The Vegas Golden Knights (9-4-6) defeated the best road team in the league with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers (10-9-2) Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena.

Vegas scored twice on the power play and never trailed in the game. Though it was a little close for comfort in the final minutes of the third period, Vegas played a solid defensive game to return to the win column.

Akira Schimd wasn’t busy but made timely saves en route to securing his eighth win of the season.

First period

Braeden Bowman scored his second career goal as he helped the Vegas power play cash in for the third straight game.

After feeding Mitch Marner at the point, Bowman roofed Marner’s rebound over Igor Shesterkin and into a wide-open net just 26 seconds into Vegas’ first man-advantage, giving Vegas a 1-0 lead at 11:40 of the opening frame.

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Braeden Bowman on the power play is a cheat code 🎮

Vegas held the Rangers without a shot for a nine-minute stretch and took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission.

Second period

Another Golden Knight scored his first goal of the season early in the second period, and it was another tally courtesy of the Vegas blue line.

With Jeremy Lauzon hitting injured reserve on Tuesday, Ben Hutton was back in the lineup, and he made the most of the opportunity. Hutton’s relatively harmless shot found its way through Shesterkin and trickled over the goal line, doubling Vegas’ lead just 3:23 into the frame.

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HUTTY WAS HYPED TO GET HIS FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON 🤩

Pavel Dorofeyev’s primary assist on the goal marked his 100th career point.

But just over five minutes later, a Vegas turnonver led to an odd-man rush for the Rangers, and Jonny Brodzinski made Vegas pay. His second of the year cut the deficit in half at 8:56 of the second.

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JONNY B. CLEANS IT UP.

Third period

The Golden Knights got another power play in the third period, and Shesterkin did his best to play spoiler with a wild save on Jack Eichel, robbing him for the second time in the game.

However, the Golden Knights were able to break through for their second power-play goal of the night.

It was Shea Theodore’s second goal of the year, and it was the second unit’s second goal in two games, with Noah Hanifin and Colton Sissons picking up the assists. It was a simple play, with Theodore finding the top corner from distance with traffic in front to restore the two-goal lead at 7:18 of the third.

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the power play has been on FIRE tonight 🔥

Schmid did his part on the power play, too, shutting down a Will Cuylle bid on a shorthanded 2-on-1.

It appeared as though Brodzinski had scored his second of the game, but the play was clearly offside, making it an easy challenge for Vegas.

The Rangers pulled Shesterkin with just under three minutes remaining, and it didn’t take long for New York to strike. Vincent Trocheck deflected an Artemi Panarin shot to pull the Rangers within one with 2:43 remaining.

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Bread with the shot + Troch tips it in.

It was the second time in the last two home games that Vegas allowed a 6-on-5 goal, though Schmid had no chance on the tip.

Shesterkin headed to the bench once again with just under two minutes remaining in a one-goal game. The Golden Knights had a few chances at the empty net but missed wide and then made an extra pass, allowing the Rangers to stay alive.

New York came close to scoring on another deflection, and though the puck technically crossed the goal line after Schmid made the initial stop, it was ruled no goal because the Rangers pushed Schmid into the net. Schmid had to make another big save in the final minute, but the Golden Knights were able to eat up the rest of the clock to hold on for the 3-2 win.

The Rangers entered the game with a 9-1-1 record on the road, but the Golden Knights played an excellent defensive game and won the special teams battle, scoring another two power-play goals on just two opportunities and killing off the only penalty they took.

The Rangers made it interesting at the end, but it was otherwise an impressive performance by the Golden Knights. In fact, Vegas held the Rangers to just 19 shots, including five in the first period, six in the second and eight in the third. Vegas also blocked 17 shots.

Schmid turned aside 17 of 19 shots for an .895 save percentage, including a key shorthanded stop in the third period and a late save at 3-2. The Rangers recorded the final five shots of the game, but Schmid got the job done to help Vegas snap their four-game losing streak on home ice.

The Golden Knights got another two goals from the blue line, which had been a glaring weakness for Vegas earlier in the season.

Since Bowman’s call-up, the Golden Knights have gone 5-for-14 on the power play (35.7 percent). Though two of those goals have come from the second unit, it seems as though his presence has revitalized Vegas’ ailing man-advantage, which has overcome the drought.

The Golden Knights will hit the road for a three-game stretch, starting Thursday in Utah.