Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers

Friday, December 17, 2021, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the New York Rangers 3–2 in a shootout on Friday, December 17, 2021 on the road.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Vegas Golden Knights	3	43-31-8
at New York Rangers	2	52-24-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	1	0	1	0	1	3
New York Rangers	0	2	0	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	12	4	10	4	0	30
New York Rangers	9	11	2	7	0	29

Three stars

M. Zibanejad, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
B. Howden, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
L. Brossoit, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)

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	06:49	Vegas Golden Knights	Brett Howden (3)	William Carrier (4), Keegan Kolesar (9)	Even strength	VGK 1, NYR 0
2nd	00:17	New York Rangers	Mika Zibanejad (7)	Chris Kreider (8), K'Andre Miller (3)	Even strength	VGK 1, NYR 1
2nd	10:25	New York Rangers	Chris Kreider (18)	Mika Zibanejad (18), Ryan Strome (15)	Power play	VGK 1, NYR 2
3rd	14:44	Vegas Golden Knights	Dylan Coghlan (3)	Nicolas Hague (10), Brett Howden (5)	Even strength	VGK 2, NYR 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Roy	Saved
1	New York Rangers	Kaapo Kakko	Saved
2	Vegas Golden Knights	Evgenii Dadonov	Saved
2	New York Rangers	Mika Zibanejad	Saved
3	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault	Goal (winner)
3	New York Rangers	Ryan Strome	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers
Stat	Vegas Golden Knights	New York Rangers
Shots on goal	30	29
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	2
Hits	12	23
Blocked shots	8	17
Giveaways	3	8
Takeaways	3	11
Faceoffs won	23/59 (39%)	36/59 (61%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	55.6%	14:08
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		15:50
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	43.8%	18:49
Number 21 B. Howden	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	0	58.3%	12:17
Number 26 M. Janmark	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		12:52
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0		13:13
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0		12:35
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		20:26
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14:45
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0		18:47
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	30.8%	18:19
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:01
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		19:29
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2		18:06
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	2		26:18
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0		15:27
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		27:39
Number 52 D. Coghlan	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	1		16:28

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 L. Brossoit	29	27	2	.931	65:00	Win

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 A. Lafrenière	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:11
Number 14 G. McKegg	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0	55.6%	10:24
Number 15 J. Gauthier	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0		13:06
Number 16 R. Strome	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	58.3%	18:45
Number 17 K. Rooney	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		13:00
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	0	1	100%	20:35
Number 21 B. Goodrow	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	50%	15:53
Number 24 K. Kakko	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		21:57
Number 29 D. Hunt	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:12
Number 72 F. Chytil	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	50%	15:18
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	6	0	0		10:33
Number 93 M. Zibanejad	C	1	1	2	0	2	7	0	1	0	78.9%	21:50
Number 8 J. Trouba	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		23:59
Number 12 P. Nemeth	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		12:45
Number 23 A. Fox	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		27:55
Number 25 L. Hajek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		13:16
Number 55 R. Lindgren	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3	0		22:41
Number 79 K. Miller	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	2	0		21:42

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Georgiev	30	28	2	.933	64:58	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:17	New York Rangers	Mika Zibanejad	Hooking	2
2nd	08:54	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Roy	Slashing	2
2nd	10:25	Vegas Golden Knights	Alex Pietrangelo	High sticking	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
New York Rangers head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Bryan Pancich
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Ben Hutton, Michael Amadio, Adam Brooks
New York Rangers scratches: Jarred Tinordi, Artemi Panarin, Nils Lundkvist

2021-2022 season series

Every Vegas Golden Knights and New York Rangers game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at New York Rangers, Fri, Dec 17, 2021
New York Rangers 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Jan 6, 2022

Other NHL games on Dec 17

Other NHL games on Friday, December 17, 2021
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 17, 2021
Dallas Stars 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Dec 17, 2021
Washington Capitals 5 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Winnipeg Jets, Fri, Dec 17, 2021
Nashville Predators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 17, 2021
Arizona Coyotes 6 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final/OT	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Dec 17, 2021