Ty Kartye and Will Cuylle scored two goals each as the New York Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Sunday night in their first game since Igor Shesterkin’s knee injury.
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Ty Kartye and Will Cuylle each scored twice and Dylan Garand made 19 saves as the New York Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Sunday night.
The win marked the Rangers’ first game since goaltender Igor Shesterkin was ruled out for the season with a knee injury.
Kartye snapped a 2-2 tie with his second goal of the game at 18:25 of the second period, and New York went on to extend its strong start at home.
The Rangers opened the scoring 27 seconds into the contest when Kartye found the net. Jake DeBrusk tied the game for Vancouver at 17:04 of the first period.
Cuylle put New York ahead at 2:09 of the second period, but Elias Pettersson equalized for the Canucks with a short-handed goal at 16:56 of the second.
Alexis Lafreniere extended the Rangers’ lead to 4-2 on a power play at 1:04 of the third period, and Gabe Perreault made it 5-2 at 5:57.
Cuylle scored again with less than five minutes to play to complete the scoring.
Garand was the starting goaltender for New York, while Spencer Martin dressed as his backup. Kevin Lankinen made 19 saves for Vancouver.
In team totals, J.T. Miller and Mika Zibanejad each had two assists for the Rangers. With an assist on Lafreniere’s goal, Zibanejad reached 250 power-play points, joining Brian Leetch and Rod Gilbert on the franchise list.
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