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Vegas Golden Knights strike early to take down Rangers and achieve a first

By Andrew Steele-Davis

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: The Vegas Golden Knights celebrate a power-play goal by Alex Tuch #89 at 3:50 of the first period against Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on December 02, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: The Vegas Golden Knights celebrate a power-play goal by Alex Tuch #89 at 3:50 of the first period against Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on December 02, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 02: Alex Tuch #89 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates after scoring a goal in the first period against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on December 2, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 02: Alex Tuch #89 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates after scoring a goal in the first period against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on December 2, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images) /

My Three Stars of the game

  1. Alex Tuch seems to be nearing his peak following an injury-ravaged start to the year. After breaking out against the Arizona Coyotes on Friday, Tuch elevated his game to a whole different level against the New York Rangers, scoring two goals in the opening five minutes of the game to match the total amount of goals he had scored in his previous 11 games this season. It was a big-time game from Alex Tuch and the Golden Knights need him to continue to produce secondary scoring.
  2. Malcolm Subban has doubters, me included, but he’s started four straight and he played a key role in the Vegas Golden Knights winning three consecutive games for the first time this year. Subban stopped 29 of the 30 shots he faced, including stopping all nine of the shots he faced on the power play. It was a big effort from the backup goalie who is stepping up to the plate for the Knights.
  3. Cody Glass gets my Third Star just because of his stunning assist in the second period when he sent a no-look pass over to Max Pacioretty who did the rest on the power play. It was a sublime dish from the rookie who has done that before this season, and it was a reminder of just how much talent this kid possesses.

Official Three Stars of the Game

  1. Alex Tuch
  2. Malcolm Subban
  3. Max Pacioretty

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Looking Ahead

This was the first game of a three-game road trip for the Vegas Golden Knights, who face the struggling New Jersey Devils in the second game of a back-to-back tonight.

The Knights will then close this road trip out on Thursday against the New York Islanders, who are one of the best teams in the NHL right now.

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