Two days after losing starting goaltender Igor Shesterkin for the season with a knee injury, Dylan Garand, 24, made 19 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, the club's fifth victory. Tye Kartye and Will Cuylle scored two goals each, lifting New York to their fourth straight home win to start the season. Alexis Lafreniere and Gabe Perreault also scored, while J.
T. Miller and Mika Zibanejad each had two assists. Kartye snapped a 2-2 tie with his second goal at 18:25 of the second period, and Lafreniere extended the lead on the power play.
With his assist on Lafreniere's goal, Zibanejad became the third Ranger with 250 power-play points, joining Brian Leetch and Rod Gilbert. Kevin Lankinen made 19 saves for Vancouver. The Canucks fell to 2-5-0 under new coach Manny Malhotra.
Dylan Garand, placed on waivers before the season but not claimed, is now the presumptive starter for New York, which has won five of seven games this season.
Source: ESPN NHL · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing