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Recap - Rangers Defeat Los Angeles 3-2

New York needed a shootout to earn a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles on Monday in NHL action at Madison Square Garden.

The Rangers were a -148 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

New York got goals from Barclay Goodrow, and Chris Kreider in the victory. Kreider opened the scoring at 19:58 of the first period.

Igor Shesterkin stopped 34 of 36 Los Angeles shots in the victory.

Alex Iafallo, and Blake Lizotte scored for the Kings, finding the net behind Igor Shesterkin.

Jonathan Quick stopped 28 of 30 shots for the Kings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, New York went 1-for-5, while the Kings were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

New York lost the shots on goal battle to Los Angeles by a margin of 36-30.

Next game, New York takes its act on the road to face Columbus looking for another win. For Los Angeles, they head on the road to face New York.