The New York Rangers defeat edthe Las Vegas Golden Knights on the road in a thrilling match. Goaltender Alexandar Georgiev recorded his fourth career shutout as five different Rangers registered goals. The Rangers’ defensemen continue to contribute offensively.
The New York Rangers successfully kicked off their West Coast road trip with an impressive shutout win over the Vegas Knights. Rangers Artemi Panarin, Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba, Jesper Fast, and Mika Zibanejad all scored while the Knights couldn’t get a single puck past Alexandar Georgiev.
Georgiev’s remarkable performances in the net continued as he has been swiping away scoring chances from the opposing team game after game. The 23-year-old goaltender added another career shutout to his personal record against a challenging veteran opponent. This win also marked his second shutout within eight days.
For the first game in four games, the Blueshirts were able to open the scoring. Not only was Panarin able to get the puck past goaltender Malcolm Subban on a wrist shot, but Kreider added his own goal just 14 seconds later. Although the first period scoring ended there, Trouba netted a goal of his own, in the second period, illustrating why the Rangers lead the league in defensemen scoring.
Around the nine and a half mark in the middle frame, Fast extended the comfortable lead to make it a 4-0 game. Despite the Knights’ persistence in front of the Rangers net, Georgiev remained just as solid as he has been the past four games.
A few third period penalties for both teams later, Zibanejad was able to score on the power play when his centering pass richochet off a Vegas player and into the net with under five minutes remaining. With that, Vegas’s fate was sealed and the Rangers celebrated a well-earned victory.