Rangers visit the Canucks after Zibanejad's 2-goal game
EST BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers visit the Vancouver Canucks after Mika Zibanejad's two-goal game against the Calgary Flames in the Rangers' 3-1 win.
Key points
- INJURIES: Canucks: Thatcher Demko: out (hip), Tom Willander: day to day (lower body), Mackenzie MacEachern: out (undisclosed), Filip Chytil: out (upper body).
- Vancouver Canucks (3-16-1, in the Pacific Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Friday, 9 p.m.
- The Rangers have a 3-6-0 record in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 1-9-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.3 assists, 4.3 penalties and 11.9 penalty minutes while giving up 4.1 goals per game.
Rangers: Sean Durzi: out (undisclosed), Joseph Veleno: out (lower-body), Igor Shesterkin: out for season (lower body), Aidan Thompson: out (undisclosed), Alberts Smits: out (upper body), Adam Sykora: out (lower-body).
Additional details
- The Canucks have a -34 scoring differential, with 56 total goals scored and 90 conceded.
- TOP PERFORMERS: Liam Ohgren has scored six goals with three assists for the Canucks.
- Friday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.
- Adam Fox has two goals and 20 assists for the Rangers.
- ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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