LAS VEGAS — The Rangers’ early reputation as road warriors was never going to be sustainable, but it has already begun to wane.

Limited to fewer than 20 shots on goal on the road for the first time this season, the Blueshirts offense stalled once again in a 3-2 loss to the Golden Knights on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena.

The regulation loss counted as just their second away from Madison Square Garden so far this season, with the prior one coming over three weeks ago in Calgary.

Offense has been in short supply for the Rangers as a team for most of the 2025-26 campaign.

The lack of production from key players, however, is quickly approaching worrisome territory.

One goal in the past nine games from captain J.T. Miller isn’t enough.

Four goals in 21 games from Alexis Lafrenière isn’t enough.

Taylor Raddysh, who has skated the past four games on the fourth line, being tied for the third-most goals on the team (5) is indicative of how much more they need from their marquee skaters.

Ben Hutton celebrates after scoring a goal against Igor Shesterkin during the second period of the Rangers’ 3-2 loss to the Golden Knights on Nov. 18, 2025 in Las Vegas. Getty Images

“At some point you look in the mirror,” said Miller, who has 10 points in 21 games. “Speaking on behalf of myself, I certainly expect a hell of a lot more production than what I have. I’ve never really gauged my game on points, and I said that a lot. Typically, when I bring my game, the points come. That being said, this year, it seems like nothing’s really going in the net. We’ve got a big enough sample size that 25% of the season is gone, and we’re in a lot of one-goal games.

“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. So it’s making me frustrated.”

Jonny Brodzinski scoring the only Rangers goal through 57 minutes of the 60-minute contest Tuesday night in Vegas tells you all you need to know about how this one went. The veteran depth skater almost had another in the third period, but the play was challenged for offside and quickly waved off.

Vegas capitalized on both of their power plays — one in the first and another in the third — to help snap a four-game winless streak at home.

Alexis Lafrenière passes the puck during the second period of the Rangers’ road loss to the Golden Knights. NHLI via Getty Images

“I think we’ve got to pressure more,” head coach Mike Sullivan said of the Rangers PK, which has given up at least one power-play goal in each of the last five straight games. “I just feel like there’s a lot of hesitation in their game right now.”

After Ben Hutton’s first goal of the season trickled through Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin early in the second period, Sullivan began tweaking the forward lines to try to jump-start the Rangers offensively.

Brodzinski came through by cleaning up a rebound off Will Cuylle’s shot on a two-on-one rush to cut the Golden Knights’ lead in half. Still, the Rangers did not produce nearly enough quality scoring chances to really threaten despite the low-scoring affair.

Adam Fox reacts during the third period of the Rangers’ road loss to the Golden Knights. NHLI via Getty Images

After 40 minutes, Jusso Parssinen — back in the lineup for the first time in four games — led the Rangers with two shots on goal despite logging the lowest time on ice.

The six-on-five Rangers goal from Vincent Trocheck with 2:43 left in regulation was ultimately too little too late.

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“It just feels like we’re a step behind sometimes in the O-zone, where we can be on top of the guys a little bit quicker and create turnovers and get chances off of that,” Trocheck said. “We can fix that a little bit, and then obviously, getting to the net. They’re a big team, they got a lot of big D. They protect the net really well, but you see their goals in front of the net. That’s how you score in this league nowadays: It’s hard-fought, dirty goals going to the net.”