The New York Rangers and the Vancouver Canucks face off on Wednesday in an NHL showdown at Rogers Arena. When these two teams faced off on February 8th it was the Rangers that secured the 4-3 victory.
The Rangers come into this game with a 31-14-8 record and they have gone 15-5-4 away from home. Last Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes the Rangers scored six goals and that was enough to win by four goals. Artemi Panarin had a strong game finishing with four goals and adding another assist. The Rangers are averaging 3.32 goals while their defense is giving up 2.63 goals per game. The offense is ranked 9th in the league while the defense is ranked 4th in the league. Artemi Panarin has scored 16 goals and added 43 assists so far this season.
On the other side of this matchup is the Canucks who sit with a 21-29-4 record and they have gone 10-14-1 at home. In the last game against the Detroit Red Wings, the Canucks only scored a goal while the defense gave up six goals. Sheldon Dries was the only goal scorer in that game for Vancouver. The Canucks are averaging 3.29 goals while their defense is giving up 4.02 goals per game. The offense is ranked 12th while the defense is ranked 31st in the league. Elias Patterson has scored 25 goals and added 39 assists so far this season.
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