Rangers Lose 3-2 to Golden Knights, End Road Streak

The New York Rangers fell to the Las Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena, dropping their record to 10-8-3 and slipping to sixth place in the Metropolitan Division with 23 points through 21 games. The loss marked the end of a six-game road winning streak for the Rangers, who struggled to generate consistent offense despite a strong effort from goaltender Igor Shesterkin.

Las Vegas struck first in the opening period with a power-play goal from Braeden Bowman at the 11-minute mark, capitalizing on a penalty drawn by Artemi Panarin in the neutral zone. The Golden Knights extended their lead to 2-0 early in the second when Pavel Dorofeyev recovered a loose puck after a scrum behind the Rangers net and fed Ben Hutton for a wrist shot through Shesterkin's five-hole. New York responded later in the frame when Will Cuylle and Jonny Brodzinski broke out on a two-on-one, with Brodzinski cleaning up a rebound to cut the deficit to 2-1.

The Rangers mounted pressure in the third period, tying the game at 2-2 on a power-play tip-in by Vincent Trocheck off a slap shot from Panarin with under four minutes remaining and Shesterkin pulled for an extra attacker. However, Las...