Rangers at Canucks 3/13/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the New York Rangers look to bounce back from a loss on their road trip when they visit the Vancouver Canucks. The Rangers were defeated on Monday night 3-2 in overtime by the Edmonton Oilers. Scoring for the Rangers in the loss were Brendan Lemieux and Brett Howden. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 30 shots in net for the Rangers in the loss.

Vancouver lost its second straight on Saturday falling to the Vegas Golden Knights 6-2. In the loss, Brock Boeser scored in the first period for Vancouver and Bo Horvat scored in the second period. However, the Canucks defense gave up five goals during the first to trail after one period 5-1. Mika Zibanejad leads the Rangers in goals scored with 27, assists with 38 and points with 65. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist is 18-17-10 with a goal’s against of 2.99 and save percentage of .909. New York is 22nd in goals scored per game at 2.78 and 25th in goals against at 3.23.

Elias Pettersson leads the Canucks in goals scored with 26, in assists with 32 and points with 58. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom is 24-20-8 with a goal’s against average of 2.78 and .912 save percentage. Vancouver is 27th in goals scored per game at 2.67 and 20th in goals against at 3.09.