NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at New York Rangers with Line Combinations 3/22/2025

Vancouver Canucks (35-25-12, 82 pts) at New York Rangers (33-31-6, 72 pts)

Venue: Madison Square Garden
Date: Thursday, March 20
Time: 1:00 pm EST 
TV: ESPN+/NHL Network/SN/MSG
Radio: 
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM
New York – WEPN-FM 98.7 ESPN New York

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Vancouver +1.5 ML +130
New York -1.5 ML -155
O/U 5.5

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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:

The Canucks suffered a 4-3 overtime loss on Thursday to the St. Louis Blues. They dropped to 5-4-1 in March and are averaging 3.2 goals per game while allowing  3.1 goals per game. Brock Boeser has five points in his last two games on four goals and an assist. 

New York Rangers News & Notes:

The Rangers suffered their third straight loss on Thursday as they dropped a 4-3 contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs. With the loss they dropped to 4-5-2 in March averaging 2.6 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game. Artemi Panarin has a point in every game this month recording 16 points on eight goals and eight assists.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Hoglander-E.Pettersson-Boeser
DeBrusk-Suter-Sherwood
O’Connor-Blueger-Karlsson
Joshua-Aman-Garland

Hughes-Myers
M.Pettersson-Hronek
Forbort-E.N. Pettersson

Lankinen
Demko

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New York Rangers Projected Lines:

Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere 
Cuylle-Miller-Zibanejad
Kreider-Carrick-Brodzinski
Othmann-Parssinen-Rempe

K Miller-Borgen
Soucy-Fox
Jones-Schneider

Shesterkin
Quick

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Players To Watch:

Vancouver Canucks

Elias Pettersson this season has 45 points on 15 goals and 30 assists. He’s faced the Rangers 11 times in his career recording 14 points on four goals and ten assists; he had two assists in the previous meeting this season.

New York Rangers 

Will Cuylle this season has 38 points on 18 goals and 20 assists. He’s faced the Canucks four times in his career recording a goal and an assist which came earlier this season. 

Injury Report:

Vancouver Canucks

D Noah Juulsen – IR
F Filip Chytil – DTD

New York Rangers

LW Adam Edstrom – IR
RW Arthur Kaliyev – OUT

Next Game:

Vancouver – March 24 at New Jersey Devils
New York – March 25 at Los Angeles Kings

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