K'Andre Miller gets go-ahead goal, Jonathan Quick gets 400th win as Rangers beat Golden Knights 4-2

K’Andre Miller gets go-ahead goal, Jonathan Quick gets 400th win as Rangers beat Golden Knights 4-2

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New York Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller (79) celebrates with Will Borgen (17) after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) protects the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin (10) skates toward his bench after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin (10) celebrates with teammates Chris Kreider (20) and Mika Zibanejad (93) after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb (3) fights for control of the puck with New York Rangers center Sam Carrick (39) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) watches as Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel (9) celebrates after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill (33) protects the net during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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New York Rangers’ Matt Rempe (73) fights for control of the puck with Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nicolas Hague (14) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel (9) skates toward his bench after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) stops a shot by Vegas Golden Knights left wing Brandon Saad (20) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel (9) celebrates with Ivan Barbashev (49) after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin (10) celebrates after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill (33) watches as New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad (93) closes in on the puck behind him during the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone (61) shoots the puck past New York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren (55) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

By ALLAN KREDA

NEW YORK (AP) — Defenseman K’Andre Miller scored the go-ahead goal and Jonathan Quick stopped 34 shots to get his 400th career win as the New York Rangers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Sunday night.

Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and two assists, Alexis Lafreniere also scored and J.T. Miller had two assists in his first home game since returning to the Rangers in a trade with Vancouver. New York snapped a three-game losing streak.

Quick had 13 saves in the first period, 14 in the second and seven in the third become the first U.S.-born goalie to reach the 400-win mark.

Jack Eichel scored two goals for Vegas, which lost its third straight. Adin Hill had 24 saves.

Zibanejad — playing his 900th NHL game — tied the score 2-2 on the power play at 5:04 of the third with his 10th goal.

K’Andre Miller whipped the puck past Hill with 8:27 left to give New York its first lead, and Panarin added a power-play goal with 1:41 to cap New York’s three-goal period and seal the win.

Eichlel opened the scoring with a power-play goal with 19 seconds remaining in the first period.

Lafreniere tied it at 1:18 of the second with his 14th goal, but Eichel put the Golden Knights back ahead with his 18th at 9:16..

Takeaways

Rangers: New York improved to 13-11-2 at home after going 30-11-0 last season at Madison Square Garden.

Golden Knights: Vegas fell to 12-10-3 on the road.

Key moment

Zibanejad’s tying goal early in the third was his just his second goal since Jan. 4.

Key stats

Quick became the 15th goaltender in NHL history to reach 400 wins. Three of the other 14 played for the Rangers: Henrik Lundqvist, Terry Sawchuk, and Jacques Plante.

Up Next

Golden Knights visit the New York Islanders on Tuesday, and Rangers host Boston on Wednesday.

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