Chicago on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

VGK wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:36 Brett Howden Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (22), Mark Stone (15)
Goal 2nd Period 9:08 Mika Zibanejad Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Alexis Lafrenière (10), Matthew Robertson (2)
Goal 2nd Period 13:01 Alexis Lafrenière Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (13), Artemi Panarin (22)
Goal 3rd Period 19:08 Tomas Hertl Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Mark Stone (16), Jack Eichel (24)
Goal 4th Period 4:52 Jack Eichel Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (14), Brett Howden (4)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 23
15 Hits 33
7 Takeaways 3
28 Shots 24
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 0
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 23
53.1 Faceoff Win Percent 46.9
18 Giveaways 16
3 Total Penalties 4
9 Penalty Minutes 11
New York Rangers New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matt Rempe, C Injured Reserve Dec 12
Adam Edstrom, C Injured Reserve Dec 10
Adam Fox, D Injured Reserve Nov 30
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 17,486 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 15 6 39 9
Anaheim 19 11 39 1
Los Angeles 14 8 36 8
Edmonton 14 11 34 6
San Jose 15 14 33 3
Seattle 12 10 30 6
Calgary 12 16 28 4
Vancouver 11 17 25 3

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 19 9 40 2
Washington 18 9 40 4
NY Islanders 18 11 39 3
Philadelphia 16 9 36 4
Pittsburgh 14 8 35 7
New Jersey 17 13 35 1
NY Rangers 15 13 34 4
Columbus 13 12 32 6
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