When Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin grabbed onto Kieffer Sherwood and earned a roughing penalty, however, the fans in attendance were rejuvenated. Shesterkin ultimately stopped 36 of the 39 shots he faced in his 24th win of the season.

Welcome to this edition of the Vancouver Canucks post-game analytics report. This recurring deep dive breaks down the analytics behind each Canucks game as recorded by Natural Stat Trick. In this article,

But after being outplayed and largely embarrassed for two periods on Saturday by the Vancouver Canucks in the finale of their homestand, the Rangers got two third-period goals by Jonny Brodzinski to pull out an unlikely 5-3 victory over the Canucks at the Garden that kept them from getting swept on the homestand and kept their hopes alive in the playoff race.