Dec 16, 2018 3 min read

The Golden Knights needed overtime to earn two points after squandering a third-period lead for the second straight game.

Alex Tuch buried a sharp-angled shot just over two minutes into OT, giving the Golden Knights a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.

“It’s great to score in front of friends and family,” said Tuch, from Syracuse, New York. “I know what Madison Square Garden is, what it means to the city. It’s pretty cool to not only score the overtime winner, but to score in this building.”

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 shots in his 423rd career victory, which moved him into a tie with Tony Esposito for ninth on the NHL’s wins list.

“Since the day we got him in the expansion draft, he is the leader of our group,” Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant said of Fleury. “He gives us a chance to win every night.”

Paul Stastny, Reilly Smith and William Carrier scored for Vegas, which extended its points streak to four straight games. The Golden Knights blew a three-goal lead in an overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.

Chris Kreider, Brady Skjei and Mika Zibanejad scored for the Rangers, and Kevin Hayes had three assists. Henrik Lundqvist made 37 saves as New York dropped its third consecutive home game, all after regulation.

“It was embarrassing,” Rangers coach David Quinn said. “You can’t come out and play hockey like that.”

The Rangers dropped the previous two games at Madison Square Garden in stunning fashion, letting three-goal leads slip away against the Jets and Coyotes.

“This game is so much about the mind and how you recharge after wins and losses,” Lundqvist said.

Kreider tied the game at 3 when his wrist shot sailed past Fleury’s glove at 3:29 of the third period. It was Kreider’s team-leading 15th of the season.

Carrier gave Vegas a 3-2 lead at 13:12 of the second period. The 23-year-old took the puck from Rangers forward Lias Anderrson in the neutral zone to spark a 2-on-1 opportunity. Tomas Nosek assisted on Carrier’s seventh of the season.

Carolina 3, Arizona 0: Warren Foegele scored his first goal since October, Petr Mrazek made 23 saves in his first shutout of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-0. Defenseman Calvin de Haan had two assists for the Hurricanes, who won for only the second time in seven games this month. Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho also scored for Carolina.

Calgary 7, St. Louis 2: Matthew Tkachuk got his first goal in the city where his dad was a star, Johnny Gaudreau and Alan Quine each scored twice, and the Calgary Flames beat the St. Louis Blues 7-2. The Flames have won eight of nine and lead the Western Conference with 46 points. Elias Lindholm and Mark Giordano also scored, and David Rittich made 26 saves. Calgary scored four times on its first 15 shots in the opening period and cruised to improve to 12-2-1 in its past 15.

Buffalo 4, Boston 2: Jeff Skinner tucked the winning goal past Tuukka Rask with 3:13 remaining for his second score of the night, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-2. Skinner’s team-leading 24th goal came off a feed behind the net from Jack Eichel, who had two goals and two assists in his return to Boston.