New York Rangers @ Dallas Stars

16-15-1, 9-7-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Rangers NYR	2	0	1	3
Stars DAL	1	0	0	1

Dallas StarsStarsDAL

19-13-0, 13-5-0 Home

Shesterkin dazzles with 41 saves as Rangers beat Stars 3-1 to end three-game losing streak

— Igor Shesterkin stopped 41 shots, including 23 on seven successful penalty kills, and the struggling New York Rangers beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Friday night to end a three-game losing streak.

Dec 21, 2025, 12:14 pm - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Rangers	2	0	1	3
	Stars	1	0	0	1

1st Period		NYR	DAL
1:46	Roope Hintz (14) Assists: Nils Lundkvist (3), Jason Robertson (15)	0	1
10:44	Reilly Smith (7) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	1	1
15:20	Vincent Trocheck (9) Assists: Adam Fox (25), Artemi Panarin (22)	2	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			NYR	DAL
17:54		Chris Kreider (11) (Empty Net) Assists: Will Cuylle (13), Vincent Trocheck (11)	3	1

Sam Steel faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Jamie Benn Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Nils Lundkvist hit Reilly Smith
Roope Hintz hit Braden Schneider
Nils Lundkvist Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Roope Hintz Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Nils Lundkvist (3), Jason Robertson (15)
Chris Kreider shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
Giveaway by Oskar Bäck
Oskar Bäck Tip-In Wide Left
Giveaway by Esa Lindell
Roope Hintz Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Mavrik Bourque Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Evgenii Dadonov hit Urho Vaakanainen
Sam Steel hit Sam Carrick
Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Logan Stankoven
Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Wyatt Johnston
Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
Mavrik Bourque Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Esa Lindell shot blocked by Mavrik Bourque
Jason Robertson hit Chris Kreider
Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Lian Bichsel
Ilya Lyubushkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Thomas Harley Wrist Shot Wide Left
Thomas Harley Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Matt Duchene
Thomas Harley Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Giveaway by Oskar Bäck
Giveaway by Lian Bichsel
Adam Fox shot blocked by Jason Robertson
Will Cuylle shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
Giveaway by Roope Hintz
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Giveaway by Thomas Harley
Matt Duchene faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Jamie Benn faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Mason Marchment Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Takeaway by Wyatt Johnston
Thomas Harley Tip-In Wide Left
Giveaway by Colin Blackwell
Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Roope Hintz Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
Roope Hintz Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Jason Robertson shot blocked by Wyatt Johnston
Mason Marchment Tripping against Matt Rempe
Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Roope Hintz
Oskar Bäck faceoff won against Filip Chytil
Mavrik Bourque hit Braden Schneider
Giveaway by Mason Marchment
Takeaway by Matt Duchene
Sam Steel Tip-In High and Wide Left
Nils Lundkvist Hooking against Matt Rempe
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Jamie Benn faceoff won against Filip Chytil
Nils Lundkvist Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
Colin Blackwell Backhand Short
Logan Stankoven hit Braden Schneider
Lian Bichsel Slashing against Matt Rempe
Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Jamie Benn faceoff won against Filip Chytil
Matt Duchene faceoff won against Brett Berard
Matt Duchene faceoff won against Sam Carrick
Mason Marchment hit Sam Carrick
Mason Marchment Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Esa Lindell hit Brett Berard
Mavrik Bourque Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Mavrik Bourque Snap Shot Wide Right
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Oskar Bäck faceoff won against Filip Chytil
Sam Steel faceoff won against Filip Chytil
Lian Bichsel hit Will Cuylle
Jamie Benn faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Roope Hintz Tip-In Wide Right
Wyatt Johnston Tip-In saved by Igor Shesterkin
Miro Heiskanen Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Logan Stankoven Tip-In Wide Left
Ilya Lyubushkin hit Alexis Lafrenière
Roope Hintz faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Wyatt Johnston Tip-In saved by Igor Shesterkin
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Giveaway by Miro Heiskanen
Mason Marchment Snap Shot Wide Left
Matt Duchene Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Mason Marchment Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Matt Duchene Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Giveaway by Mavrik Bourque
Giveaway by Ilya Lyubushkin
Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Colin Blackwell Snap Shot Wide Right
Wyatt Johnston Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Jamie Benn hit Vincent Trocheck
Jason Robertson shot blocked by Roope Hintz
Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Matt Duchene Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Roope Hintz Roughing against Matt Rempe
Jamie Benn faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Thomas Harley shot blocked by Wyatt Johnston
Giveaway by Evgenii Dadonov
Matt Duchene Snap Shot Wide Right
Nils Lundkvist Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Matt Duchene Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Roope Hintz Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Jason Robertson Slap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Mason Marchment Tip-In Wide Left
Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Logan Stankoven Snap Shot Wide Right
Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Ilya Lyubushkin Slap Shot Short
Roope Hintz faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Mason Marchment hit Urho Vaakanainen
Logan Stankoven Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Oskar Bäck Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Oskar Bäck
Colin Blackwell Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Miro Heiskanen Slap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Chris Kreider
Jamie Benn faceoff won against Sam Carrick
Giveaway by Miro Heiskanen
Giveaway by Wyatt Johnston
Jamie Benn Tip-In Above Crossbar
Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
Matt Duchene Snap Shot Wide Right
Off-side
On-Ice Official
Giveaway by Artemi Panarin
Miro Heiskanen shot blocked by Vincent Trocheck
Challenge Vis - off-side - no goal
Off-side
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Roope Hintz
Reilly Smith Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
High Stick
Matt Rempe hit Lian Bichsel
Sam Carrick hit Lian Bichsel
Vincent Trocheck hit Nils Lundkvist
Alexis Lafrenière hit Nils Lundkvist
Chris Kreider hit Mavrik Bourque
Takeaway by Will Borgen
Giveaway by Brett Berard
Giveaway by Adam Fox
Sam Carrick hit Esa Lindell
Sam Carrick hit Esa Lindell
Adam Edstrom hit Miro Heiskanen
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Jamie Benn
Puck in Netting
Alexis Lafrenière faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
Giveaway by Artemi Panarin
Vincent Trocheck Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck
Goalie Stopped
Filip Chytil faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
Giveaway by Filip Chytil
Brett Berard Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Mika Zibanejad Slashing against Evgenii Dadonov
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
Jamie Benn shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
Reilly Smith Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: none
Will Cuylle Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Will Cuylle Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Will Cuylle hit Nils Lundkvist
Will Borgen hit Sam Steel
Urho Vaakanainen Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Filip Chytil faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
Filip Chytil Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Filip Chytil faceoff won against Roope Hintz
Will Cuylle Wrist Shot Wide Right
Adam Fox Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Giveaway by Adam Fox
Matt Rempe hit Lian Bichsel
Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Braden Schneider
Goalie Stopped
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
Sam Carrick Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Matt Rempe hit Logan Stankoven
Vincent Trocheck hit Wyatt Johnston
Artemi Panarin Snap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Matt Duchene
Vincent Trocheck Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Adam Fox (25), Artemi Panarin (22)
Urho Vaakanainen Tripping against Mavrik Bourque
Chris Kreider Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Will Borgen hit Thomas Harley
Will Cuylle Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Colin Blackwell
Alexis Lafrenière Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Vincent Trocheck hit Ilya Lyubushkin
Too many men/ice served by Matt Rempe
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Jamie Benn
Urho Vaakanainen hit Mavrik Bourque
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Sam Steel
Takeaway by Artemi Panarin
Vincent Trocheck Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
Artemi Panarin Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Puck in Netting
Alexis Lafrenière Tip-In Wide Right
Will Borgen Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Reilly Smith
Sam Carrick hit Lian Bichsel
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Sam Steel
Vincent Trocheck Tip-In Wide Left
Artemi Panarin Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Giveaway by Adam Fox
Off-side
Alexis Lafrenière Tip-In Wide Left
Matt Rempe Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
TV Timeout
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Oskar Bäck
Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Chris Kreider
Puck in Netting
Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Braden Schneider Deflected saved by Jake Oettinger
Filip Chytil Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Ryan Lindgren hit Mason Marchment
Takeaway by Sam Carrick
Goalie Stopped
Thomas Harley shot blocked by Brett Berard
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Will Borgen Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
Nils Lundkvist shot blocked by Vincent Trocheck
Goalie Stopped
Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Will Cuylle
Puck in Netting
Chris Kreider hit Nils Lundkvist
Ryan Lindgren Boarding against Oskar Bäck
TV Timeout
Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Chad Ruhwedel
Puck in Netting
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Logan Stankoven
Vincent Trocheck hit Mason Marchment
Thomas Harley shot blocked by Braden Schneider
Takeaway by Braden Schneider
Giveaway by Braden Schneider
Adam Fox Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Adam Fox Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Icing
Chris Kreider Delay Gm - Face-off Violation
Vincent Trocheck Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
Giveaway by Sam Carrick
Giveaway by Artemi Panarin
Artemi Panarin Slap Shot Wide Right
Artemi Panarin Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Icing
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Roope Hintz
Ryan Lindgren Snap Shot Wide Left
Mika Zibanejad hit Mavrik Bourque
Reilly Smith Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
Matt Rempe hit Lian Bichsel
Puck in Benches
Matt Rempe hit Oskar Bäck
Filip Chytil Hooking against Esa Lindell
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Jamie Benn
Takeaway by Vincent Trocheck
Jason Robertson shot blocked by Will Borgen
Giveaway by Alexis Lafrenière
Braden Schneider hit Sam Steel
On-Ice Official
Matt Rempe Roughing against Roope Hintz
Matt Rempe Elbowing against Miro Heiskanen served by Brett Berard
Matt Rempe Game Misconduct
Video Review
TV Timeout
Urho Vaakanainen hit Evgenii Dadonov
Puck in Netting
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
Goalie Stopped
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck
Puck in Netting
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Jamie Benn
Matt Duchene shot blocked by Mika Zibanejad
Goalie Stopped
Vincent Trocheck hit Oskar Bäck
Vincent Trocheck Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Off-side
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Matt Duchene
Sam Carrick hit Lian Bichsel
Adam Fox Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Sam Steel shot blocked by Vincent Trocheck
Goalie Stopped
Mason Marchment shot blocked by Adam Fox
Puck in Netting
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Colin Blackwell
Puck in Benches
Icing
Chris Kreider Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Will Cuylle (13), Vincent Trocheck (11)
Reilly Smith hit Wyatt Johnston
Takeaway by Braden Schneider
Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Adam Fox
Icing
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Matt Duchene

RANGERS

STARS

Regular Season Series

NYR lead 1-0

Rangers
3
Stars
1

Game 1

21/12

Stars
5
Rangers
4

Game 2

8/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	54	16	11	119
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	32	6	92
Nashville	38	33	10	86
St. Louis	36	33	12	84
Winnipeg	35	34	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

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New York Rangers @ Dallas Stars

Stars of the Game

Igor ShesterkinG - NYR

Reilly SmithRW - NYR

Roope HintzC - DAL

Game Information

Shesterkin dazzles with 41 saves as Rangers beat Stars 3-1 to end three-game losing streak

Shot Chart

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NYR lead 1-0

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