The New York Rangers (31-14-8, 70 points, 6th Eastern Conference) pay a visit north of the border to Vancouver to play the Vancouver Canucks (21-29-4, 46 points, 12th Western Conference) on Wednesday. New York defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 on Saturday for their fifth consecutive victory. Vladimir Tarashenko scored a goal in his debut for the Rangers. Vancouver was defeated by the Detroit Red Wings 6-1 and lost two straight to Detroit in their home and home series. New York does not have any players on its injury list. Vancouver will play without Thatcher Demko, William Lockwood, Tanner Pearson, and Tucker Poolman amongst others.
The New York Rangers are allowing an average of just 2.62 goals per game which is fourth best in the NHL. New York allows an average of 29.4 shots per game which is 8th best. The Rangers’ penalty kill unit is successful 81.1% of the time New York is short-handed which is 11th in the league. Igor Shesterkin is 23-8-7 with a 2.48 goals against average and .916 save percentage. Shesterkin has one shutout this season.
New York is scoring an average of 3.32 goals per game which is 13th in the NHL. The Rangers are averaging 32.5 shots per game which is 11th best and New York's power play scores 22.2% of the time the Rangers have the man advantage which is 17th. Mika Zibanejad is the leading goal scorer for New York with 27, while Chris Crider has scored 21. Artemi Panarin is the leader in assists with 43 and overall points with 59. Adam Fox is second in assists with 40. New York has scored 37 goals on the power play in 53 games.
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