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Vegas Golden Knights vs. New York RangersDec 7, 2025

Final / OT· Madison Square Garden
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VGK
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NYR
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
VGK10113VGK8513228
NYR02002NYR4163124
VGK 71NYR 46
VGK 2.77NYR 2.46
PP goals
VGK 0NYR 0
Hits
VGK 15NYR 33
Blocks
VGK 11NYR 23
PIM
VGK 9NYR 11
VGK 53%NYR 47%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Vegas Golden Knights edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at NYR. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYR: Carrick–Brodzinski–Chmelar skated 4:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:22.Lafrenière
  2. Points
    Brett Howden had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:44.Howden
  3. Points
    Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:00.Eichel
  4. Points
    Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:51.Zibanejad
  5. Points
    Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:19.Stone
  6. New line
    New look for NYR: Carrick–Brodzinski–Chmelar skated 4:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.CarrickBrodzinskiChmelar
  7. Usage
    Carson Soucy (NYR) played 23:06, +6:40 up on his 16:26 season average over 75 games.Soucy
  8. Usage
    Tomas Hertl (VGK) played 20:03, +3:03 up on his 17:00 season average over 81 games.Hertl

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, VGK at NYR: 117 attempts, 52 on goal, 5 goals, 5.23 expected goals; best chance Mika Zibanejad at 0.36 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)NYR attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NYR
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · NYR 46 · VGK 71

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at NYR: expected goals 2.46 to 2.77 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 46 to 71, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTNYRVGKHZLHEnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:52
  • NYR
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NYRVGKcontrol2nd3rdOTHowden · 1st 0:36Zibanejad · 2nd 9:08Lafrenière · 2nd 13:01Hertl · 3rd 19:08Eichel · OT 4:52
  • NYR pressure
  • VGK pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VGK 39% of the game, NYR 25%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, VGK at NYR: 38 players over 64:52; most ice Jonathan Quick (64:52) for NYR and Carter Hart (64:09) for VGK, 5 goals.

NYR
VGK
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

NYR skaters (rows) against VGK skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the NYR side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, NYR rows versus VGK columns: 250 matchups; most common Gavrikov vs Hanifin, 10:06 at 34% xGF.

NYR ↓ · VGK →EichelBarbashevBowmanHertlDorofeyevSaadMarnerStoneHowdenReinhardtSmithKolesarTheodoreMcNabbHanifinWhitecloudKorczakHuttonL1 MillerL1 TrocheckL1 ShearyL2 ZibanejadL2 PanarinL2 LafrenièreL3 CuylleL3 LabaL3 BerardL4 BrodzinskiL4 ChmelarL4 CarrickD1 GavrikovD1 SchneiderD2 SoucyD2 BorgenD3 RobertsonD3 Morrow
NYR xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatVGKNYR
7043
1.882.53
1.832.47
1214
25
2522
+0.007−0.007
39%25%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

New York Rangers

Current NYR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 0:36
    VGKBrett Howden (Mitch Marner, Mark Stone)wrist0.23 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hanifin, Marner, Howden, WhitecloudNYR: Zibanejad, Panarin, Gavrikov, Schneider, Lafrenière
    VGK 1 – 0 NYR

2nd period

  1. 9:08
    NYRMika Zibanejad (Alexis Lafrenière, Matthew Robertson)backhand0.36 xG
    VGK: Stone, Saad, Hertl, Hutton, KorczakNYR: Zibanejad, Panarin, Robertson, Lafrenière, Morrow
    VGK 1 – 1 NYR
  2. 13:01
    NYRAlexis Lafrenière (Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin)wrist0.11 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel, BowmanNYR: Zibanejad, Soucy, Panarin, Borgen, Lafrenière
    VGK 1 – 2 NYR

3rd period

  1. 19:08
    VGKTomas Hertl (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel)backhand0.25 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner, DorofeyevNYR: Trocheck, Miller, Gavrikov, Schneider
    VGK 2 – 2 NYR

OT period

  1. 4:52
    VGKJack Eichel (Shea Theodore, Brett Howden)wrist0.33 xG
    VGK: Theodore, Eichel, HowdenNYR: Zibanejad, Panarin, Robertson
    VGK 3 – 2 NYR

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1112+120.3800023:00——5837
Ivan Barbashev LL1000-120.1500016:31——5729
Braeden Bowman RL1000-100.0300013:56——5027
Tomas Hertl CL2101020.5121020:03——5526
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2000+150.3301019:12——6849
Brandon Saad LL2000-120.2100013:41——5938
Mitch Marner RL3011+200.0020019:53——9383
Mark Stone RL3022+110.2100019:19——7256
Brett Howden CL3112+210.3220214:44——8777
Cole Reinhardt LL4000000.0020011:34——5226
Reilly Smith RL4000010.0300011:22——5425
Keegan Kolesar RL4000000.0031510:17——6546
Shea Theodore DD1011020.0900025:00——6230
Brayden McNabb DD1000-110.0812022:21——5825
Noah Hanifin DD2000+150.1601023:52——7373
Zach Whitecloud DD2000+100.0124021:30——5768
Kaedan Korczak DD3000-110.1011017:27——6342
Ben Hutton DD3000-130.1500212:20——5522
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Carter Hart(start)W24222.9172.4664:09

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
J.T. Miller CL1000-130.2030023:51——3968
Vincent Trocheck CL1000-120.2221023:50——3968
Conor Sheary LL1000030.4811016:03——3968
Mika Zibanejad CL2112040.5041018:51——3748
Artemi Panarin LL2011000.0010218:28——4254
Alexis Lafrenière LL2112+120.1912015:22——4056
Will Cuylle LL3000010.1530014:15——2833
Noah Laba CL3000000.0011013:32——2639
Brett Berard LL3000010.1711012:15——2336
Jonny Brodzinski CL4000000.2200010:25——5667
Jaroslav Chmelar RL4000020.242229:02——3967
Sam Carrick CL4000010.011057:53——4765
Vladislav Gavrikov DD1000-200.0332027:15——3044
Braden Schneider DD1000-200.0042024:30——3844
Carson Soucy DD2000+110.0124023:06——3146
Will Borgen DD2000+130.0331221:12——4658
Matthew Robertson DD3011010.0212019:54——3986
Scott Morrow DD3000+100.0003013:35——5294
NYR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jonathan Quick(start)O28253.8932.7764:52

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Brett Howden (VGK) 1st 0:36 · assists Mitch Marner, Mark Stone · Forecheck turnover · 50.5 mph shot.

Jack Eichel · OT 4:52 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
20.5 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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