The New York Rangers (31-14-8) will be looking to add to their winning run when they head to take on the Vancouver Canucks (21-29-4) at Rogers Arena on Wednesday. New York is coming off a high-scoring 6-2 win over the Hurricanes on Saturday, their fifth consecutive win.
The Rangers committed only two penalties in the game, holding Carolina without a power play goal. Artemi Panarin led the Rangers with four goals. Jaroslav Halak had a great performance with 27 saves (.931%) in the win.
Vancouver fell 6-1 to the Red Wings on Monday. Sheldon Dries netted the only goal for the Canucks. Collin Delia only had 17 saves on 23 shots against (.739%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Rangers won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 4-3 victory on February 8. K’Andre Miller led New York with three points (0G 3A). Quinn Hughes led Vancouver with two points (0G 2A). Igor Shesterkin got the win despite saving only 22 of 25 shots (.880%).
FACING OFF
New York is averaging 3.32 goals per game for the season, ninth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Canucks team that is allowing 4.02 goals a game (31st).
Meanwhile, Vancouver has found the net 3.30 times a game on average, 12th in the league, and the Rangers are holding opponents to 2.62 goals per game (4th).
The Canucks’ 22.83% power play percentage ranks 11th in the league, while the Rangers are 14th with a conversion rate of 22.09%. Vancouver has been less successful at penalty killing, as the hosts possess the league’s lowest PK% at 66.04%. New York’s 80.67% ranks 13th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 59 and 55 points this season, Panarin and Mika Zibanejad have been the top skaters for the Rangers. Panarin is among the league leaders with his 43 assists (9th). In the net, Shesterkin (23-8-7) is New York’s top goaltender.
He has a 2.48 GAA and a .916% save percentage. Elias Pettersson leads the Canucks in scoring with 64 points (10th in the league). He has 25 goals and 39 assists. Thatcher Demko (3-10-2) has the best goals against average for Vancouver at 3.93.
He has a save percentage of .883%. Spencer Martin (11-15-1) has played the most games in net for the Canucks this season. He has a 3.99 GAA and a .871% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
New York is 15-5-4 away from Madison Square Garden this season. Vancouver is 10-14-1 at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
NY Rangers (-200)
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