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New York Rangers vs Vancouver Canucks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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FRI · NOV 13 · 8:00 PM CT
Rogers Arena
MSGSN
New York Rangers
Rangers
2–1–0
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Vancouver Canucks
Canucks
2–1–0
Upcoming
FRI · NOV 13 · 8:00 PM CT
MSGSN
New York Rangers
Away · Rangers
2–1–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Kevin Lankinen has had trouble with the Rangers, a .792 save percentage on 72 shots.
Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks
Home · Canucks
2–1–0
4 PTS
Rangers
GOALIES
Canucks
Igor Shesterkin
Igor Shesterkin
Likely · 25267-igor-shesterkin
.935 SV% · 1.51 GAA · 1W
.922 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Kevin Lankinen
Kevin Lankinen
Likely · 4757-kevin-lankinen
.789 SV% · 8.66 GAA · 1W
.822 SV% L5 · Cooling
Rangers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canucks
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L2
Tye Kartye · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L4
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
RangersProjected lines
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L2
Tye Kartye · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L4
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
CanucksProjected lines
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
Peter Baugh · Oct 4 · 9:20 AM CT Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT
Rangers
INJURY REPORT
Canucks
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Mackenzie MacEachern
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Thatcher Demko
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 21
Filip Chytil
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Oct 8
RangersInjury report
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
CanucksInjury report
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Mackenzie MacEachern
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Thatcher Demko
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 21
Filip Chytil
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Oct 8
Peter Baugh · Oct 4 · 9:20 AM CT Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Rangers have won 2 straight and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games. The Canucks won their last game and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Kevin Lankinen has had trouble with the Rangers, a .792 save percentage on 72 shots.

The man to watch is Adam Fox: 6 points in his last 4 against Vancouver. Kevin Lankinen has not had an answer for Oliver Bjorkstrand: 4 goals on 26 shots.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Kevin Lankinen has struggled against New York — a .792 save % on 72 shots.
.792 SV% vs NYR
Matchup
Oliver Bjorkstrand has 4 goals on Kevin Lankinen (26 shots).
(New York)
4 goals on Kevin Lankinen
Player
Adam Fox has 6 points in his last 4 games against Vancouver. See the games →
(New York)
6 pts, last 4 vs VAN
Matchup
Brendan Gallagher has 15 shots on Igor Shesterkin without a goal.
(Vancouver)
0/15 vs Igor Shesterkin
Milestone
Taylor Raddysh is 1 goal shy of 100 career goals.
99 career goals
Milestone
Mika Zibanejad is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals