The New York Rangers got off to a solid start. They forechecked hard and took the body. They played the Golden Knights dead even and there were reasons for optimism. Maybe, just maybe, they’d be able to steal a point.
Nope. It all fell apart and it was a case of “here we go again.” Cody Eakin got an uncontested break-in and beat Georgiev. Who lost his man? Kevin Shattenkirk. In the second period, Vegas ‘ Brandon Pirri scored a power play goal on the rebound of a Max Pacioretty slapshot. How did they get the man advantage?