NHL Game Preview: New York Rangers (3-5-2) vs. Vancouver Canucks (5-5-0)

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Venue & Match Info

Arena: Rogers Arena, 800 Griffiths Way, Vancouver, BC V6B 6G1

Capacity: ~18,900

Puckdrop: 10:00 PM ET

Broadcast: ESPN+, Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet 650 (radio)

Injury Report

New York Rangers:

Filip Chytil (upper body) – OUT

Vincent Trocheck (upper body) – OUT

Matt Rempe (upper body) – OUT

Vancouver Canucks:

Quinn Hughes (lower body) – Day-to-day

Victor Mancini (undisclosed) – Day-to-day

Derek Forbort (undisclosed) – OUT

Nils Höglander (ankle) – OUT

Teddy Blueger (undisclosed) – OUT

Jonathan Lekkerimäki (undisclosed) – OUT

Guillaume Brisebois (lower body) – OUT

Key Player Matchups

Rangers:

Adam Fox – 7 pts (3G, 4A) in 10 GP

Artemi Panarin – 7 pts (2G, 5A)

J.T. Miller – 6 pts (2G, 4A), facing his former team

Igor Shesterkin (G) – 2-4-2, 2.25 GAA, .916 SV%

Canucks:

Conor Garland – 11 pts (3G, 8A), team leader

Elias Pettersson – 8 pts (3G, 5A)

Kiefer Sherwood – 6 goals, leads team in scoring

Thatcher Demko (G) – 4-2-0, 2.36 GAA, .922 SV%

Matchup Focus: Shesterkin vs. Demko in a duel of elite goaltenders; Panarin/Fox vs. Garland/Pettersson in the playmaking battle.

Team Recent Form

Rangers:

Last 5: L @ CGY 5-1, L vs. SJ 6-5, L vs. MIN 3-1, W @ MTL 4-3, L @ TOR 2-1

Strengths: 2.2 GA/G (Top 10 defense)

Weaknesses: 2.2 GF/G (31st NHL), PP 16%

Canucks:

Last 5: W vs. EDM 4-3 (OT), L vs. MTL 4-3, L @ NSH 2-1, L @ PIT 5-1, W @ WSH 4-3

Strengths: 2.9 GF/G, balanced scoring

Weaknesses: PK 72.2% (bottom 5), 3.1 GA/G

Series History

Rangers have won 5 of last 6 meetings vs. Vancouver.

Last season: New York swept both games.

Shesterkin is 5-1-1 career vs. Canucks, though with a high 3.39 GAA.

Demko is 3-0 career vs. Rangers, 2.31 GAA, .930 SV%.

Betting Trends

Rangers: 2-6 as favorites this season; UNDER in 6 of 10 games.

Canucks: 3-2 as underdogs; OVER in 7 of 10 games.

Totals: Rangers games average 4.8 goals; Canucks games average 5.7 goals.

Game Odds

New York Rangers           – 120

Vancouver Canucks         5.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Monday, October 27, 2025