Overview
- The matchup is Tuesday in Paradise, Nevada, at 10 p.m. EST, marking the clubs’ first meeting this season.
- Vegas collected three of four points on a back-to-back, beating the Blues 4-1 before a 3-2 overtime loss to the Wild.
- The Golden Knights’ power play went 3-for-7 over the weekend after a 3-for-34 slump, with Reilly Smith scoring a tying goal and producing four points in his last three games in his first meeting with New York since his March trade back to Vegas.
- New York is 9-1-1 on the road, has won six straight away games, and could turn to Shesterkin, who is 7-6-2 with a .913 save percentage and a 2.39 goals-against average.
- Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan missed Sunday’s game for personal reasons, assistants David Quinn and Joe Sacco split duties, and his status for the Vegas game was not announced.