Vejmelka allowed four goals on 24 shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.
Here are three takeaways after the New York Rangers closed their road trip with a 5-3 comeback win against the Utah Hockey Club.
After Utah's first matchup against the Rangers delivered a high scoring and dramatic game, more of the same happened the second time around. Both teams went back and forth all night, but the Rangers secured the 4-3 win after it got its first lead of the game in the third.
Chris Kreider scored the tiebreaking goal with 9:38 remaining in the third period as the New York Rangers erased three one-goal deficits and defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.
SALT LAKE CITY -- The New York Rangers scored three goals in the third period to defeat the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 at Delta Center on Thursday. Artemi Panarin scored twice for the Rangers (21-20-3), who extended their point streak to six games (4-0-2). Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves.
There was something vintage about this, about the way Chris Kreider faded toward the high slot after the Rangers won a faceoff midway through the third period Thursday.
The boxing-out issues continued against Utah. A minute into the game, Utah’s Ian Cole fired a point shot tipped by teammate Barrett Hayton. Igor Shesterkin made the initial stop, but Matias Maccelli got away from K’Andre Miller and buried the rebound.
The Rangers were in Utah on Thursday night looking to improve their record in 2025 to 5-1-2. The Blueshirts were coming off a tough 3-2 overtime loss to the Col
With Thursday's 5-3 win against the Utah Hockey Club, the New York Rangers have now recorded at least a point in each of their last six games (4-0-2), collectin
Artemi Panarin scored two goals, Chris Kreider had the go-ahead goal off a defensive deflection with 9:38 to play, and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night.
The Utah Hockey Club are having a difficult time during its longest homestand of the season. The New York Rangers scored three goals in the third period to defeat the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 at Delta Center on Thursday.