🎰 Away Golden Knights 8-2-0
4–6
Final
🗽 Home Rangers 3-7-2
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🎰 VGK 2204
🗽 NYR 1146

Golden Knights at Rangers

Rangers beat Golden Knights 6–4 at Madison Square Garden on October 31, 2017.

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2017-18 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Mika Zibanejad
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 19:50 TOI
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Pavel Buchnevich
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 16:57 TOI
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Henrik Lundqvist
30 saves
0.882 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Jimmy Vesey Go-ahead 1st · 02:45
Assists: David Desharnais, Ryan McDonagh · beat Maxime Lagace
0–1
🎰 Oscar Lindberg Tying 1st · 05:22
Assists: Alex Tuch, Deryk Engelland · beat Henrik Lundqvist
1–1
🎰 Reilly Smith Go-ahead 1st · 19:21
Assists: Jonathan Marchessault, Colin Miller · beat Henrik Lundqvist
2–1
2nd period
🗽 Mats Zuccarello Tying 2nd · 01:29
Assists: Rick Nash, Kevin Hayes · beat Maxime Lagace
2–2
🎰 Reilly Smith Go-ahead 2nd · 07:06
Assists: Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson · beat Henrik Lundqvist
3–2
🎰 David Perron 2nd · 18:59
Unassisted · beat Henrik Lundqvist
4–2
3rd period
🗽 Chris Kreider PP 3rd · 05:31
Assists: Mika Zibanejad, Mats Zuccarello · beat Maxime Lagace
4–3
🗽 Pavel Buchnevich Tying 3rd · 09:26
Assists: Mika Zibanejad · beat Maxime Lagace
4–4
🗽 Mika Zibanejad PP Go-ahead 3rd · 14:11
Assists: Kevin Shattenkirk, Pavel Buchnevich · beat Maxime Lagace
4–5
🗽 Michael Grabner Empty net 3rd · 18:46
Assists: Jesper Fast
4–6

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Perron · Karlsson · Marchessault 18:29
L2 Neal · Haula · Smith 17:16
L3 Lindberg · Eakin · Tuch 14:45
L4 Bellemare · Nosek · Carrier 9:17
D1 Schmidt · Sbisa 23:22
D2 Engelland · Merrill 18:44
D3 Miller · Theodore 16:12
🗽Rangers
L1 Nash · Zibanejad · Zuccarello 19:50
L2 Kreider · Buchnevich · Hayes 16:57
L3 Vesey · Desharnais · Fast 13:18
L4 Grabner · Miller · Nieves 11:44
D1 Shattenkirk · Skjei 24:02
D2 McDonagh · Staal 19:56
D3 Smith · Kampfer 12:06

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🎰VGK NYR🗽
34 Shots on goal 38
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
13 Hits 16
14 Blocked shots 13
8 Takeaways 12
12 Giveaways 18
10 Penalty minutes 6
VGK shooting 11.8% (4/34) NYR shooting 15.8% (6/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎰Golden Knights
Maxime Lagace
32/37
.865 SV% · 5 GA · 59:28 TOI
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
30/34
.882 SV% · 4 GA · 59:17 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Jimmy Vesey · 1st 02:45 · 0–1 Oscar Lindberg · 1st 05:22 · 1–1 Reilly Smith · 1st 19:21 · 2–1 Mats Zuccarello · 2nd 01:29 · 2–2 Reilly Smith · 2nd 07:06 · 3–2 David Perron · 2nd 18:59 · 4–2 Chris Kreider · 3rd 05:31 · 4–3 Pavel Buchnevich · 3rd 09:26 · 4–4 Mika Zibanejad · 3rd 14:11 · 4–5 Michael Grabner · 3rd 18:46 · 4–6
VGK NYR
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🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)
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❓ VGK vs NYR, answered

Who won Golden Knights vs Rangers on October 31, 2017?

Rangers won 6–4. The final score was Golden Knights 4, Rangers 6.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Reilly Smith (2), David Perron, Oscar Lindberg.

Who scored for Rangers?

Chris Kreider, Jimmy Vesey, Mats Zuccarello, Michael Grabner, Mika Zibanejad, Pavel Buchnevich.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Maxime Lagace made 32 saves on 37 shots (.865 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Golden Knights vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeOct 30 🎰VGK @ 🏝️NYI 3–6 AfterNov 2 🎰VGK @ 🐻BOS 1–2
🗽 Rangers
BeforeOct 28 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–5 AfterNov 2 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 2–1
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