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Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Sunday, March 7, 2027 · Madison Square Garden

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ESPN · SN

Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, March 7, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on ESPN and SN.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

Game 4 of a road trip: Philadelphia, NY Islanders and New Jersey, now NY Rangers.

  1. 252027-02-25: no game
  2. 262027-02-26: vs ANA
  3. 272027-02-27: no game
  4. 282027-02-28: no game
  5. 12027-03-01: no game
  6. 22027-03-02: at PHI
  7. 32027-03-03: no game
  8. 42027-03-04: at NYI
  9. 52027-03-05: at NJD, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 62027-03-06: no game
  11. 72027-03-07: at NYR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~10 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,303 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Rangers

Back home after a game in Buffalo.

  1. 252027-02-25: no game
  2. 262027-02-26: vs WSH
  3. 272027-02-27: no game
  4. 282027-02-28: at PIT
  5. 12027-03-01: no game
  6. 22027-03-02: no game
  7. 32027-03-03: vs BOS
  8. 42027-03-04: no game
  9. 52027-03-05: no game
  10. 62027-03-06: at BUF
  11. 72027-03-07: vs VGK, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~292 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~583 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25
New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VGKNYR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

VGK 77% (2nd most settled)NYR 75% (6th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)NYR 47.0s (8th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

VGK 26% (5th least often)NYR 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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