The Rangers are set to kick off their yearly swing through western Canada tonight, and the first stop on the trip will be in British Columbia for a matchup with the Vancouver Canucks. These two teams squared off exactly one week ago at Madison Square Garden as the Rangers earned a 4-3 victory in the most recent rematch of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals.
Although the Blueshirts have only played two games between last Wednesday and tonight, the acquisition of Vladimir Tarasenko and Niko Mikkola from the St. Louis Blues transpired the day after New York’s victory over the Canucks, so it will be a new look Rangers’ team as far as Vancouver is concerned.