Los Angeles Kings vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Friday, December 15, 2017 · Madison Square Garden
NHLN-US · SN · TVAS · FS-W
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Friday, December 15, 2017 at Madison Square Garden. The Kings outshot the Rangers 35-28.
Goals came from Chris Kreider, Marian Gaborik, Kevin Hayes, Torrey Mitchell, Rick Nash and J.T. Miller.
Henrik Lundqvist made 33 saves on 35 shots for the win; Jonathan Quick stopped 24 of 27.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Chris Kreider (11)Kevin Shattenkirk (16), David Desharnais (12)0–110:23 NYR · PPG
2nd period
Marian Gaborik (5)Jussi Jokinen (4)1–103:46 LAK
Kevin Hayes (7)Ryan McDonagh (17), Michael Grabner (3)1–214:43 NYR
3rd period
Torrey Mitchell (2)Marian Gaborik (3), Jussi Jokinen (5)2–207:59 LAK
Rick Nash (9)Unassisted2–316:33 NYR
J.T. Miller (5)Mats Zuccarello (19), Jimmy Vesey (5)2–419:06 NYR · EN
Team stats
LAKNYR
35Shots on goal28
47%Faceoff %53%
0/1Power play1/3
6Penalty minutes2
21Hits23
14Blocked shots25
11Giveaways10
8Takeaways13
Penalties
- 1st 08:58
Jussi Jokinen · hooking2 min - 2nd 06:32Trevor Lewis · tripping2 min
- 2nd 08:41Tanner Pearson · holding2 min
- 2nd 11:05
Jesper Fast · interference2 min
Season series
Los Angeles Kings
| 12Marian GaborikR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 14:56 |
| 36Jussi JokinenL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 13:01 |
| 71Torrey MitchellC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 13:02 |
| 9Adrian KempeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:39 |
| 11Anze KopitarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 18:44 |
| 13Kyle CliffordL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:26 |
| 19Alex IafalloC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:57 |
| 21Nicholas ShoreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:27 |
| 22Trevor LewisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:02 |
| 23Dustin BrownL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:56 |
| 70Tanner PearsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:36 |
| 73Tyler ToffoliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 14:50 |
| 5Christian FolinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:12 |
| 6Jake MuzzinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:28 |
| 8Drew DoughtyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | 24:02 |
| 24Derek ForbortD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 22:55 |
| 27Alec MartinezD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:39 |
| 56Kurtis MacDermidD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:46 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Jonathan QuickG | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 58:57 |
| 35Darcy KuemperG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
New York Rangers
| 10J.T. MillerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 18:37 |
| 13Kevin HayesR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:00 |
| 20Chris KreiderC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:30 |
| 26Jimmy VeseyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:17 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 18:36 |
| 40Michael GrabnerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:44 |
| 51David DesharnaisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:33 |
| 61Rick NashL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 18:44 |
| 22Kevin ShattenkirkD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 19:45 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 22:35 |
| 17Jesper FastR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:49 |
| 24Boo NievesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:50 |
| 28Paul CareyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:33 |
| 89Pavel BuchnevichL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:11 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 18:27 |
| 42Brendan SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:34 |
| 55Nick HoldenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:39 |
| 76Brady SkjeiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:36 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | W | 35 | 33 | 2 | .943 | 60:00 |
| 31Ondrej PavelecG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |