Player of the night: Mika Zibanejad
Mike Zibanejad led a New York Rangers comeback against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, just as head coach Alain Vigneault finds himself on the hot seat.
Down 4-2 at home to the Golden Knights, the Rangers came roaring back in the final 20 minutes with four unanswered goals. Zibanejad led the comeback with three points, including the winning goal.
He also adds to what has been a terrific start to his season. With three points tonight, he now has 13 points in as many games and has been one of the few bright spots on a Rangers team looking to climb the Eastern Conference standings.
Highlight of the night:
Nikolaj Ehlers showed off his patience and stickhandling skills with a beautiful move to the backhand on a short breakaway against Wild goalie Alex Stalock. The play that resulted in the breakaway though ... not Matt Dumba’s finest moment.
Factoid of the night:
A comeback win for the Rangers and a milestone victory for Henrik Lundqvist, who stopped 30 of 34 shots faced against the Golden Knights.
Henrik Lundqvist earned his 408th NHL win, passing Glenn Hall for sole possession of 9th place on NHL's all-time list. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/xr7WbkJJUq
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 1, 2017
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