Moments later, Podkolzin muscled through New York’s defence and tried unsuccessfully to get a backhanded shot past Shesterkin. Pettersson ripped a shot from the bottom of the faceoff circle, only to see the puck hit the crossbar. Vancouver’s offence began clicking late in the second period with Elias Pettersson and Miller streaking down the ice for a two-on-one chance. The Russian rookie fired a rocket from the face off dot to even the score. Minutes later, Garland dug the puck out from behind the Rangers net and flipped it to Podkolzin. Garland looked ready to shoot near the goal line but instead sliced a crisp pass to Miller, who tapped a shot in back door for his second goal of the season.
Vancouver’s netminder lost both his stick and blocker but still managed to make several kick saves – with his bare right hand behind his back – to keep the score tied at 2-2.Īt the other end of the ice, Shesterkin stymied the Canucks for two periods before conceding a goal 1:29 into the third.
The Canucks killed off the two-man advantage with heroics from netminder Demko to weather the second penalty. Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s hooking penalty gave the Rangers 36 seconds of five-on-three with less than four minutes to play in regulation. Vancouver earned its first home win of the season and ended a three-game skid. The Rangers (6-2-2) got goals from Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin, and a pair of helpers from Adam Fox. Conor Garland contributed a pair of assists to the win. Miller and Vasily Podkolzin scored in regulation for the Canucks (4-5-1). Igor Shesterkin made 33 saves for the Rangers in a losing cause. Trailing 2-0 heading into the third period, Vancouver rallied with a pair of goals and goaltender Thatcher Demko forced extra time with eye-popping saves in the final minutes.ĭemko stopped 20-of-22 shots.
Miller scored his second goal of the game 2:22 into overtime for the Vancouver Canucks to complete a stunning comeback and beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday.
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