Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
The Rangers have started off this trip through Western Canada with two wins, and are looking to complete the sweep in Vancouver tonight. They will be doing so shorthanded, as they are without Chris Kreider and Pavel Buchnevich tonight, both dealing with upper body injuries. Boo Nieves has been recalled and will play his first professional game tonight.
The last time these two teams squared off, the Rangers played down to their opponent. The Canucks won a disappointing game, snapping their nine-game losing streak. For the Rangers to show they are for real, they need to dominate bad teams like Vancouver from start to finish.
Canucks Systems
On the forecheck, Willie Desjardins has the Canucks employ an overload 1-2-2, which is what the Rangers run. They also play a man-on-man defense depending on puck location. On special teams, they run a 1-3-1 power play and rotate between a box and diamond penalty kill depending on puck location.
Canucks Lines
Daniel Sedin-Henrik Sedin-Loui Eriksson
Markus Granlund-Brandon Sutter-Alex Burrows
Sven Baertschi-Bo Horvat-Derek Dorsett
Michael Chaput-Brendan Gaunce-Jack Skille
Alex Edler-Troy Stecher
Ben Hutton-Erik Gudbranson
Luca Sbisa-Nikita Tryamkin
PP1: Sedin-Sedin-Sutter-Sbisa-Edler
PP2: Eriksson-Horvat-Granlund-Hutton-Tryamkin
Jacob Markstrom gets the start.
Rangers Lines:
J.T. Miller–Mika Zibanejad–Mats Zuccarello
Michael Grabner–Derek Stepan–Rick Nash
Jimmy Vesey–Kevin Hayes–Jesper Fast
Oscar Lindberg–Boo Nieves-Brandon Pirri
Ryan McDonagh–Dan Girardi
Marc Staal–Brady Skjei
Nick Holden–Kevin Klein
PP1: DJ ZBad-Miller-Pirri-Zucc-McDonagh
PP2: Nash-Stepan-Vesey-Hayes-Girardi
Henrik Lundqvist gets the start.
Injuries/Scratches: Josh Jooris (shoulder), Adam Clendening (healthy), Chris Kreider (upper body), Pavel Buchnevich (upper body)
Crazy Prediction: A shutout for Hank.
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