VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
37-26-17 · W1 · L10: 6-1-3
W
W
W
L
SO
L
OT
W
W
OT
Final/OT
3—2
2025-12-07 · Madison Square Garden
NYR
New York Rangers
33-38-9 · L2 · L10: 5-5-0
OT
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
VGK dominated expected goals 2.8 to 2.3 · VGK controlled 61.7% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEVGK xG
2.75
ACTUAL
3 — 2
NYR xG
2.29
Scoring Timeline
0.21
HIGH xG
1P 00:36Even Strength
21
Brett Howden(5)
C · VGK · #21
Mitch Marner (22), Mark Stone (15)VGK 1 - 0 NYR
0.16
HIGH xG
2P 09:08Even Strength
93
Mika Zibanejad(11)
C · NYR · #93
Alexis Lafrenière (10), Matthew Robertson (2)VGK 1 - 1 NYR
0.05
MED xG
2P 13:01Even Strength
13
Alexis Lafrenière(7)
L · NYR · #13
Mika Zibanejad (13), Artemi Panarin (22)VGK 1 - 2 NYR
0.27
HIGH xG
3P 19:08Power Play
48
Tomas Hertl(13)
C · VGK · #48
Mark Stone (16), Jack Eichel (24)VGK 2 - 2 NYR
0.25
HIGH xG
OT 04:523 on 3
9
Jack Eichel(12)
C · VGK · #9
Shea Theodore (14), Brett Howden (4)VGK 3 - 2 NYR
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
32
Jonathan Quick
G · NYR · #32
25/28 saves, .892 SV%, +0.6 GSAx
★2
79
Carter Hart
G · VGK · #79
22/24 saves, .916 SV%, +0.4 GSAx
★3
93
Mika Zibanejad
C · NYR · #93
1G, 1A, 4 SOG, 4 HIT
Team Stats
VGKNYR
28Shots24
2.76xGF2.29
61.7CF%38.3
53.1FO%46.9
0/1PP0/0
15Hits33
11Blocks23
18Giveaways16
7Takeaways3
9PIM11
Period Breakdown
| Period | VGK SOG | NYR SOG | VGK xG | NYR xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 4 | 0.85 | 0.31 |
| 2nd | 5 | 14 | 0.35 | 1.63 |
| 3rd | 12 | 3 | 1.28 | 0.26 |
| OT | 1 | 1 | 0.28 | 0.08 |
| Total | 25 | 22 | 2.76 | 2.28 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL1P 09:29
Sam Carrickfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Keegan Kolesar1P 09:29
Keegan Kolesarfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Sam Carrick2P 13:13
Jaroslav Chmelarroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Ben Hutton2P 13:13
Ben Huttonroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Jaroslav Chmelar2P 19:10
Artemi Panarinhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Brayden McNabb3P 18:02
Brett Howdenroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Will Borgen3P 18:02
Will Borgenroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Brett Howden