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12/07 21:13 CST Eichel scores late in OT as Golden Knights beat Rangers 3-2
Eichel scores late in OT as Golden Knights beat Rangers 3-2
ALLAN KREDA
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Jack Eichel scored at 4:52 of overtime and the Vegas Golden
Knights beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday night for their fourth straight
win.
Brett Howden and Tomas Hertl also scored, and Mark Stone had two assists for
the Golden Knights, who improved to 6-2-2 in their last 10 games. Carter Hart
finished with 21 saves.
Mika Zibanejad and Alexis Lafreniere scored for the Rangers, who lost in
overtime at home for the second straight day to fall to 3-8-3 at Madison Square
Garden. Jonathan Quick had 26 saves.
After Hart denied Zibanejad to force a whistle in the Vegas end late in
overtime, Eichel raced the other way following the ensuing faceoff and beat
Quick for his 12th goal and the win.
Hertl forced overtime with a tying goal with 52 seconds remaining in regulation.
Lafreniere gave New York a 2-1 lead at 13:01 of the second, firing a shot past
Hart for his seventh goal.
Howden, a former Ranger, scored his fifth goal just 36 seconds into the game.
Zibanejad tied it at 9:08 of the second, tapping a loose puck past Hart for his
team-leading 11th. Zibanejad has 261 goals as a Ranger, one behind Vic Hadfield
for sixth place on the franchise list.
Stone has 20 points in 12 games this season.
Hart was playing his second game since returning to the NHL. The 27-year-old
goalie was one of five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players acquitted of
sexual assault in July. He made his first appearance for Vegas last Tuesday at
home, a 4-3 shootout win over Chicago.
Up next
Golden Knights: Visit the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
Rangers: Visit Chicago on Wednesday night.
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