The Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers face off on Wednesday in an NHL showdown at Madison Square Garden. When these two teams faced off last February it was the Canucks that secured the 5-2 victory.
The Canucks come into this game with a 20-26-4 record overall and they have gone 10-13-3 away from home. In the last game against the New Jersey Devils, the Canucks scored four goals and but they still ended up losing in overtime. They gave up three goals in the second period and that really hurt them. Vancouver is averaging 3.32 goals while their defense is giving up 3.94 goals per game. The offense is ranked 11th in the league while the defense is ranked 31st. Elias Paterson has scored 21 goals and added 38 assists so far this season.
On the other side of this matchup is the Rangers who sit with a 28-14-8 record overall and they have gone 14-9-4 at home. In the last game against the Calgary Flames the offense scored five goals and they were able to secure the victory. Mika Zibanejad scored two goals and added one assist. The Rangers are averaging 3.2 goals while their defense is giving up 2.62 goals per game. The offense is ranked 13th in the league while the defense is ranked 3rd. Mika Zibanejad has scored 24 goals and added 28 assists.
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