Golden Knights 3–2 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Dec 17, 2021)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🎰 VGK

Brett Howden

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 12:17 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Mika Zibanejad

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 21:50 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Chris Kreider

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 20:35 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 Brett Howden Go-ahead 1st · 06:49

Assists: William Carrier, Keegan Kolesar · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–0

2nd period

🗽 Mika Zibanejad Tying 2nd · 00:17

Assists: Chris Kreider, K'Andre Miller · beat Laurent Brossoit

1–1

🗽 Chris Kreider PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:25

Assists: Mika Zibanejad, Ryan Strome · beat Laurent Brossoit

1–2

3rd period

🎰 Dylan Coghlan Tying 3rd · 14:44

Assists: Nicolas Hague, Brett Howden · beat Alexandar Georgiev

2–2

Shootout

🎰 Jonathan Marchessault Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Alexandar Georgiev

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Pacioretty · Stephenson · Stone 18:49

L2 Karlsson · Marchessault · Smith 16:01

L3 Carrier · Roy · Dadonov 14:08

L4 Janmark · Howden · Kolesar 12:35

D1 Theodore · Pietrangelo 26:58

D2 Whitecloud · McNabb 18:48

D3 Coghlan · Hague 15:58

🗽Rangers

L1 Kreider · Zibanejad · Kakko 21:50

L2 Strome · Goodrow · Chytil 15:53

L3 Lafrenière · Hunt · Gauthier 14:12

L4 Rooney · McKegg · Reaves 10:33

D1 Fox · Trouba 25:57

D2 Lindgren · Miller 22:12

D3 Hajek · Nemeth 13:00

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎰VGK NYR🗽

30 Shots on goal 29

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

12 Hits 23

8 Blocked shots 17

3 Takeaways 11

3 Giveaways 8

4 Penalty minutes 2

VGK shooting 10.0% (3/30) NYR shooting 6.9% (2/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎰Golden Knights

Laurent Brossoit

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Alexandar Georgiev

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 64:58 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

VGK NYR

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-4-1 (50% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0

Dec 82019 🗽NYR @ 🎰VGK 5–0 Dec 22019 🎰VGK @ 🗽NYR 4–1 Jan 82019 🗽NYR @ 🎰VGK 2–4 Dec 162018 🎰VGK @ 🗽NYR 4–3 OT Jan 72018 🗽NYR @ 🎰VGK 1–2

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Who won Golden Knights vs Rangers on December 17, 2021?

Golden Knights won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Golden Knights 3, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Brett Howden, Dylan Coghlan.

Who scored for Rangers?

Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Laurent Brossoit made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 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?

Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeDec 16 🎰VGK @ 😈NJD 5–3 AfterDec 19 🎰VGK @ 🏝️NYI 4–3

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 15 🗽NYR @ 🌵ARI 3–2 AfterDec 29 🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA 3–4

Also on December 17

⚔️BUF 2–3 🐧PIT ⭐DAL 1–4 🎵STL 🦅WSH 5–2 ✈️WPG 🐯NSH 3–2 🪶CHI 🌵ARI 6–5 🦆ANA

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