12:36 pm
December 16

Golden Knights @ Rangers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Vegas Golden Knights (18-14-2)

@ New York Rangers (14-13-4)

 

Starting Goalies:

Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK): Confirmed

Henrik Lundqvist(NYR): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Vegas Golden Knights: (-140)

New York Rangers: (+115)

 

Teams coming off frustrating overtime losses after blowing three-goal leads get together at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday afternoon when the Rangers host the Vegas Golden Knights. New York fell to 2-5-2 in its last nine contests when ex-Ranger Derek Stepan scored 4:28 into overtime to snap Arizona’s nine-game losing streak to New York with a 4-3 victory on Friday while Vegas lost for only the third time in 12 games (9-2-1) in a 5-4 setback at New Jersey.

• Vegas’ Marc-Andre Fleury (18-10-2, 2.57 goals-against average .907 save percentage) could be between the pipes as he tries again to join Tony Esposito in ninth place on the all-time wins list with 423 but might yield to Malcolm Subban with the Golden Knights concluding their road trip Monday in Columbus.

• William Karlsson scored twice against New Jersey and has four of his team-high 13 goals this season during a three-game streak. Karlsson shares the club point lead at 26 with Jonathan Marchessault, who has two goals and three assists in his last five games after providing two helpers Friday. Max Pacioretty missed Friday’s game with an undisclosed injury while Paul Stastny, who signed a three-year, $19.5 million deal during the offseason, returned after missing the last 30 contests with a lower-body injury and had two shots in 16 minutes, 53 seconds of ice time.

• Mats Zuccarello, who led the club with 53 points last season, returned after missing seven games and 13 of the last 15 with a groin injury and had an assist while a minus-2 in 22:30. Kevin Hayes, whose 23 points are second on the team to Mika Zibanejad (27), recorded a goal and an assist Friday, and has three of each in his last three games. Henrik Lundqvist (10-9-4, 2.83, .914) has yielded at least four goals in his last three games after doing so only once in his previous 12 appearances.

• New York has allowed at least one power-play goal in each of the last five games, killing 14-of-21 penalties during that span, while its power play erupted for a season-high three goals Friday after going 2-for-20 in the previous 10 contests.

• Rangers D Adam McQuaid (lower body) could return after missing the last 21 games.

• The clubs split their two meetings in Vegas’ inaugural season of 2017-18 with the home team prevailing each time.

 

5/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Vegas Golden Knights