Vancouver ahead Elias Pettersson’s rediscovered scoring contact can be put to the check when the Canucks host the street warrior New York Rangers on Tuesday evening.
It took a six-game homestand for Pettersson to interrupt out of his scoring stoop. The slick Swede struggled within the first few weeks of the season, however now has 4 targets in his final 5 video games.
He scored a power-play aim at 9:51 of the second interval to present Vancouver a 2-1 lead in a 5-3 loss to the Nashville Predators on Sunday.
“I acquired to place good video games collectively in a row. I acquired to make it my id,” Pettersson stated of the weekend.
The Canucks have simply three wins in 10 house video games this season and they’re hoping to finish the present homestand on a optimistic be aware towards New York.
This would be the second recreation of a four-game street journey by the west for the Rangers.
If he will get the begins on Tuesday, New York netminder Jonathan Fast will look to increase his marathon shutout streak.
Fast, who is taken into account the backup to 28-year-old Igor Shesterkin, has received all 4 of his begins this season and recorded his second consecutive shutout in a 2-0 win over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday evening.
Fast has an lively shutout streak of 128:05, courting again to a Nov. 7 aid look in a 6-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
“That is a testomony to the best way these guys are taking part in in entrance of me right here,” Fast stated after the Seattle recreation. “We put ourselves in an important alternative to defend properly and win a recreation.”
Fast, 38, final posted shutouts in consecutive begins greater than 13 years in the past. The final time it occurred was the 2011-12 season when he recorded three in a row with the Los Angeles Kings.
His 397 wins are probably the most all-time by U.S.-born goalies, and his 62 shutouts rank 18th on the all-time checklist.
“Clearly, you are honored to have these numbers,” Fast stated. “On the finish of the day as a goalie you are very dependent in your crew in entrance of you. All these numbers actually imply is I’ve performed with some nice gamers, groups that worth profitable greater than something.”
New York improved to 6-1-0 on the street with the win over the Kraken.
Alexis Lafreniere and Zac Jones scored for the Rangers, who received their second straight recreation and improved to 10-0-0 when scoring first this season.
“I appreciated every thing concerning the recreation,” Rangers coach Peter Laviolette stated. “I appreciated Jonathan’s recreation, it was actually good. I believed we have been good defensively. We made good selections with the puck. When it did come time to defend, I believed we have been in the appropriate place.”
Pettersson, Kiefer Sherwood and Aatu Raty scored targets because the host Canucks blew a second-period result in Nashville.
Canucks heart J.T. Miller sat for many of the third interval, getting simply two shifts. He completed with 11:41 of ice time, his lowest recreation complete up to now six seasons.
“He wasn’t one of many guys I believed may get us again into the sport,” coach Rick Tocchet stated.
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