The New York Rangers (26-10-2) host the Vancouver Canucks (25-11-3) tonight at 7 p.m.
The New York Rangers (26-10-2) host the Vancouver Canucks (25-11-3) tonight at 7 p.m. The contest features the second and fourth-best teams in the NHL.
The Blueshirts defeated the Chicago Blackhawks at home 4-1 but lost in a thrilling contest to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at the Bell Center. Down 3-0, the Rangers tied the game but could not beat the Habs in a shootout.
The puck is set to drop at Madison Square Garden at 7:00 p.m. Following tonight's game, the Rangers play the Blues in St. Louis on Thursday night and compete against the Capitals two nights in a row on Sunday, January 13th, and Monday, January 14th.
Morning Skate Updates: The Rangers skated today at the MSG training facility. Igor Shesterkin/Jonathan Quick(16-8-0, 2.75 GAA, .908 SV%)was the first goaltender off the ice. He was named to the 2024 NHL All-Star Game in Toronto and has won six of his last seven starts.
Rangers Projected Lines:
Kreider-Zibanejad-Wheeler
Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere
Cuylle-Bonino-Jonny Brodzinski
Vesey-Goodrow-Pitlick
Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Trouba
Shesterkin
Canucks Projected Lines:
Petterson-Miller-Boeser
Mikheyev-Suter-Kuzmenko
Joshua-Blueger-Garland
Hoglander-Aman-Lafferty
Hughes-Hronek
Soucy-Myers
Cole-Juulsen
Demko
Rangers Notes: The New York Rangers are 13-5-0 at home this season. They are 6-3-1 in their last 10 and are 7-1-0 against Pacific Division opponents.
Vincent Trocheck currently has 22 primary assists, tied for fourth in the NHL. He has 38 points in 38 games and is first in the NHL in faceoff wins percentage (61.9%, minimum 600 draws).
Artemi Panarin scored his team-leading 25th goal of the season on Saturday night, the fastest he's reached the mark in his career. He has recorded a point in 32 games this season, tied for the most in the NHL. He has points in seven straight games (8G-4A).
Will Cuylle ranks first among rookies in hits, racking up 96 in 38 games.
Canucks Notes: Vancouver enters tonight's contest with an 11-7-2 road record this season and a 6-2-3 record in their last ten games.
The Canucks have two of the top ten point scorers in the NHL this season, Quinn Hughes tallying 49 points and J.T Miller notching 53. Brock Boeser is also tied for 5th best in goals in the NHL with 24 scores.
How To Watch: Tonight's game is available to watch on ESPN+, MSG Networks, and 98.7 ESPN Radio.