The New York Rangers dropped a second consecutive game and third in the last five outings on Tuesday night, falling 3–2 to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Vegas rookie forward Braeden Bowman opened the scoring on a power play in the first period, and Vegas added another man-advantage goal from Shea Theodore in the third.
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Team captain J.T. Miller, who has scored one goal in nine games this month, extended his goal-scoring drought to three games on Tuesday.
Miller addressed his lack of production through the first quarter of the season following his one-assist outing against the Golden Knights.
“At some point you look in the mirror,” Miller said. “Speaking on behalf of myself, I certainly expect a hell of a lot more production than what I have.”
Miller picked up his secondary assist during the team’s late push with the extra attacker, but the 32-year-old has just 10 points through 21 games. His 1.4 points-per-60-minutes average is the worst since his rookie season back in 2013.
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“I’ve never really gauged my game on points,” Miller said. “Typically, when I bring my game, the points come. That being said, this year, it seems like nothing’s really going in the net.”
New York Rangers forward J.T. Miller (8) during a stop in play.Bob Frid-Imagn Images
Miller also referenced the team’s recurring pattern of narrow defeats and his lack of production as a combination hurting the Rangers this season.
“We’ve got a big enough sample size — 25 percent of the season is gone — and we’re in a lot of one-goal games,” Miller said. “If I can raise my personal standard and lead the team a little bit better production-wise, I think our outcome in these games are going to change.”
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The Rangers, now 10–9–2, will face the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. ET.
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