Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers
· Madison Square Garden, New York · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New York Rangers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6–4 on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| New York Rangers |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
14 |
15 |
5 |
34 |
| New York Rangers |
9 |
18 |
11 |
38 |
Three stars
- M. Zibanejad, New York Rangers (1 goal, 2 assists)
- P. Buchnevich, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
- R. Smith, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:45 |
New York Rangers |
Jimmy Vesey (2) |
David Desharnais (5), Ryan McDonagh (6) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, NYR 1 |
| 1st |
05:22 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Oscar Lindberg (5) |
Alex Tuch (3), Deryk Engelland (4) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, NYR 1 |
| 1st |
19:21 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Reilly Smith (3) |
Jonathan Marchessault (2), Colin Miller (6) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, NYR 1 |
| 2nd |
01:29 |
New York Rangers |
Mats Zuccarello (3) |
Rick Nash (2), Kevin Hayes (3) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, NYR 2 |
| 2nd |
07:06 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Reilly Smith (4) |
Jonathan Marchessault (3), William Karlsson (4) |
Even strength |
VGK 3, NYR 2 |
| 2nd |
18:59 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
David Perron (4) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Penalty shot |
VGK 4, NYR 2 |
| 3rd |
05:31 |
New York Rangers |
Chris Kreider (3) |
Mika Zibanejad (4), Mats Zuccarello (7) |
Power play |
VGK 4, NYR 3 |
| 3rd |
09:26 |
New York Rangers |
Pavel Buchnevich (5) |
Mika Zibanejad (5) |
Even strength |
VGK 4, NYR 4 |
| 3rd |
14:11 |
New York Rangers |
Mika Zibanejad (8) |
Kevin Shattenkirk (8), Pavel Buchnevich (5) |
Power play |
VGK 4, NYR 5 |
| 3rd |
18:46 |
New York Rangers |
Michael Grabner (4) |
Jesper Fast (2) |
Even strength, Empty net |
VGK 4, NYR 6 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers
| Stat |
Vegas Golden Knights |
New York Rangers |
| Shots on goal |
34 |
38 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
2 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
6 |
| Hits |
13 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
18 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
12 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/65 (41.5%) |
38/65 (58.5%) |
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 18 J. Neal |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:33 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:16 |
| Number 21 C. Eakin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
15:12 |
| Number 24 O. Lindberg |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
13:47 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:09 |
| Number 41 P. Bellemare |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
30.8% |
10:33 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
15:21 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:35 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:23 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:29 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:45 |
| Number 92 T. Nosek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
09:17 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:57 |
| Number 6 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 15 J. Merrill |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:32 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:06 |
| Number 47 L. Sbisa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:41 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:04 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 M. Lagace |
37 |
32 |
5 |
.865 |
59:28 |
Loss |
New York Rangers
New York Rangers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 J. Miller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
12:10 |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:52 |
| Number 17 J. Fast |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:18 |
| Number 20 C. Kreider |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:59 |
| Number 24 B. Nieves |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
09:13 |
| Number 26 J. Vesey |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:43 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
21:29 |
| Number 40 M. Grabner |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:44 |
| Number 51 D. Desharnais |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
12:38 |
| Number 61 R. Nash |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:42 |
| Number 89 P. Buchnevich |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:57 |
| Number 93 M. Zibanejad |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
66.7% |
19:50 |
| Number 18 M. Staal |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:21 |
| Number 22 K. Shattenkirk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:07 |
| Number 27 R. McDonagh |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:31 |
| Number 42 B. Smith |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:06 |
| Number 47 S. Kampfer |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:06 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:57 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 H. Lundqvist |
34 |
30 |
4 |
.882 |
59:17 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
16:43 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alex Tuch |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:27 |
New York Rangers |
Brady Skjei |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:23 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jonathan Marchessault |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:20 |
New York Rangers |
Boo Nieves |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:59 |
New York Rangers |
Kevin Hayes |
Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) |
0 |
| 3rd |
02:21 |
New York Rangers |
Michael Grabner |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:51 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
David Perron |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:51 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
David Perron |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:17 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Colin Miller |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Gerard Gallant
- New York Rangers head coach
- Alain Vigneault
- Referees
- Francis Charron, Tom Chmielewski
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, David Brisebois
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Brayden McNabb, Brad Hunt, Brendan Leipsic
- New York Rangers scratches
- Paul Carey, Nick Holden
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