Rangers score three in the third to beat Canucks 6-2
New York beat Vancouver 6-2 at Madison Square Garden on 11 October, pulling away after a 1-1 first period to hand the Canucks a fourth straight defeat.
The New York Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 at Madison Square Garden on 11 October in a game that handed Vancouver its fourth straight defeat. It was level at 1-1 after one period, and New York scored three times in the third without reply, according to Pacy's match stats.
Level after one, then New York pulled away
Pacy's match stats give New York one goal in the first period, two in the second and three in the third. Vancouver scored once in each of the first two periods and not in the third, so the Rangers led 3-2 after two periods before the final-period surge. The attendance was 18,006.
Shots and the goalies
New York had 25 shots to Vancouver's 21. Kevin Lankinen played all 60 minutes in goal for the Canucks and stopped 19 of 25, a .760 save percentage. Dylan Garand, in goal for the Rangers for the full game, stopped 19 of 21 (.905). Garand made 18 of his saves at even strength to Lankinen's 15, while Lankinen made three saves against the power play to Garand's one.
Special teams, faceoffs and the physical game
New York converted one of its two power-play chances, while Vancouver went 0 for 1 but did score a short-handed goal. New York won 31 faceoffs (62.0%) to Vancouver's 19. Vancouver threw 33 hits to New York's 22 and had more takeaways, 7 to 3, while New York gave the puck away 19 times to Vancouver's 17. Both teams blocked 14 shots.
| Measure | New York Rangers | Vancouver Canucks |
|---|---|---|
| Goals by period | 1 / 2 / 3 | 1 / 1 / 0 |
| Shots | 25 | 21 |
| Power-play goals / opportunities | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 1 |
| Faceoffs won (win %) | 31 (62.0%) | 19 (38.0%) |
| Hits | 22 | 33 |
| Blocked shots | 14 | 14 |
| Takeaways / giveaways | 3 / 19 | 7 / 17 |
| Penalties (minutes) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) |
| Goalie saves on shots | 19 of 21 (.905) | 19 of 25 (.760) |
Source: Pacy's match stats.
Who carried the scoring
Four New York players shared the six goals. Tye Kartye and Will Cuylle scored twice each, and Alexis Lafreniere and Gabe Perreault once each. J.T. Miller had two assists, and Vladislav Gavrikov and Braden Schneider each finished at +3. Cole Beaudoin won six of his 11 faceoffs, and Adam Fox logged 3:20 of power-play time.
For Vancouver, Elias N. Pettersson and Jake DeBrusk scored. Pettersson finished at +2 in 21:30 of ice time, while Filip Hronek logged 27:12, the most of any skater in Pacy's player table, and finished at -2. Brendan Gallagher and Drew O'Connor assisted on Pettersson's goal and Jonathan Lekkerimaki on DeBrusk's, Brock Boeser played 18:40, and Guillaume Brisebois and Luke Schenn each finished at -3.
Where the two teams stand
Pacy's standings list New York at 5-2-0 with 10 points, second in a group led by Carolina on 11 points, with Pittsburgh on 7. Over the five games before this one, the Rangers went 4-1, scoring 17 and allowing eight; their only defeat was 1-3 at Washington on 9 October.
Vancouver went 1-4 over the same span, scoring 16 and conceding 24. Its only win was 4-1 against Calgary on 4 October, and the losses since then came 2-3 against Vegas on 5 October, 2-7 at Carolina on 8 October and 1-4 at New Jersey on 10 October. This result extends that run to four straight defeats, with 20 goals conceded across the four.