By ALLAN KREDA
Evander Kane and Liam Ohgren scored and Thatcher Demko made 23 saves because the league-worst Vancouver Canucks defeated the New York Rangers 3-0 on Tuesday night time.
Conor Garland added an empty-net purpose as Vancouver, which had gained solely three of its earlier 12 video games, smothered the Rangers from begin to end. New York is 4-10-3 at dwelling.
Kane scored his sixth purpose 1:46 into the competition, when he beat Rangers netminder Jonathan Fast after defenseman Matthew Robertson’s path was briefly blocked by a linesman.
Ohgren, acquired Friday from Minnesota within the Quinn Hughes commerce, made it 2-0 at 3:24 of the second. It was Ohgren’s first purpose with Vancouver. The 21-year-old Swedish ahead additionally performed 18 video games with no level for the Wild this season.
Demko stopped Artemi Panarin with 4:16 left within the second to protect the shutout, his first this season and the tenth of his profession.
Garland scored shorthanded into an empty web with the Rangers with 3:08 remaining within the third.
Vancouver has solely 29 factors in 33 video games.
The Rangers’ energy play, which has struggled since defenseman Adam Fox was injured towards Tampa Bay on Nov. 29, didn’t convert on 4 probabilities.
The Rangers have been blanked six instances and scored one purpose 4 instances of their 10 rules loses on the Backyard.
Fast made 14 saves.
New York will play seven of their subsequent eight video games on the highway, together with the Jan. 2 Winter Traditional towards the Florida Panthers in Miami.
The Rangers had been coming off a 4-1 dwelling loss to Anaheim on Monday within the return sport for former Rangers Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba.
Rangers ahead Mika Zibanejad returned after he was scratched towards Anaheim for lacking a workforce assembly.
The Canucks had been with out main scorer Elias Pettersson (higher physique) for the fifth-straight sport. He was positioned on injured reserve Sunday.
UP NEXT
Canucks: Visiting New York Islanders on Friday.
Rangers: Visiting St. Louis Blues on Thursday.
