A tough visit to Madison Square Garden. Have to give the Canucks some credit here. They saw that the Flames might not win a game all year and put an important losing streak together right away. Need to keep up…
Defenceman Elias Pettersson posted standout underlying metrics despite the Vancouver Canucks suffering a 6-2 defeat against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The loss extended Vancouver's losing streak to four straight games after they struggled to sustain early momentum during the final period.
Pettersson led Vancouver skaters with a 73.68 CF% and an 85.83 xGF%, generating significant territorial and chance advantages at even strength. Meanwhile, Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen yielded six goals on 3.41 expected goals against, finishing with a -2.59 GSAx on the night.
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