Overview
- Thatcher Demko starts for Vancouver after a 26-save 4-3 overtime win over Edmonton, where Kiefer Sherwood scored twice and now leads the team with six goals.
- Rookie defenseman Tom Willander makes his NHL debut after Victor Mancini was placed on injured reserve, marking a second straight game without Quinn Hughes.
- Jonathan Quick gets the nod for the Rangers with Igor Shesterkin seeking a reset following 11 goals allowed across his past two starts.
- New York sits 31st in goals per game with three shutouts in its first 10 contests, and Mike Sullivan has called out effort and defensive detail.
- J.T. Miller plays his first game in Vancouver since January’s trade that sent him to the Rangers and brought Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini, and a first-round pick to the Canucks.