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Vegas Golden Knights 3, New York Rangers 2 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 3, New York Rangers 2 (overtime). Shots on goal: VGK 28, NYR 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-0 NYR; P2 VGK 0-2 NYR; P3 VGK 1-0 NYR; OT VGK 1-0 NYR.

Scoring plays: P1 00:36 Brett Howden (assists: Mitch Marner, Mark Stone) to make it VGK 1-0 NYR; P2 09:08 Mika Zibanejad (assists: Alexis Lafrenière, Matthew Robertson) to make it VGK 1-1 NYR; P2 13:01 Alexis Lafrenière (assists: Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin) to make it VGK 1-2 NYR; P3 19:08 Tomas Hertl (assists: Mark Stone, Jack Eichel) to make it VGK 2-2 NYR; OT 04:52 Jack Eichel (assists: Shea Theodore, Brett Howden) to make it VGK 3-2 NYR. Top skaters: Mika Zibanejad (NYR) 1 G, 1 A; Jack Eichel (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Brett Howden (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jonathan Quick (NYR) 26 saves on 29, decision O; Carter Hart (VGK) 21 saves on 23, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYR
Mika Zibanejad
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:51 TOI
Goals · NYR
Alexis Lafrenière
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 16:22 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Carter Hart
21 saves on 23 shots (.913) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

VGK 1 largest lead P1 0:36 (VGK 1, NYR 0) · 2-0 run, P3 19:08–OT 4:52
NYR 1 largest lead P2 13:01 (VGK 1, NYR 2) · 2-0 run, P2 9:08–P2 13:01
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:36 Brett Howden (Mitch Marner, Mark Stone) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 1, NYR 0
  • P2 9:08 Mika Zibanejad (Alexis Lafrenière, Matthew Robertson) NYR · backhand shot · VGK 1, NYR 1
  • P2 13:01 Alexis Lafrenière (Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin) NYR · wrist shot · VGK 1, NYR 2
  • P3 19:08 Tomas Hertl (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel) VGK · Power play · backhand shot · VGK 2, NYR 2
  • OT 4:52 Jack Eichel (Shea Theodore, Brett Howden) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 3, NYR 2

Linescore

123OT T
VGK 1011 3
NYR 0200 2

Shots on goal: VGK 29, NYR 23

Biggest Period

The New York Rangers scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKNYR
28Shots on goal24
58Shot attempts59
26Faceoff wins23
15Hits33
11Blocked shots23
0Power-play goals0
7Takeaways3
18Giveaways15
9Penalty minutes11
91.3%Save %89.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VGK8513228
NYR4163124

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights3 G · 47 attempts
Noah Hanifin: saved (tip-in)Brett Howden: goal (wrist)Brayden McNabb: missed the netBrett Howden: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: missed the netReilly Smith: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Zach Whitecloud: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netBen Hutton: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Ben Hutton: saved (deflected)Brandon Saad: saved (tip-in)Shea Theodore: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Braeden Bowman: missed the netBen Hutton: saved (slap)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (backhand)Shea Theodore: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (slap)Mark Stone: missed the netTomas Hertl: goal (backhand)Brayden McNabb: saved (slap)Brayden McNabb: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 25Saved53% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net40% of attempts
New York Rangers2 G · 35 attempts
Carson Soucy: saved (wrist)Vincent Trocheck: missed the netBrett Berard: missed the netConor Sheary: missed the netVincent Trocheck: saved (wrist)Conor Sheary: missed the netVincent Trocheck: saved (tip-in)Will Borgen: saved (wrist)Alexis Lafrenière: missed the netWill Cuylle: missed the netBrett Berard: saved (backhand)Jaroslav Chmelar: saved (slap)Jonny Brodzinski: missed the netJonny Brodzinski: missed the netConor Sheary: saved (wrist)Mika Zibanejad: saved (wrist)Matthew Robertson: saved (wrist)Mika Zibanejad: goal (backhand)Will Borgen: saved (wrist)Conor Sheary: saved (backhand)J.T. Miller: saved (wrist)J.T. Miller: missed the netAlexis Lafrenière: goal (wrist)Jaroslav Chmelar: saved (backhand)J.T. Miller: saved (wrist)J.T. Miller: saved (backhand)Mika Zibanejad: saved (wrist)Will Borgen: saved (wrist)Will Cuylle: saved (wrist)Alexis Lafrenière: saved (wrist)Sam Carrick: saved (wrist)Conor Sheary: saved (wrist)Vincent Trocheck: missed the netVladislav Gavrikov: missed the netMika Zibanejad: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 22Saved63% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net31% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jack Eichel C 112+120023:00
Brett Howden C 112+212014:40
Mark Stone R 022+110019:19
Tomas Hertl C 101022120:07
Shea Theodore D 011020025:00
Mitch Marner R 011+202019:53
Noah Hanifin D 000+150123:48
Brayden McNabb D 000-111222:25
Zach Whitecloud D 000+102421:30
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000+160119:12
Kaedan Korczak D 000-111117:27
Ivan Barbashev L 000-120016:31
Braeden Bowman R 000-100013:56
Brandon Saad L 000-120013:41
Ben Hutton D 000-130012:20
Cole Reinhardt L 000002011:34
Reilly Smith R 000010011:22
Keegan Kolesar R 000003110:17
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart W 212391.3264:09
NYR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mika Zibanejad C 112044118:51
Alexis Lafrenière L 112+121216:22
Matthew Robertson D 011011219:54
Artemi Panarin L 011001018:52
Vladislav Gavrikov D 000-203227:15
Braden Schneider D 000-204224:30
Carson Soucy D 000+112423:06
J.T. Miller C 000-133022:27
Vincent Trocheck C 000-112122:26
Will Borgen D 000+133121:12
Conor Sheary L 000031116:03
Will Cuylle L 000013015:39
Scott Morrow D 000+100313:35
Noah Laba C 000001113:32
Brett Berard L 000011112:15
Jonny Brodzinski C 000000010:25
Jaroslav Chmelar R 000022209:02
Sam Carrick C 000011007:53
NYR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jonathan Quick O 262989.7364:52

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 2 – 0 NYR
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